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By Alison Osius Every now and then we bug Duane here to bring out a certain old rope, the sheath loose and hole-pocked, white interior strands bulging out like hernias, and we stand around looking at it. He once found himself falling off a tower in Utah, having failed to clip into his rap rig, hundreds of feet toward the desert floor. A 9 mm trailed him ribbon-like because he’d been in too ...

Maxim Lifeline
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Rock and Ice/Omega Pacific Photo Camp
Gallery images from this year's class, and meet the photographers who made it all happen.

Breaking News in the Climbing World

11/26/2009 - Unsung Angels
Pamela Pack frees new 5.13 offwidth in Zion. It’s not as though a first-class roster of offwidth masters haven’t tried this overhanging 65-foot maw before. The fearsome crack, located in Zion National Park, had, after all, garnered a ...

11/19/2009 - Stephen Venables and Big Questions in ...
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11/19/2009 - Potter live from the Eiger
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11/11/2009 - Lifeline Winner Announced
Congratulations to Mike Palic, of Grayslake, Illin...

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Upcoming Climbing Events

12/05/09 - Triple Crown Bouldering
The Triple Crown is a series of bouldering competitions including Hound Ears, Horse Pens 40 and Stone Fort/Little Rock City. Dates for the events go from Saturday, October 03, 2009 @ 11:59 PM to Saturday, December 05, 2009 @ 11:59 PM ...

12/05/09 - What's Up? YOUth
12/06/09 - Tahoe Triple Crown
12/09/09 - Connecticut ABS 11 Bouldering Competition

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John Bachar works an unclimbed highball, sans pad. He found bouldering pads as cumbersome as ropes, and rarely used one.