Five more quick tips on best practices. In this article: removing rope twists before pulling your rappel rope; warm up your phone before you try to charge it; keep Velcro away from Dyneema slings; things to avoid when tying a tagline to your main rappel line, and how to use latitude longitude coordinates to describe any point in the backcountry.
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A passion that fuels Is one that burns brightly Words by Devin Dabney. Photos by Angelique Brown. Published in The Climbing Zine Book 2. The small space Between boredom and anxiety Where we form notoriety for lack of sobriety and zero propriety for standard society Many try to capture the essence— To…
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In the descent after climbing 2nd Sella Tower on Saturday at perfect conditions... View towards Marmolada #mountainmonday #mountains #climbing #nature #photography #berge #Bergsteigen
A climber suffered an injury to their leg after a slide down an alpine slope
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Aid climbing requires lots of fixed rope ascending. The traditional way to do this is using your ”lead” ladders. However, an adjustable, comfortable and lightweight stirrup is a superior tool.
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Aidan Roberts has made the first repeat of Solly Kemball-Dorey's 'magnum opus', Poseidon's Wrath (f8C), at Trewethet Cliff (North), in Cornwall.
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