Gripped: The Climbing Magazine

Gripped offers the international world of climbing through the highest quality journalism and incredible pictures.

“Helmets are for Losers”

Volume 26, Issue 3

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Calgary’s Urban Rocks • Alberta’s Only Granite Bouldering

Art of the Whipper • Practise Falling to Climb Better

10 Sport Climbing Tips • Improve Your Send Game in 2024

Bird’s Nest • A New England 5.9 Classic

Zodiac • Tackle a Classic Big Wall

Spring Sessions • Climbing with Dan Beland in Squamish

Will Gadd • A Lifetime of Adventure

Bronwyn Hodgins • Sends 5.14+ and Talks Rock and Rise Fest

A Century of Unknowing • George Mallory and Andrew Irvine on the ‘Big E’

Paris 2024 • Climbers Return to the Olympic Games

Ruth Gorge • Epic Granite Alpine in Alaska

Tents and Ledges • Unless you’re sleeping in your vehicle or a hammock strung between two trees, then you’ll need shelter when on the road or on a route this year. Here are a few of our favourite options.

Summer Sleeping Bags • There’s nothing better than getting a good night’s sleep after a long day of climbing, so be sure to update your night kit before heading out this summer.

Projecting and Recovery • It’s that time of year again, when you head out to find that one route you’ll obsess about until the send. Don’t be caught off guard this projecting season and arrive prepared.

Survival Is Not Assured

news • There’s a lot happening in the world of climbing, so in case you missed some online headlines over the past two months since the last issue, here’s an update.

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Third Pillar of Dana • Climbing the Best 5.9 Pitch, Solo