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This article was originally published in 2013 and is being republished now for free.
How many pieces do you need for a traditional anchor? Most climbers donât have time to blink before they answer…….
The general notion is that hands are something you canât do without when youâre rock climbing. The majority of rock climbing involves a person hanging off the face of a cliff, depending on their hands and their feet to hold their weight so that they donât fall to their death. The idea of climbing mountains with dysfunctional hands seems insane. But the aptly named Melissa Strong has done exactly that!
After losing many of her finge…….
In part 1 of this series (âWant Endurance This Spring? Do Power Endurance Intervalsâ ) I showed how to use an interval program to train for power endurance. In this article, weâll take a look at how to train low-intensity endurance for longer routes. This crucial yet easily ignored area of training provides the key to recovering on the fly.
Low-intensity endurance refers to c…….
Photograph by Johnathon Kelso
Hey, climbers. Reminder that the gym closes in 15 minutes. Itâs a Wednesday night, and Stone Summit Climbing and Fitness Center is crowded. The P.A. announcement is barely audible over the chatter filling the gym. âYou better be watching this,â Michael Breed shouts down to his climbing partner from halfway up the wall.
âHe never gets tired of that joke.â Gene Whiteheadâs to…….
Mr. Pruss scaled the wall for a total of 928 meters to break the world record. Photo courtesy of Alexander Pruss.
By Dylan Fink | Staff Writer
On Saturday Dec. 6, while the Baylor community prepared for final exams, Baylor professor Dr. Alexander Pruss was out ascending world records previously held by a Texas A&M University alumni.
Aside from being a member of Baylorâs philosophy department and th…….
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) -Boulders Climbing Gym on Madisonâs eastside offers an adaptive climbing program, that makes the sport of rock climbing accessible to all ages and abilities.
The workshop held on the last Sunday of each month, is led by Boulders employees and volunteers, who brought the program to fruition back in 2014.
Certain climbing routes…….
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From the print archive: This article originally appeared in Climbing 370, in 2019, under the title âHeaven Sent.â
Editorâs Note: Climbing at Lone Rock Point is currently regulated. Only eigh…….
The Mountaineers climbing schools date to the late 1950s. Shown here is a climber on the Portrillo Cliffs in the early 2010s. Courtesy/MountaineersÂ
By BILL PRIEDHORSKYLos Alamos Mountaineers
The Los Alamos Mountaineers are thrilled to bring back a full, month-long climbing school, for the first time since 2017. For decades, the school was a significant event for the community and the club, and brought one generation after a…….
The Mountaineers climbing schools date to the late 1950s. Shown here is a climber on the Portrillo Cliffs in the early 2010s. Courtesy/MountaineersÂ
By BILL PRIEDHORSKYLos Alamos Mountaineers
The Los Alamos Mountaineers are thrilled to bring back a full, month-long climbing school, for the first time since 2017. For decades, the school was a significant event for the community and the club, and brought one generation after a…….
