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From Tech to Tolstoy and Trad Climbing with Sam MacIlwaine

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  • Lisa Lorenzin (she/her)L

    #makeShitMonday, #climbing edition...

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    Lisa Lorenzin (she/her)L
    #makeShitMonday, #climbing edition...@mbroome and I haven't been climbing as much this year, partly due to schedules, partly my shoulder recovery. But we got out to Pilot Mountain last Sunday with a bunch of friends, and that reminded me that I've been meaning to replace my various tied cords - prusiks and foot loop for emergency rope ascent, spare footloop that doubles as my chalkbag belt, and autoblock for rappel backup - since they're all well over a decade old by now. They all *look* fine, but cord is cheap and nylon degrades over time, so...He picked up some cord for us back in October, so we dug out the hot knife, set up a fan in the garage, and got to work. I had to go in for a respirator mask almost immediately - something about burning plastic gives me an instant headache - but we got them all cut to length and re-tied pretty quickly. Not quite the same diameters as the original cord, but I gave the autoblock a test drive on Thursday and it worked just fine! @cannibal #rockclimbing #DIY
  • UK ClimbingU

    First Rope Solo Ascent of Voie Petit, 8b multipitch, for Siebe Vanhee

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    Over the course of one and a half days, Siebe Vanhee has made the first rope solo ascent of the 450 metre Voie Petit (8b) at Mont Blanc du Tacul in the French Alps. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=782755
  • EpicTVE

    Where is YOUR limit?

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfyjEH_fgds
  • GrippedG

    ‘What it’s Like to Climb with the Strongest Climber on Earth’

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    Noah Wheeler and Hamish McArthur session two V15s in Colorado The post ‘What it’s Like to Climb with the Strongest Climber on Earth’ appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/video/what-its-like-to-climb-with-the-strongest-climber-on-earth/
  • EpicTVE

    Ice Pillar Snaps With Climber On It

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5pasuv1mz4
  • UK ClimbingU

    Interview Nathan Phillips talks about his new 8C+ boulder, Deep Fake

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    UK ClimbingU
    On the 3rd of December, Nathan Phillips made the first ascent of his hardest boulder to date,Deep Fake, 8C+. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=777968
  • climbingC

    A Climber We Lost: Álvaro Peiró

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    Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community. https://www.climbing.com/people/a-climber-we-lost-alvaro-peiro/
  • Weigh My RackW

    How to Climb With hEDS

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    https://blog.weighmyrack.com/how-to-climb-with-heds/