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  • HowNOT2H

    Petzl rack 10mm Rope Locked off

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    Sewn Loops

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  • HowNOT2H

    Close Your Quicklinks! #breaktest #climbing

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  • ClimbingZineC

    The Dirtbags Aren’t Dead, They’re Just In Mexico by Luke Mehall (an excerpt from Volume 25)

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    Don’t you put any more stress on yourself It’s one day at a time —Mac Miller, “Circles” Part of me always thought I’d die young. I had this feeling even before I was a climber, long before I took the risks with our lives that we climbers take. It was probably related to the depression… https://climbingzine.com/the-dirtbags-arent-dead-theyre-just-in-mexico-by-luke-mehall-an-excerpt-from-volume-25/
  • GrippedG

    Seb Bouin Climbs New 5.15c in France

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    This was one of the 5.15 climber's longest running projects. See what he has to say about it below The post Seb Bouin Climbs New 5.15c in France appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/seb-bouin-climbs-new-5-15c-in-france/
  • GrippedG

    The 10 Hardest V17 Boulders in the World

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    Sean Bailey has added another V17 to the growing list of hard problems. There are also two V16/17 boulders The post The 10 Hardest V17 Boulders in the World appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/the-10-hardest-v17-boulders-in-the-world/
  • 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

    7 Balms, Salves, and Tools for Climbing Skin Care

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    https://www.climbing.com/gear/7-balms-salves-and-tools-for-climbing-skin-care/