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5 Things About Climbing I Wish I Knew 5 Years Ago

5 things about climbing I wish I knew 5 years ago: We’ve all had that moment in climbing where something finally clicks, either physically or mentally. For most of us, that moment came later in our climbing career – followed by that temporary moment of regret: ‘If only I’d known this when I first started climbing!’ Today Sarah Williams shares her list of 5 things she wishes she’d known when she started climbing 5 years …

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Project Mina: Interview With Jen Randall & Mina Leslie-Wujastyk

This article will cover Film Project Mina: Interview With Jen Randall & Mina Leslie-Wujastyk. Today we’re super excited to share an interview with not only one, but TWO totally rad ladies, filmmaker Jen Randall of Light Shed Pictures and world-class boulderer Mina Leslie-Wujastyk. Over the past two years, Jen and Mina have been working on Project Mina, which follows Mina through the 2013 World Cup as she tries to balance her love for outdoor climbing and her …

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The Great Age Debate

The Great Age Debate; Today we’ve got a great read from guest contributor John Burgman on a question competitive sports have been asking for decades… 13-year-old Ashima Shiraishi competing in the Portland Boulder Rally. Photo by Ben Moon. How Young Is Too Young For A Climber To Be Crushing It In Competitions? If you went to the fridge for another beer at some point while YouTubing the recent 2014 Portland Boulder Rally, you might have missed the off-handed commentary about …

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One Step At A Time: Addicted To Climbing

People often say things like “I’m addicted to climbing” and sure we get that they mean they really really like climbing, like, a lot.  But the truth is addiction is a serious issue in our country. In 2013, according to a study by the  Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an estimated 21.6 million people aged 12 or older (8.2 percent of the population) had a problem with substance dependence or abuse. Starting out climbing can be …

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Interview With Shauna Coxsey: Facing The Possible

We are covering an interview with Shauna Coxsey: Four women in the world have sent 8B+/V14. Two British women competed in the 2014 IFSC Bouldering World Cup Finals. Only one woman has sent New Base Line (8B+/V14). The common denominator is none other than 21-year-old Shauna Coxsey whose climbing resume is as admirable as her reflective, humble, and mature character. We picked Shauna’s brain about her recent successes, experiences, and what motivates her to climb …

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Childbirth And Climbing

Childbirth and climbing: Today Rebecca Lambert, ‘wicked’ strong climber and mom to a one-year-old, shares a few lessons from pregnancy and childbirth that just may be the secret to what often holds women back in climbing. (We’re not saying go get pregnant, just to channel your inner pregnant woman ) Back in 2011, I had just broken into the 5.13s with the fourth ascent of ‘What About Bob – Original,’ a notoriously cryptic sport route …

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Rock Roots Anne Khuu And Lupe Martinez

Rock Roots Anne Khuu And Lupe Martinez:  correspondent Lily He brings us a tale of two friends and their adventures out West with none other than Steph Davis! Enjoy! This is the story of Anne (pronounced “Annie”) and Lupe (short for Guadalupe), friends brought together by climbing in the Boston area. They are now in the midst of a “long-distance relationship” after Lupe moved to Austin, Texas, but had their last hurrah in Moab, climbing …

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The Climbing Accident That Almost Killed Me

We are talking about Sara Giller and the climbing accident that almost killed her. We hope that you find her words and advice as inspiring as we did. I feel stupid. I feel stupid in a way that I can’t recover from. I was an English major at Columbia University, I got A’s – not always, but there were a few – and now it’s difficult for me to even write my thoughts down. It wasn’t always …

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Interview With Robyn And Brooke Raboutou: Coach & Climber, Mother & Daughter

In celebration of Mother’s Day, we had the honor to interview with Robyn and Brooke Raboutou. Talking with the Raboutou duo it is obvious that mother and daughter share a mutual love, respect, and admiration for one another. As the founder, owner, and director of ABC Climbing, (of which Brooke is a member), Robyn has a unique relationship with her daughter. Their relationship is also evidence that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. While today Robyn is focused …

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How To Deal With Your Gnarly Hands

Let’s find out how to deal with your gnarly hands. Don’t even get a climber started on hand care.  We climbers are a pretty obsessive bunch when it comes to certain details – shoes, shoe sizing, skin care, humidity, rock types, ropes, gear, grades, beta, etc.  We each have opinions on all of it, and some of us love to share these opinions, loudly.  In the past, we did a post on foot care, and …

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