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2 Jul 2024, 17:00

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    The Strong Mind master discusses risk and her advice for moms and dads who climb https://www.climbing.com/people/hazel-findlay-pregnant-postpartum-climbing/
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    “Driving towards Highway 285, we pass strips of red rock cutting through the foothills of Morrison in Colorado’s Front Range, chasing the promise of new climbs. In the front seat, Josh Pollock describes the Narrow Gauge Slab, a new crag he has been developing in Jefferson County. Pollock is the type of person who points out the ecology of the world around him. As the car weaves along the mid-elevation Ponderosa Pine forest, Pollock describes how we’ll see cute pin cushion cacti, black-chinned or broad-tailed hummingbirds, and Douglas-fir tussock moth caterpillars. We pull into a three-level parking lot about seven miles down the Pine Valley Ranch Road. With no cell service and heavy packs, we set off along an old railroad trail toward the crag. Not even ten minutes into our walk, Pollock turns off, and we are greeted by a Jeffco trail crew building switchbacks to the crag.” https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/11/20/the-guidebook-xii
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    Whether you’re picking gifts for a gym rat, a diehard alpinist, or any climber in between, our holiday gift guide has you covered. https://www.climbing.com/gear/best-climbing-gifts-2024/
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    Sport Climbing's second Olympic showing kicked off today at Le Bourget in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. The men's Boulder semi-final filled the 6,000-capacity stand and many athletes had their first taste of competing on the world's biggest sporting stage. Japan's Sorato Anraku topped the leaderboard after a dominant two-top perf... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=773560
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    Tara Hayes has made the first female ascent of Pete Robins' 8B boulder Isles of Wonder, at Carreg Mianog Boulders, Gwynedd, Wales. https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=773184
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    This is her fifth redpoint of the grade and a rare repeat of the run-out gear climb The post Emma Twyford Ticks Another E9 Trad Route appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/news/emma-twyford-ticks-another-e9-trad-route/
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    At the AAC, we believe that addressing equity issues in climbing is not mutually exclusive from best business practices. That is why, in partnership with The North Face, we designed a Pay What You Can (PWYC) toolkit, a free resource for gyms who want to offer alternative payment models alongside—or in place of—traditional membership structures. Although much of our work at the AAC is outdoor-centric, we recognize that many climbers are introduced to the sport through a gym, and therefore a holistic approach to climbing access requires us to consider challenges across the climbing spectrum, including indoor climbing. Our hope is that with our toolkit, gyms can implement sustainable PWYC models that offer a product that is attainable for those in under-represented income brackets, with the added benefit of increasing these gyms’s memberships and maintaining a profitable business. We examined 47 existing Pay What You Can (PWYC) programs within the climbing gym industry, interviewing 16 program leaders for further study, in order to analyze the viability and best practices of PWYC programs. While PWYC programs take on many forms, they all share an essential goal: to provide financial options for individuals and families who are otherwise unable to afford a gym’s day pass or membership at “standard” rates. In this toolkit you will find: https://americanalpineclub.org/news/2024/7/12/pay-what-you-can-pwyc-toolkit