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    This Paris Bouldering Comp Was NOT What We Expected

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx3IXJs8MPQ
  • IFSCI

    SHOCKS, UPSETS & CHAMPIONS 🏆 Day six in Seoul had it all!

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iAiE3yZ9xsU
  • GrippedG

    Alpinist Kevin Cooper Injured in Scaffolding Fall: How You Can Help

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    After suffering a multitude of injuries—including to his head, chest, and back—and with medical bills piling up, Kevin Cooper could use financial help from the climbing community The post Alpinist Kevin Cooper Injured in Scaffolding Fall: How You Can Help appeared first on Gripped Magazine. https://gripped.com/profiles/alpinist-kevin-cooper-injured-in-scaffolding-fall-how-you-can-help/
  • UK ClimbingU

    Fri Night Vid Angus Kille on the first ascent of Patresence E9 7a

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    This week's Friday Night Video followsAngus Kille as he tries to make an E9 first ascent in the last few days before his daughter is born. Bringing this route to life parallels his journey of becoming a father: patresence. Follow his journey with the route, how to train for bold climbs, his thoughts on being in the waiting room of fa... https://www.ukclimbing.com/forums/t.php?n=776062
  • 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

    Alannah Yip Didn’t Have a Picture-Perfect Career Ending. And That’s OK.

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    The 30-year-old Olympian talks about her struggles with hair loss, mental training, the joy of competing, and why she’s (finally) focussing on rock climbing full-time. https://www.climbing.com/people/olympian-alannah-yip-profile/
  • GrippedG

    Three Climbers Die on the Matterhorn

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    https://gripped.com/news/three-climbers-die-on-the-matterhorn/
  • climbingC

    Women’s Lead Semifinal Yields Both Expected and… Surprising Results

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    https://www.climbing.com/competition/olympics/womens-sport-climbing-semifinal/