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 Tech Tip - Alpine - Making a point
There may be no situation more dire than slipping in a whiteout and careening down an icy, 55-degree snow slope, possibly without your axe.  Tech Tip - Sport - Epic insurance
You’re psyched to try The Gift (5.12d) at Red Rocks, but it’s several letter grades beyond your previous hardest redpoint. You’re unsure about pulling the crux moves, and you might have to bail before the anchors.  Tech Tip - Aid - The Alpine Butterfly
A knot that is both easy to undo, and provides the convenience and safety of a separate point of attachment to clip into when passing the knot on free-hanging fixed ropes.  Tech Tip - Trad - Packless and proud
Whether climbing into and out of deep canyons or scaling alpine walls where the approach and descent are far apart, you’ll face extended periods of time when you have to travel with your rope and rack on your back.  Tech Tip - Alpine - For women
I can write my name in the snow. I can pee in a bottle. I can guarantee consistent size and extension in minus-20 degree Fahrenheit weather on Denali, and plus-20 temps on Cotopaxi in Mexico. I am a woman.  Tech Tip - Sport - Leave No Trace
Nothing provokes landholders more than crowded cliffs, over-stuffed parking lots, and dirtbags who shortcut day-use fees. |
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