What are climber terms a beginner climber must know? Picture this scenario: you arrived at an indoor climbing gym. Your experienced climber friend is excited to host you and starts bringing you around the gym and introducing you to their climbing group. You try your best to remember their names. Everyone looks fit and seems […]
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What does it mean to be gumby climbing? Is it the technique? Is it the gears? As an amateur climber, it only makes sense to cover an interesting climbing slang: gumby. Gumby is a semi-derogatory term used on beginner climbers who are not familiar with climbing safety practices due to their inexperience. You can tell
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It will soon be Olympic Climbing 2024. 2021 was a very special Olympics year with a lot of firsts. A first where…athletes are disqualified from the Olympics if they caught COVID. Where a single medal category consists of speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing combined. Where a combined score is based on multiplication of rankings
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Looking for the best Climbing Youtube channels to watch to become a better climber? One of the best ways to improve your climbing and get out of your climbing plateau is by watching climbing tips and tutorials! I often find myself stuck in a certain route and reviewing some of these videos helped me tremendously
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Who are the prodigies in climbing? Meini Li, a couple months shy of her 11th birthday, became an internet sensation. She redpointed a 5.14a sport route (equivalent to french grade 8b+) called China Climb at White Mountain, Yangshuo, China. I personally watched a clip of one of her attempts on Instagram, as she fought her
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