Gripped – August 2019

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Sean McColl Celebrates 150
Sean McColl made it to finals at the Vail
world cup in June and finished sixth.
It was his 15 0th world cup competition.

Babsi Zangerl
Austrian Babsi Zangerl made a quick
repeat of Everything is Karate 5. 14 d in
California. Her partner, Jacopo Larcher,
also sent the steep granite sport route.

Laura Rogora
Laura Rogora, 18 , of Italy, made the first
ascent of Rèveille-toi 5. 14 d at Cueva di
Collepardo in Italy in early June. In 2016 ,
at the age of 14 , Rogora became the
first Italian female and second young-
est climber ever to climb 5. 14 d with her
send of Grandi Gesti in Italy.

Pia Graham Zozobra
Ontario climber Pia Graham sent her
first V 10 with a tick of Zozobra at
Niagara Glen this spring.

Watch it Burn
In the highlands above Gonzales Creek
Wall in Squamish are a number of crags
called Gonzales Heights. On the Above
it All Wall is the four-pitch Watch it
Burn 5. 10 c that has some splitter cracks
and fun face climbing.

Em Pellerin Flashes 5.13d
Quebec climber Em Pellerin was just in
France where she f lashed Hulkosaure
5. 13 d in the Verdon.


MacLab Slab
David Smart and Brandon Pullan made
the first ascent of MacLab Slab on Mount
Rundle. The new eight-pitch bolted
5. 7 climbs a slab right of the famous
Rundlehorn near Banff.


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Top: David Smart on the
first ascent of MacLab Slab
5.7 240 m in Banff
Left: Emilie Pellerin flashing
Hulkosaure 5.13d in France Pho

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