Gripped Magazine

The weather has officially reached that Goldilocks moment where the sun is warm, but the ambient temperature is more in favour of sending. It’s often summery mid-day but cool in the shade, and while the weather is perhaps at its most enjoyable, it can be hard knowing what to wear or pack for your day out. The North Face Summit Series has released its Summit Series Off Width J...

Giuliano Cameroni has just announced his ascent of Adularia V15 (8C) in Gottardo, Switzerland, a compression-style problem that relies on strong heel hooking and technical toe hooks. The Swiss climber has now topped at least 25 problems graded V15, in addition to five V16s.

“I was able to climb this classic compression in Gottardo back in May, when the pass had just op...

Snow and strong winds have delayed the autumn season of Manaslu, leaving a record 480 foreign climbers at base camp as they wait for a favourable weather window. According to The Tourism Times, the rope-fixing team reached the 8,163-metre true summit on Thursday, opening the route for summi...

From July 22–23, Italian mountain guides Alessandro Baù and Nicola Tondini made the first free ascent of Pilastro Renato, a steep route they established in 2024 and 2025 with Alessandro Beber on the northwest face of Civetta in the Dolomites. Established ground-up and without bolts, the route honours Renato De Zordo, the longtime hut warden at Rifugio Coldai, who died in 2025...

Loic Zehani, who has climbed over 50 first ascents from 5.14d to 5.15b, including 20 in the 5.15 range, just added another new route to his name with Le blues d’une enfance prolongée 5.15a in Orgon.

About the new route, Zehani said that it’s a combination of three others: Cupressus blues 5.14a, bolted by Olivier Bert; L’arlésienne 5.14a, bolted by his father; and L’enf...