Why You Should Hire a Climber
Climbers possess a handful of traits that are potentially attractive to your business
Brendan Leonard lives in relentless pursuit of 5.fun and writes at semi-rad.com. His new book, Sixty Meters to Anywhere, is available now at amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, other bookstores, and at semi-rad.com/books.
Climbers possess a handful of traits that are potentially attractive to your business
You've heard of Alex Honnold and all of his groundbreaking ropeless ascents. But here are a few things you may not have known about Honnold, many of which are also quite impressive.
You see untold climbing photos nearly every day and most of them suck. The bad news is they're your pics. It doesn't have to be this way. Follow the advice from these five expert climbing photographers and start taking world-class pics you'll be proud to share.
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Examining two important issues for climbers in the presidential election
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You don't want to take bad climbing photos. So don't. Just follow this advice for including safety, getting your focus sharp, how not to drop your camera, and more.
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Dodging ghosts, rocks, and weather in Switzerland's Val Bregaglia
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Devils Tower is a curiosity for many tourists making their way across Wyoming. The eerie, 85-story corrugated column pops out of the skyline from the prairie, its blocky columns and dihedrals rising to a flat summit. You’ll find pure, sweeping crack climbs, with only a handful of bolts on the entire formation. Novice trad climbers show up here to tackle the “50 Classics’” Durrance route, universally considered sandbagged at 5.6 or 5.7—sometimes now rated 5.8.
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