You know what Unstucks My Nuts? No Edge Depths at all! We’ve had a lot of fun this summer, you know, talking about edges, the depths of those edges,…
In the words of Professor Farnsworth, We're free! By that we mean speed climbing is going to get its very own Olympic medals, and then bouldering and sport climbing will…
As most of you know, climbing has made it to the Big Show that is the Olympics. Most also know that climbing is being given one medal in a combined…
We're talking offensive route names, again. If you haven't see it yet, take a look at the article prior to this, where we meticulously broke down the results of a…
Recently, there has been a surge of articles asserting the necessity of changing offensive route/boulder names. Going back a year, Gripped had an excellent article on a mountain named Squaw's…
Welcome readers, to our last entry into the "History of V16" series. Its gonna be a long one, so buckle up. Below I will try an cover all the V16…
Welcome back dear reader, to our second installment of the history of V16. Last time we took you through the consolidation of the V15 grade, setting the stage for someone boldly…
Grades.With every new grade, comes new debate. Which problem was the first? How much harder than the benchmark does something need to be before it deserves a new number? It's…
If you have been to the climbing gym more than a couple of times, you are likely familiar with the idea of hangboard (or finger board) training. While the debate…
"I have not failed. I've just found 10000 ways that won't work." - Thomas A. EdisonInnovation. Imagining and the creating something new and releasing it into the world. Some companies…