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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

Appendectomy and Climbing Training
I just had an appendectomy, it hurts like hell. The doc said no climbing for a month. What can I do without making myself worse? Can I do any training without my core? Should I give the Dodgy Elbows workout another go since my elbows are still sore as well?

Training

Boost Power With Eccentric Training
Eccentric training can be used to build strength for climbing in three main ways.

Gear Advice

Will My Hiking Boots Work With Crampons?
I am hiking Aconcagua next January, and, being a dirtbag climber, would like to use the gear I already own. I have Asolo TPS 520 GV hiking boots, and ...

Climb Safe

Knot-Passing 101
Rappelling past a knot that links two ropes end-to-end, however, need not puzzle you, nor must you learn this seemingly complicated yet vital bit of ropework the hard way. The following five-step method for passing a knot is easy to master, safe and efficient.

Features

John Long: Legend of Lord Gym
Sammy and I hunkered into the shade beneath the Weeping Wall, Suicide Rock, panting between pulls on a gallon jug of water. The sun had just crawled over Tahquitz Rock, a mile across the Sunshine Valley, and heat waves welled off the Suicide slabs. No big.
Pure Magic: Spellbound By the Boulders of Switzerland
The mossy green forest of Magic Woods radiates upward out of the steep valley until it meets the sharp, snow-capped peaks of the Swiss Alps. The contrast is sublime.
Ueli Steck
When Ueli Steck free-soloed the 750-foot Excalibur Pillar (5.10d) near the Susten Pass in Switzerland, his real problems began at the end. He arrived ...
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Creatures of Feature
The thought of a 200-pound cougar lurking somewhere in the old-growth cedars injected a spring into my step as I battled up the steep back-side trail on Squamish Chief. This dome-shaped mountain and its gorgeous granite walls loom over the 100-year-old logging town of Squamish, nestled at the head of an inlet on British Columbia's lush West Coast.

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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