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Climbers size up a rock wall in Karnataka state, India
4+ hour, 7+ min ago (123+ words) Islander News. com Climbers size up a rock wall in Karnataka state, India Miami rebates city property taxes for eligible seniors Excruciatingly painful "suicide disease" means woman can"t kiss husband From Master Chef to the Ritz: Chef Renato Mekolli…...
Access Restored at One of America's Most Iconic Climbing Areas
12+ hour, 21+ min ago (750+ words) Climbers at Red River Gorge just regained access to two crags " 22 years after being kicked out. Climbing access on the East Coast is a tricky thing: Since most of the land here is privately owned (unlike the West), public access…...
'A Dream Without Passion Is Just a Challenge': Follow Hannah Otto's FKT on World's Hardest Gravel Climb
17+ hour, 42+ min ago (207+ words) After a long, busy, and successful season of bike racing, Hannah Otto had one more goal: to set the fastest known time (FKT) riding Hawaii's Mauna Kea. Mauna Kea in Hawaii is a 14, 000-foot peak, and it presents a massive…...
From Dirtbag to Donor: Cedar Wright's Mission to Fund Climbers
17+ hour, 22+ min ago (976+ words) Gripped Climbing Magazine Cedar Wright is a veteran big wall climber, former dirtbag, and filmmaker known for projects like Sufferfest with Alex Honnold and Safety Third with Brad Gobright. In recent years, he's been giving back to the climbing community…...
Rock the Rec brings climbing competition to UM
23+ hour, 40+ min ago (813+ words) Chalk dust and climbing jargon filled the air at the Fitness and Recreation Center's rock wall this past weekend for the annual Rock the Rec climbing competition at the University of Montana. Rock the Rec has been a staple of…...
WORLD CLIMBING GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS ONLINE FOR 23 RD EDITION
22+ hour, 15+ min ago (163+ words) High participation marks virtual meeting as streamlined agenda focuses on statutory decisions The 23rd World Climbing General Assembly opened today in a fully online format, bringing together National Federations from across the globe for the organisation's annual institutional meeting. Originally scheduled…...
How Two Dirtbags in Love Made History on Half Dome'and in Climbing Pants
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1199+ words) The name Royal Robbins holds great weight in climbing. While he passed away nearly a decade ago, climbers remember him for his dedication to free climbing, unshakeable clean climbing ethics, his rivalry with Warren Harding, and his countless first ascents....
Terrifying moment rock climbers get trapped on 100ft ledge on El Capitan
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (195+ words) Three rock climbers in San Diego County were dramatically rescued Tuesday afternoon after becoming stranded on a narrow ledge roughly 100 feet above the canyon floor in a remote mountain area, authorities said. The ordeal began around 2 p. m. , when the San Diego…...
'Doing hard things to create a life that we love': Spokane man prepares to bear crawl entire Bloomsday course
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (370+ words) SPOKANE, Wash. " We are 11 days away from Spokane's Bloomsday race, and this year, one local athlete is preparing to take on the course in a way that has never been done before." "I will be the last person in line,…...
Here's a look at "a day in the life' of a Colorado climbing guide
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (352+ words) By the time 8 a. m. rolls around, Justin Bowers, general operations manager and a senior guide with Front Range Climbing Company, is already checking weather reports, rock conditions, and helping prepare everything else that goes into a rock climbing adventure in Colorado....