Rock Climbing
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Posted: December 13, 2022How to choose between down and synthetic insulation based on activity and weather conditions.
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Posted: January 07, 2022Categories: Rock Climbing
Bennett Rahn began climbing when she worked at an outdoor-focused middle school, and it wasn’t long before she was climbing with friends at the gym, then outdoors, then helping to teach others to climb. Along the way, affinity spaces have made a major difference for her.
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Posted: December 06, 2021It's the multi-tool and secret hand shake of the outdoor gear world. Do you have one in your pack right now?Read more »
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Posted: October 19, 2021Categories: Rock Climbing
Up against the toughest route he'd ever tried, Sean Bailey found what had always worked before might not get him to the top this time.
The clock was ticking when Sean Bailey started working out the moves on Bibliographie—one of the hardest sport routes in the world—in Céüse, France. Following a World Cup competition, he had about eight weeks before his visa expired.
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Posted: August 20, 2021Categories: Rock Climbing
Keenan Takahashi breaks down how he unlocked Empath, 5.15a, in Tahoe.
If genius is only, as they say, 1% inspiration—the rest being “perspiration,” or hard work—that seemingly tiny 1% has pretty oversize influence, right? But maybe it was that 1% that tipped Keenan Takahashi over the
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Posted: June 24, 2021Categories: Rock Climbing
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Posted: June 14, 2021Categories: Rock Climbing
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Posted: May 13, 2021Categories: Rock Climbing
It took a pandemic lockdown, but Quinn Mason turned her old-school parents on to bouldering in a big way.
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Posted: May 10, 2021
Sunglasses, hood and helmet sheltered Monserrat Alvarez Matehuala from the cold sun above 17,000 feet—but underneath all that, lots was happening. On top of Iztaccihuatl, Mexico’s third highest peak, emotions were strong.
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Posted: April 19, 2021Categories: Rock Climbing
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Posted: April 13, 2021Categories: Rock Climbing
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Posted: February 23, 2021Categories: Rock Climbing
Justin Willis sought the rawest experiences in the mountains—but being sick widened his perspective.