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TNB: What Happened To Climbing Films?
The fall was unexpected to say the least. With a building momentum from years of experience, the send seemed inevitable. But the crux was hidden in the folds of the future and unfortunately, feature-length climbing films lost their grip, and have taken a huge whipper. I’m just hoping the gear holds.
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TNB: What Happened To Climbing Films?
The fall was unexpected to say the least. With a building momentum from years of experience, the send seemed inevitable. But the crux was hidden in the folds of the future and unfortunately, feature-length climbing films lost their grip, and have taken a huge whipper. I’m just hoping the gear holds.
Change: The Story Behind Adam Ondra's Norway Visit and the World's First 5.15c
On October 4, 2012, Adam Ondra completed a three month battle to establish the world's first 5.15c sport climb, which he named Change. Fortunately, the historic first ascent and more was documented by filmmaker Petr Pavlicek. This is the story behind the Pavlicek's upcoming film, Change, which is described by the filmmaker as more than a "typical climbing movie."
Nalle Hukkataival Sends Long-Standing Swiss Project
A long standing bouldering project in Magic Wood, Switzerland finally saw an ascent on Saturday when Finnish climber Nalle Hukkataival unlocked the sequence and stuck the redpoint.

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Nalle Hukkataival Repeats La Force Tranquille (V15)
Nalle Hukkataival Repeats La Force Tranquille (V15)
Urs Moosmuller Climbs El Mexicano Perdido (5.14b)
Urs Moosmuller Climbs El Mexicano Perdido (5.14b)

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Better Climbing Through Chemistry
Supplements are ubiquitous, but all we know about them is what our bros have told us. We know they are expensive, but do they really work?

Training

Euro Training Secrets
What do the Euros know that we don't? How did they get so good?

Gear Advice

Will Sweat Harm My Harness?
We all know that UV harms nylon, but if I sweat in my harness and I weakening it?

Climb Safe

The Dangers of Short Static Falls
CRACK! The jolt back onto the bolt, into which you are still quickdraw-tethered, stuns you. You only fell two feet, but your neck is stiff and your innards feel like they’ve been kicked by a mule.

Features

John Long: Guilty Pleasures
Lynn Hill and I spent the winter of 1981 in Las Vegas, climbing daily at Red Rocks and plowing through nights at dead-end jobs. After roughly 10 seasons of climbing 300 days a year, my learning curve had flattened and I found myself singing the same old song.
Sunshine (5.10) // Snowpatch Spire, Bugaboos
Alpinist Steve House gives the skinny on his favorite 5.10
Chris Lindner
Chris Lindner has been climbing for 20 years - which is a lot, considering this blond surfer dude turned 23 in March. He's an original article: styling 5.10a trad at age 4 when the cams were almost as long as his legs, redpointing his first 8a at age 10, and climbing 5.14c at age 16.
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