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…
Another Brian Solano film? Yes indeed, bonus, this one is available for free! Let's head to the land down under.... where women glow and men plunder?The Australia Project opens strong…
You know what Jams My Cams? Poor Quality. Quality matters. Where I work, our priorities are, in order: employee safety, part quality, and delivery schedule. When I climb those priorities…
Dedicating yourself 100% to a cause. Dropping your responsibilities and just doing what it takes to climb. Living The Life."Live that life, because you only have one life to live"The…
Spray. We at Crank Climbing hate spray. We've written blogs about it. But lets talk about a kind of Spray we can all enjoy, and that's Brian Solano's film.... Spray…
And now, for something completely different. Reunion at Taquitz isn't really a climbing film in the traditional sense, but its a film with climbers in it, and I'm gonna review…
Its better to burn out than fade away..... Lies. Tea for Three is a film about three "older" South African climber, who 'by day' are a surgeon, carpenter, and a…
Wiz Kids. Every sport has them. In the 00s, climbing's rising stars were Tori Allen and Scott Cory. Sure they are crushing the indoor circuit, but how would they fare…
A Report on What to Expect When You're AscendingWhen I wrote Part 2 back in May, I had thought, like most of us, that the worst of Covid-19 was behind…