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    #makeShitMonday, #climbing edition...@mbroome and I haven't been climbing as much this year, partly due to schedules, partly my shoulder recovery. But we got out to Pilot Mountain last Sunday with a bunch of friends, and that reminded me that I've been meaning to replace my various tied cords - prusiks and foot loop for emergency rope ascent, spare footloop that doubles as my chalkbag belt, and autoblock for rappel backup - since they're all well over a decade old by now. They all *look* fine, but cord is cheap and nylon degrades over time, so...He picked up some cord for us back in October, so we dug out the hot knife, set up a fan in the garage, and got to work. I had to go in for a respirator mask almost immediately - something about burning plastic gives me an instant headache - but we got them all cut to length and re-tied pretty quickly. Not quite the same diameters as the original cord, but I gave the autoblock a test drive on Thursday and it worked just fine! @cannibal #rockclimbing #DIY
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    Walter Bonatti's 1955 route was one of the most bold undertakings at the time The post Bonatti Pillar, Famed Rock Pillar That Collapssed, First Climbed 70 Years Ago appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/bonatti-pillar-famed-rock-pillar-that-collapssed-first-climbed-70-years-ago/
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    The pumpy endurance line is the V17 climber's second of the grade The post Sungsu Lee Tops The Grand Illusion V16 appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/sungsu-lee-tops-the-grand-illusion-v16/
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    The V17 climber is making quick work of some area classics The post Nicolai Užnik Crushing in Rocklands appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/nicolai-uznik-crushing-in-rocklands/
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    Juho Knuuttila returns to his old stomping ground and completes another difficult winter line The post New Alpine Mixed Route Above Arctic Circle appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/new-alpine-mixed-route-above-arctic-circle/
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    Upside-down whippers are dangerous but almost always avoidable... so learn to avoid them. https://www.climbing.com/skills/safe-climbing-falls/
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    This 83-foot-tall wall—perhaps the world’s tallest home “woodie”—climbs through a retractable ceiling panel and boasts fantastic views of one of New York City’s poshest neighborhoods. https://www.climbing.com/places/worlds-tallest-home-wall-mistake/