Gripped

December/january 2026

19 Crags to Explore on the Road this Autumn

Climbing in North America during the fall offers climbers a chance to experience diverse crags under crisp conditions. A road trip across the continent, or in your local area, can connect some of the finest destinations, each with unique rock types,...

Chris Sharma Talks Vision Quest

Chris Sharma doesn’t need much introduction. He’s been at the top of our sport for over 30 years, leaving a legacy in bouldering, comp climbing, sport climbing, and deep water soloing. This year marks a few important milestones for Sharma: it’s been 30...

Summer Climbing

→ Gunks Classic → Canmore Sport → Quebec Granite → Skaha Cragging → California Sport

Mexico 5.14 Big Wall

Climber Completes 8-Year Project

Lclimber ate in the Joe afternoon Skopec stood on Oct. at the 12, base 2024, of Canadian DWEU, a 5.13d sport route at an obscure Ontario crag, gazing up at the crux he couldn’t figure out. Usually this wouldn’t matter. A 5.14d climber known for his...

Cats in the Catamount

Glancing north, I wondered how many people were languidly lounging like me on a granite slab, catching the mid summer late evening rays. How many people were at Applebee campground in the Bugaboos, surrounded by the crowd of climbers from around the...

Mobility-first shells for the most demanding alpine objectives.

Our ambassadors and designers have spent years building these minimalist M10 shells for the future of fast and light alpinism. The M10® Storm Pants were developed in close collaboration with Colin Haley to satisfy his fanatical attention to detail....

August/september 2024

Emilie Pellerin works the belay high on the southwest ridge of Mount Waddington