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9 Things Non-Climbers Commonly Ask About Rock Climbing

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  • mkroehnert@pixel.tchncs.deM

    Finally back to #climbing after 2 months of absence.

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    mkroehnert@pixel.tchncs.deM
    Finally back to #climbing after 2 months of absence. And got to highpoint with an onsight of the green route in the image located between the person climbing on the left and the Autobelay on the right. Votes for the grade are 50-50 between UIAA 7- and 7. Most holds are smallish pinches and the second to last hold is an uncomfortable slopery hold. The upper third of the wall is slightly overhanging. #IndoorClimbing #GymClimbing #LeadClimbing #Klettern #Vorstieg
  • lumi@c.imL

    This weekend tried ice climbing for the first time.

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    This weekend tried ice climbing for the first time. With small drytooling experience, soft-ish ice and slightly positive slope it was surprisingly easy. Once did 5 climbs with no breaks, and only stopped because of queueAlso tried different ice tools: my new Trango Raptor, Petzl Sum'tec and two variations of non striking tools. Non striking are physically easy to to use when ice is not flat, but are harder to trust. Raptors are holding best, but the striking motion is harder to master because of the blade angle. Sum'tecs are just the easiest for beginnersAnd this was an actual frozen waterfall!(more like a frozen shell around still flowing waterfall, and the ice in the middle was quite thin and not attached to the rock)#climbing #mountains #ice
  • UK ClimbingU

    Newsflash Deep Fake 8C+ First Ascent by Nathan Phillips

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    UK ClimbingU
    Nathan Phillips has made the sought-after first ascent of a long-standing project in Brione, Switzerland, naming it Deep Fake and grading it 8C+. The problem is Phillips' hardest boulder ascent to date. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777394
  • animalculum@scholar.socialA

    Following plants in the crags: MIREN rock face survey

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    animalculum@scholar.socialA
    Following #plants in the crags: MIREN rock face survey https://the3dlab.org/2024/01/23/following-plants-in-the-crags-miren-rock-face-survey/"cliff #vegetation, and the influence of rock #climbing on it, is pretty unique: rock faces often cover strong microclimatic gradients, resulting in a unique vegetation of species at either the warm or cool edge of their distribution. This unique vegetation often consists of (locally) rare species with very patchy distribution"
  • UK ClimbingU

    Will Bosi flashes Dune, 8B+

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    Will Bosi has made a flash ascent of Jana vecov's Dune, 8B+, atStaechovck Lom, Czech Republic. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776009
  • devnullD

    Scarpa Drago Limited CAC Edition

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    devnullD
    You, too, can climb in pink shoes. https://www.climbersagainstcancer.org/shop/scarpa-drago-limited-cac-edition/
  • sierranevada@shmg.onlineS

    Vuelo del Águila

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    sierranevada@shmg.onlineS
    Superb day to be in the high mountains, climbing day with guest Jordan experiencing the Vuelo del Águila rock climbing route up onto Veleta 3394m.#climbing #mountaineering #spain
  • EpicTVE

    Hannes Van Duysen quick #climbing questions

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    <iframe id="player" width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XmQbvhoR4h0" allowFullScreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe><hr /><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmQbvhoR4h0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmQbvhoR4h0</a>