The Best Climbing Ropes for Rock, Ice, and the Gym
Ten testers tied into eight ropes. After lots of use and abuse, these five came out on top.
Ten testers tied into eight ropes. After lots of use and abuse, these five came out on top.
"It is important to have books like The Art of Climbing in today’s digital world," Adam Ondra writes. These books create passionate climbers—and passion is what gets us to the top.
Spoiler alert: It’s not aromatherapy candles or a trendy diaper bag
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A nice trip and something a little different to our normal group accommodation, with some small apartments in the centre of Rhayader town giving everyone lots of opportunities to eat out, eat in and do what they wanted on the … Continue reading →
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Our annual Christmas gathering in Snowdonia was yet again another fantastic club trip. Going into the weekend we had a really cold spell with temperatures down to -6 on the drive over, and excitement at winter conditions for the weekend … Continue reading →
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Punting can be heartbreaking. But it’s also kind of funny. We all do it.
“I was confident about the dyno, and I assured my belayer I wouldn’t miss the hold.”
Ratchet up your redpoint grade—and ditch some needless pump—with this flagging primer.
For Tom Bolger, being a pro climber also means being an Airbnb host and an offshore oil rigger. His philosophy: being a pro is about doing whatever you can to climb as much as you can.
Sidelined by an ignoble injury, Dave Pagel contemplates his return to a sport that has moved on without him—or is it the other way around?
You, me, and everyone else reading this article could go full caveman and it still wouldn’t have a measurable effect on the pace at which our climate is changing. But it’s important to walk the walk.