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Five more quick tips on best practices. In this article: removing rope twists before pulling your rappel rope; warm up your phone before you try to charge it; keep Velcro away from Dyneema slings; things to avoid when tying a tagline to your main rappel line, and how to use latitude longitude coordinates to describe any point in the backcountry. 
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The sixth climbing stop of the road trip, and my first time in bishop!! The Sierras are so incredibly gorgeous, and the buttermilks quickly shot up to my favorite bouldering place. A fantastic place to spend a birthday.

#climbing #bouldering

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What a beautiful film from Adam Ondra, #climbing slabs near Arco at the northern tip of Lake Garda. Their productions are such high quality. #RockClimbing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnkPyHx92_E

Moon Girl 6B+

I lost my foot(hold)! Big holds on the moonboard can cover their lights from above. #climbing

Other hard slab routes include Cryptography, Cosmic Energy, Dewin Stone and Meltdown
The post New 5.14d Slab by Adam Ondra Among the World’s Hardest appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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If you’re an AAC member at the Partner, Leader, Advocate, or Great Ranges Fellowship level, then you have access to the AAC’s rescue benefit. Make sure you know how to initiate a rescue—before you find yourself in that kind of situation.
We know that a lot of our members put their trust into Garmin products* as a backup for when a cell phone isn’t reliable. Here’s how to prepare your Garmin device to contact Redpoint Travel Protection in the case of an emergency away from home:
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Jim Pope and Sam Stroh have made the fifth and sixth free ascents of Magic Mushroom on El Capitan
The post Climbers Complete 31-Pitch 5.14a in Yosemite appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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WI6+ marks the upper limit of pure ice difficulty. Here are 10 routes with the grade from B.C. to Newfoundland.
The post 10 of Canada’s Hardest Ice Climbs appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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Sometimes you just have to be there The result of a fall off an overhang at Jack Rock and an example of why the belayer should always tie in to something, even at the bottom. Particularly when the route overhangs the river.
One of my favourite shots!
#Climbing #Northumberland #Comedy #Daft

"Bouldering grades at the top end are at a weird spot right now," said Galla after his ascent
The post Zach Galla Sends Return of the Sleepwalker, His Second V17 in a Week appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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Panic draws are a useful piece of kit for bold and timid climbers alike
The post A Tool, Not a Cheat: Understanding the Panic Draw appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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#climbing in #nature in December! We got exactly the sunny spot in western germany
#klettern

Bunny hop #climbing

Easy Rider 6B+ #climbing

Vest, who became the first Canadian woman to climb V14 in 2022, has now ascended well over a dozen V13s
The post Allison Vest Sends a V13 in Utah appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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Vance Stanfield has made the first ascents of some of Oregon's hardest boulders to date
The post Smith Rock Gets Its First V14, Then Another One appeared first on Gripped Magazine.

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