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Climber Dies After Rappelling Accident in Red Rock - Climbing …
Jan 22, 2025 · Search and rescue teams responded to two climbing emergencies in Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area on Saturday, January 18, one of which involved a fatal fall.
National Park Service Ends Bid to Ban Fixed Anchors ... - Climbing …
Dec 19, 2024 · This would have dramatically changed the face of iconic climbing areas, from Yosemite, the Black Canyon, and Wyoming’s Wind River Range, to Joshua Tree and Rocky Mountain National Park, among many more destinations.
Climber Makes Big Mistake in Fall - Climbing - Climbing Magazine
Dec 15, 2024 · This week’s whipper comes to you from Jakob Marktl, who was climbing at the Huatluckn area in Austria. Huatluckn is notorious for its bouldery cruxes and this route is no exception. “The crux is the last bit of the route,” Marktl told Climbing. “You clip the anchor with a really bad crimp in your hand.”
9 Things Everyone Should Know About Route Development
Nov 7, 2024 · Despite all the toil and travail, putting up routes has been the absolute highlight of my climbing career. There’s something so priceless about being at a crag first, before the crowds, experiencing it in its original state; about using your creativity to decipher cryptic sequences on holds that no human has grabbed before; about the massive ...
The 10 Best Tropical Climbing Destinations - Climbing - Climbing …
Dec 16, 2024 · The dreamiest cragging, bouldering, and deep water soloing in the equatorial region Keep climbing through winter with a getaway to one of these tropical climbing destinations, from Puerto Rico to the Phillippines.
The 9 Biggest Developments in Climbing This Year
Dec 31, 2024 · This ban would have threatened climbing on 50,000 routes across 28 countries, including iconic areas like Yosemite, the Black Canyon, Joshua Tree, and Rocky Mountain National Park. Then, less than 24 hours after the NPS backed down, Congress passed the Protecting America’s Rock Climbing (PARC) Act (under the EXPLORE Act umbrella).
The Best Weekend Whippers of 2024 - Climbing Magazine
Dec 26, 2024 · “Slammin’ (spicy 5.12), in the Gunks, has a 12a middle crux, and then the top is guarded by a V5 runout boulder problem,” Zhihua Gan told Climbing. “During this attempt, I took a whipper at the final move of the crux because I didn’t get my hip close enough to the wall before reaching the final jug.”
3 Common Projecting Mistakes and What To Do About Them
Dec 16, 2024 · Reflect on your climbing struggles and see which sounds most familiar. Scenario #1: “I’m unable to power through a short crux sequence.” If you often feel underpowered on crux moves—or you can’t execute the single hardest move on a route—a weak anaerobic alactic system may be part of the problem.
The Best Way to Gain Endurance for Sport Climbing
Dec 30, 2024 · Sport climbing for volume: Complete about 12 sub maximal climbs on your gym’s lead wall (three grades below your limit). Focus on flowing like a route climber and climb on terrain that brings you to a moderate level of pump as you ascend higher over the course of each climb.