Gripped: The Climbing Magazine

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Trad Climbing Can Set You Free

Volume 24, Issue 3

booty

Ethics and Rescue • Mountain Guide Jordy Shepherd’s Tips and Reflections

news

News Flash

Pixie Corner • A Great Introduction to Leading 5.8 Trad

L’Amphithéâtre • A Val-David Trad Classic

Climb the Classics • Eight Multi-Pitch Rockies Rock Routes

The Story of Gold Mine • Ontario’s Squamish-Like Granite Boulders

Reviving a Lost Classic • Finding and Repeating a Canadian Shield Crack Climb

Hard Sends and Role Modelling • Five women discuss the ins and outs of climbing

El Capitan Man • “Pass the Pitons” Pete Zabrok, AKA Dr. Piton, is three routes short of climbing more El Capitan routes than anyone else alive. So far, he’s climbed the Big Stone more than 65 times, by 63 different routes, and spent over 800 nights on El Cap

Attempting a Bugaboos Classic • Two climbers go for The Beckey-Chouinard and make new friends along the way

Climbing Shoes

Summer Sleeping Bags and Bivies • This is camping season, so whether you’re pitching a tent next to your car or rigging up a tarp in the backcountry, you’ll want a reliable sleeping bag.

Tents and Portaledges • When climbs and trips take longer than a day, having the best shelters keeps the stoke up for daylight hours. This collection of tents and portaledges provides you with an option for every adventure.

Quickdraw Sets • Why buy just one quickdraw when you get buy a whole rack? These are some of the best quickdraw packages that you can find on shelves in stores across Canada.

northern exposures

reviews

The Rise of Female Routesetters • She Climbs and the Need for Similar Events

marketplace • Book your marketplace or classified advertisement today. Contact Andre Cheuk andre@gripped.com