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  • HowNOT2H

    Squash Bag 2.0

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEjT_Cd-1M8
  • HowNOT2H

    Is this Safe?

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWh0064IUwY
  • GrippedG

    Remembering Ueli Steck and Simon Anthamatten’s Epic Visit to the Rockies

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    The Swiss duo repeated test-piece routes and opened bold new mixed lines during their historic trip The post Remembering Ueli Steck and Simon Anthamatten’s Epic Visit to the Rockies appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/remembering-ueli-steck-and-simon-anthamattens-epic-visit-to-the-rockies/
  • EpicTVE

    Climber never goes climbing with these 'products'

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpzmN8XJJCk
  • HowNOT2H

    Google reviews

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpX0Ujh7n9o
  • GrippedG

    Three 2025 Bouldering Films and Tips for New Boulderers

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    With spring just over a month away, here are some Mellow videos to get the psych up The post Three 2025 Bouldering Films and Tips for New Boulderers appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/three-2025-bouldering-films-and-tips-for-new-boulderers/
  • devnullD

    Does gate direction matter on a hanger? (more practice board faffery)

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    Today I was supposed to host an informal skills clinic with a climber new to the outdoors, and teach them the basics of anchor cleaning. They ended up rescheduling, so I had some time to waste. We're usually taught to clip draws with the gate facing away from the direction of the next bolt/pro, but if you're clipping a hanger (as opposed to a glue-in), could the biner rotate, and have the gate opened by the bolt itself? I tried with an extendable draw I had, and it took some doing, but it was definitely possible. Rope movement can make a draw do funny things, and extendable draws in particular love to flip orientation. Lots of seemingly impossible things have happened to unattended protection! This doesn't really apply to local crags here since bolts here are glue-ins, with exception of the anchor, but food for thought. All the same it seems the advice to clip with the gate facing away from direction of travel still seems to supercede this niche edge case. [image: 1726449887485-pxl_20240916_011132217-resized.jpg] [image: 1726449891860-pxl_20240916_011143499-resized.jpg] [image: 1726449898882-pxl_20240916_011243263.mp-resized.jpg] [image: 1726449903000-pxl_20240916_011433464_exported_1433.jpg]
  • climbingC

    How Is Olympic Sport Climbing Scored?

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    There are two medal events in Olympic Sport Climbing: Speed climbing and Boulder & Lead Combined. Here's how scoring works. https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/olympic-sport-climbing-scoring/