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Mind Your Manners: Ten Ways to Not Be a Bruh-Brah at the Crag
Ten years ago, when I first started sport climbing at the limestone crags of Vegas, my partner and I would be excited if we saw other climbers show up. We’d often be rocking out to techno, because we rarely saw any other climbers. But times have changed. Climbing is...
read moreThe Adventure Podcast Episode 48: Weird First and Wacky Stunts on Everest
While we’re off to Outdoor Retailer this week, we still had time to record a new episode of The Adventure Podcast before leaving for Denver. This week, we take a look at some of the weird “firsts” and wacky stunts that have taken place on Everest over the years, with...
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Parents help offspring adapt to climate change
Some parents in the animal kingdom can prepare their young for environmental change, helping them cope better in new conditions, a paper published today in Nature Scientific Reports reveals. Scientists...
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Six Rockies Ice Climbing Photos from January
It’s been a cold start to the year across Canada, but ice climbers have been making the most of it by getting out to swing the tools. Here are five ice climbing shots from in and around the Canadian Rockies this month. Minus 17 at the car this Morning, but a couple...
read moreRockies Drytool Ethics Debate Sparks Up on Facebook
A drytool crag ethics debate has started on the Canadian Rockies Ice Climbing Facebook page, which isn’t anything new, but which has raised some interesting points about ticking holds. Eldorado is a drytool crag on Grotto Mountain in the Bow Valley that was developed...
read moreMiles Adamson Sends Ambrosia V11X Highball
Miles Adamson is one of Canada’s top all-round climbers with 5.14+ and V13 sends to his name. He’s recently made an ascent of Ambrosia V11X, a classic highball on the Grandpa Peabody boulder in Bishop. “Ambrosia went very smoothly after working it on TR,” said...
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Five Big Alpine and Wall Sends from 2018
While there were many impressive sends of hard sport routes and boulders, there were also a number of memorable big wall/alpine accomplishments in 2018. The climbers who go after these high consequence grade VI ascents are highly skilled, well-rounded climbers with...
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Grandpa Peabody in Bishop is Busy This Season
The Grandpa Peabody is the biggest boulder in the Peabody boulders of the Buttermilks in Bishop. There are a number of hard, classic problems, including Cave Problem V4, La Belette V11, Rastaman Vibration V12, Lucid Dreaming V15, Evilution to the Lip V10, Evilution...
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Watch Chris Sharma Projecting New Hard Route
Chris Sharma is currently working on a hard project at Cova de Ocell, near his home in Spain. Sharma has been busy as a father of two since the birth of his second child earlier this year. Sharma was the first climber to redpoint 5.15b with his send of Jumbo love in...
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