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gripped.com | Aaron Pardy
Aaron Pardy May 28, 2025 Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on EmailShare on SMS Stefano Ghisolfi had a wild goal for the Spring 2025 climbing season: climb four 5.15b (9b) routes, each at different crag in Spain. He ended up completing three of the four routes he set out to do. In mid-February, he made the third ascent of Alex Megos’ The Full Journey 5.15b in Margalef.
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Aaron Pardy May 27, 2025 Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on EmailShare on SMS In November last year, Seb Bouin made the first ascent of Wolf Kingdom 5.15c (9b+) in Pic Saint-Loup, France. The route adds a 5.14d into the difficult portion of Les Rois du Lithium 5.15b. Bouin bolted Wolf Kingdom a year and a half before his FA, working the route on and off in the interim.
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Aaron Pardy May 25, 2025 Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on EmailShare on SMS The third women’s Boulder World Cup of the 2025 season was held yesterday in in Salt Lake City, Utah. Team Japan’s Mao Nakamura earned her first-ever World Cup gold medal after being the only competitor to top three out of the four problems. A long-time competitor on the circuit, it was surprisingly Nakamura’s first time standing on a World Cup podium.
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Aaron Pardy May 24, 2025 Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on EmailShare on SMS On May 22, Slovenian climber Domen Škofic redpointed Move 5.15b/c (9b/+) in the Hanshelleren cave in Flatanger, Norway. Established by Adam Ondra in August 2013, the route is one of a few lines in the world with a slash grade of 5.15b/c. Ondra didn’t give a definitive grade assessment upon his FA, suggesting the route was hard 5.15b or 5.15b/c.
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The Worst Mission: Impossible Movie Was A Crucial Box Office Hit For Tom Cruise(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can …
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Aaron Pardy May 23, 2025 Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on EmailShare on SMS In December 2023, Carlo Traversi made the first ascent of The Dark Side V16 (8C+) in Yosemite National Park. Traversi projected the problem on and off for years before his eventual FA, which he called his most difficult boulder ever. Black Diamond just released a 47-minute film detailing Traversi’s ascent, which you can watch below.
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6 hours agoFive years ago, Emily Harrington made history as the first woman to free climb Yosemite National Park's El Capitan in less than 24 hours — a remarkable feat that not only broke records but also barriers in the male-dominated world of elite climbing. The athlete, then 34 years old, successfully …
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Aaron Pardy May 21, 2025 Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on EmailShare on SMS The third Boulder World Cup of the 2025 season takes place this weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event is the only stop in North America for the entire circuit this year. On Friday, the qualification round will be held. The women’s semi-final and final will be on Saturday and the men’s semi-final and final will run on Sunday.
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Aaron Pardy May 20, 2025 Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on EmailShare on SMS On May 5, Czech climber Jana Švecová made the first female ascent of Mild Abuse of Terminology V14 (8B+) in the Tokerud area of Oslo, Norway. The problem took her five sessions to complete, twice falling at the final jug. Her ascent was the problem’s third. She just released a 10-minute film detailing her ascent, which you can view below.
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Aaron Pardy May 14, 2025 Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on EmailShare on SMS Yesterday, French climber Jules Marchaland repeated Hugh 5.14d (9a) in Les Eaux Claires, France. Incredibly, he sent the bouldery route on just his second go. Opened by Fred Rouhling way back in 1993, the route was France’s first of the grade. Rarely repeated, the route has seen ascents from Seb Bouin, Dai Koyamada, and Stevie Haston, among a few others.
