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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Trad climbing can open up a world of opportunities at crags and on peaks around North America
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V16 climber Pietro Vidi has repeated the 19-pitch 5.13c a quarter of a century after Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden made the first free ascent
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If you're looking for a new brush this summer, be sure to pick up one of these easy-to-hold brushes from Metolius
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A new documentary by guidebook author Richie Patterson about a local climber following his passion
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We’re thrilled to launch our fourth season of the Climber Stewards program, with teams in Indian Creek, the Red River Gorge, and the New River Gorge.
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One of America's best boulderers talks about dealing with fear when pulling a crux high above the ground
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