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  • julianJ

    One-handed release slipknot for TRS

    General Climbing climbing topropesolo
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    A question for the TRS folks in the climbing community... This past Monday I went out and top rope solo'd for the first time. It was a nice experience and I learned a lot. I look forward to honing some of the practices (e.g. refixing strategy, bottom weight, etc.) One thing that I was not prepared for was a specific knot that Brent Barghahn teaches in his TRS video with Ryan Jenks from How NOT 2. He states that he refixes his rope to prevent rope abrasion (), and this can be done in a number of ways. He now prefers to tie a slipknot with a full twist (instead of a half-twist), instead of something that requires him to stop and untie, like an alpine butterfly. I attmepted to tie this knot a number of times in preparation (and on site), but it never looked right. I ended up using a butterfly. Later I rewatched the video and practiced the knot for a full half hour before I figured out exactly why it didn't look right. Can you figure it out? Here is the knot tied correctly, and then incorrectly. Can you spot which is which? [image: 1741924974063-pxl_20250313_143739970.mp-resized.jpg] [image: 1741924980472-pxl_20250314_015542239-resized.jpg]
  • EpicTVE

    Supermanjoc is an historic sector of Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val

    Videos climbing
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    EpicTVE
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv0XaDUqBhY
  • ClimbingZineC

    Silent Partners by Luke Mehall

    General News climbing climbingzine
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    ClimbingZineC
    I know he knows. Adam Lawton is proud. In every group of adventurers, there is a leader, and every great leader must be a visionary. Adam dreamed the dreams for the entire crew. He found excitement in little breakthroughs, like the time I got a job dishwashing at Crossroads Cafe in Joshua Tree—he couldn’t have… https://climbingzine.com/silent-partners-luke-mehall/
  • EpicTVE

    The working process of climbing

    Videos climbing
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    EpicTVE
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvfkY99RBbA
  • ClimbingZineC

    Closeout of the Peter W Gilroy “Dirtbag State of Mind” Beanie

    General News climbing climbingzine
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    ClimbingZineC
    This month, Peter W Gilroy announced that he will no longer be making his classic hats, and we realized we’ve got a small stash of his classic “dirtbag state of mind” beanies. Score one at the link below! Hats https://climbingzine.com/closeout-of-the-peter-w-gilroy-dirtbag-state-of-mind-beanie/
  • stibS

    Hannah Morris Bouldering is a great #climbing channel on YouTube.

    General Climbing climbing
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    stibS
    Hannah Morris Bouldering is a great #climbing channel on YouTube. What I like that the host is a normal person, rather than an Olympic level superstar or anything. Each episode she talks to coaches and mentors that are always useful.In this episode she talks to Lynn Hill, a truly inspiring woman who was the first to free climb* The Nose on El Capitain in Yosemite, a feat that was thought impossible, and not repeated by anyone for over a decade. It has only seen a handful of ascents since.Even if you're not planning a big wall climbing career it's a great story, and it's criminal that Lynn Hill is not a household name, unlike some of the blokes who followed her. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IE9_oAPRTsE*(free climbing means climbing without using aid devices, but with rope and fall protection, as opposed to free soloing where you have no fall protection because you're a dick).
  • GrippedG

    Alex Megos Climbs Famous 5.14a in the U.K.

    General News climbing
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    GrippedG
    Watch as Megos repeats a short but burly Jerry Moffatt test-piece from the mid-1990s The post Alex Megos Climbs Famous 5.14a in the U.K. appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/alex-megos-climbs-famous-5-14a-in-the-u-k/
  • American Alpine ClubA

    NEWS FROM NEW ZEALAND A SPECTACULAR SPIRE IN BRAZIL AN ALPINE BIG WALL IN THE TIEN SHAN THERE’S MUCH MORE ONLINE… The Line is Su...

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    American Alpine ClubA
    https://publications.americanalpineclub.org/articles/13201216201