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  • Access FundA

    Meet Your Fall 2025 Climber Stewards

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    We’re thrilled to launch our fifth year of the Climber Stewards program, with teams in Indian Creek, Red River Gorge, New River Gorge, and our NEW Red Rock program. https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/meet-your-fall-2025-climber-stewards
  • GrippedG

    Climber Sends Hard Frankenjura Test-Pieces

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    Josef Šindel climbed Action Directe 5.14d and Wallstreet 5.14c over the weekend The post Climber Sends Hard Frankenjura Test-Pieces appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/climber-sends-hard-frankenjura-test-pieces/
  • EpicTVE

    Why oversize the La Sportiva Mandala?

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyVybTiWThw
  • Andrew HelwerA

    Regrettably accepting that I will not be sincerely good at rock climbing (climb 5.12+) unless I legitimately lose 30 lbs.

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    Regrettably accepting that I will not be sincerely good at rock climbing (climb 5.12+) unless I legitimately lose 30 lbs. I'm about 205 lbs now on a 6'2 frame, which puts me at a BMI of 26.3. I've become pretty large muscle-wise after switching from climbing to BJJ, since the sport facilitates & also advantages that. Even before switching from climbing to BJJ I noticed I had to use *way* more force to hang onto certain holds than other people I climbed with, just because I weighed more. Losing 30 lbs would get me to 175 lbs, 22.5 BMI, which (limited) data suggests is around where you want to be to be decent at climbing (ideally even lower).There's also a safety aspect to this. Past 200 lbs, ropes will shred more easily when running over sharp edges after taking a fall. More force just means less safety.At age 34 though losing 30 lbs is like a fantasy. I have no idea how I would even do that. Climb Mt Si 3x/week with a 40 lb pack maybe? Spouse points out that I eat quite a lot of bread per week, so maybe will start with substituting that for something else.#climbing
  • devnullD

    Bruised toes from ice climbing

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    Yamz from my local discord asks: does anyone have tips for bruised toes from ice climbing with poor fitting boots bc ppl r saying to drain it with a hot needle 🥲 [image: 1737952755315-1000007118.png]
  • GrippedG

    Ethan Pringle Free-Solos New 5.13 in U.S.A.

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    https://gripped.com/news/ethan-pringle-free-solos-new-5-13-in-u-s-a/
  • GrippedG

    Do You Top Rope Solo? Then You Need This New Piece of Kit

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    https://gripped.com/gear/do-you-top-rope-solo-then-you-need-this-new-piece-of-kit/
  • Access FundA

    4 Tips for Talking to Other Climbers About Ethics

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    https://www.accessfund.org/latest-news/open-gate-blog/4-tips-to-make-you-a-rockstar-upstander