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Bouldering

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Once used as a training method, bouldering has become a means to an end for many who boulder exclusively. Boulder problems range from a few moves to many extremely intricate techniques. Bouldering allows climbers to focus mainly on the crux of a problem with out the hindrance of a rope. The equipment used for this climbing method include [...]

Ice Climbing

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Ice climbing is not a leisurely pursuit. You can’t slip on a pair of climbing shoes and head out to your local ice climb. You have to take into account many factors that are unique to this type of climbing such as protective clothing, boots, crampons, ice ax, and ice screws to name a few. Ice [...]

Trad Climbing

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Traditional or Trad climbing is considered by many to be one of the purest forms of climbing. It requires a “lead” climber to climb a route while on belay. As the lead climber progresses he places various pieces of protection such as camming devices, nuts, and slings in cracks and natural rock features. Trad climbing [...]

Sport Climbing

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Sport climbing routes have fixed bolted anchors at spaced intervals. As the lead climber climbs the route he clips into the anchor points using a quickdraw (two carabiners connected by a sling of varying length). As the lead climber reaches the top of a climb he connects himself to anchor points, disconnects the rope from [...]