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TNB: No Such Luck
A simple house chore saves the author from being swept away in an avalanche.
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Daniel Woods Establishes New V14
Daniel Woods has topped out another cutting-edge project in Colorado's Elkland boulders to yield The Purge (V14).
Weekend Whipper: Groundfall at Frog Buttress
This Weekend Whipper takes us to Queensland, Australia's Frog Buttress. Here, a climber starts up the classic Erg Direct Start grade 22 (5.11), puts in three pieces of protection, and then goes for it. But is the gear good ... ?
TNB: No Such Luck
A simple house chore saves the author from being swept away in an avalanche.

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Verdon Dreaming: Monique Forestier Climbing Tom et je Ris (5.14a)
Verdon Dreaming: Monique Forestier Climbing Tom et je Ris (5.14a)
Angie Payne Climbing in Greenland
Angie Payne Climbing in Greenland

Medical Advice

Fingers: Trigger-Finger Syndrome
The morning after a day of hard gym bouldering, I noticed a popping or mild locking in my left middle finger when opening and closing it. The feeling soon went away, but came back worse every consecutive morning. I took two weeks off from climbing and my finger was feeling good, so I climbed very moderately two days ago, but this morning the popping returned. Any suggestions?

Training

How To Recover On Route
Does the G-Tox method for shaking out on routes work? Any other advice for getting the best recovery in a strenuous position, without waving your arms...

Gear Advice

Using Steel Carabiners for Fixed Quickdraws
I have recently been told that steel biners on fixed quickdraws do not dissipate the heat well enough and can cause damage to your rope. If I am not m...

Climb Safe

How To Belay Part 1
No commitment—not even the one to your SO—is as binding as that of the belay. When you hold the rope, your partner’s life is in your hands. Screw up this marriage and you give new meaning to the vow “till death do us part.”

Features

John Long: Channel Surfing
As far back as I could remember I’d wondered which of mankind’s faiths and illusions I could choose as my sustaining light, and I’d chosen the greatest existential pathology of them all: that if I worked hard enough, and smartly enough, my greatest challenges would someday flow effortlessly under my hands like glassy Malibu swells.
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Cold Justice Paul Cormier
January 24, 2005: Paul Cormier looked like a mad scientist from the North Pole. His graying hairs shot out of the sides of his brown fleece hat, their tips frosted with rime and frozen sweat.
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Rock and Ice Issue #209

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Place of Happiness
Stefan Glowacz and friends make a first ascent on South America's largest rock monolith, ground up and all out.

Press Release

Get Digital Accidents in North America FREE!31-Dec-2012

Rock and Ice and the American Alpine Club (AAC) have teamed up to create a new online educationa..

Wild Country Recalls Helium Carabiner31-Dec-2012

Wild Country is issuing a voluntary recall on certain batches of Helium carabiners delivered aft..

Wild Country Recalls Ropeman31-Dec-2012

Wild Country recalled their Ropeman 3 ascender which although passing all required CE EN standards h..

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