6+ hour, 10+ min ago  (1117+ words) If you've climbed in Squamish, you need to give this man his flowers. Brian Moorhead, a master trail builder, longtime climber and access advocate, has retired from serving on the Squamish Access Society's board." Moorhead is the longest-serving director at…...

7+ hour, 18+ min ago  (142+ words) Annie Sanders, Brooke Raboutou, and Adriene Akiko Clark qualified for both the women's Boulder and Lead National Teams. To round out the teams, joining them is Nekaia Sanders and Melina Costanza in Boulder and Ella Fisher and Analise Van Hoang…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (240+ words) The climbing was "phenomenal from the bottom to the top," though some pitches remained unclimbed or only partially free, offering future teams opportunities to push the limits. Out of the 36 pitches, only two contained sections that Moser believed might be…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (603+ words) Reinhold Messner looks back on eight decades, summit controversies, and his lasting legacy of climbing for the experience and the journey. In his new memoir, Against the Wind, Messner looks back on a life of accomplishments and recounts some of…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (394+ words) "One of the biggests fights I ever had" " Alex Megos Onsights 5.14c in France'Gripped Magazine Alex Megos has just announced his onsight of Nadesjda 5.14c (8C+) at Le Joncas in France. As with any good onsight, he described it as a fight. But…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (649+ words) Another Historic Send for Adam Ondra Who Just Flashed His Third V15Gripped Magazine Adam Ondra has just flashed his third V15 (8C), Celestite in Valle Bovona, Switzerland. He executed the flash on February 28, three days after he flashed his second V15, Lion's Share. He…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (543+ words) 17-Year-Old Erwan Legrand Makes First Ascent of the Legendary Bomb" Bleu'Gripped Magazine A project since 1991, Le Bomb" Bleu has finally seen its first ascent. On February 11, 17-year-old French climber Erwan Legrand climbed through the incredibly low-percentage crux on Bomb" Bleu,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (231+ words) The spring climbing season on Mount Everest has begun, with the Icefall Doctors now making their way to base camp. In 2025, nearly 800 people reached the summit of Everest, a total that includes both guides and clients. Over the coming months,…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago  (247+ words) Team trial athlete qualification was confirmed with the wrap-up of the National Championships. Team selection is points-based, and some changes have been made this year regarding how points are collected. The National Championships just took place in mid-February. Some big…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (338+ words) Adam Ondra has become the only climber to flash two V15 boulders Adam Ondra has completed his second flash of a V15 boulder with his ascent of The Lion's Share in Switzerland. The line was first climbed by Aidan Roberts in 2023, who…...