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Inside the American Climber Science Program

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Alex Honnold: Climate Change Is Urgent, We Need to Decrease Extraction Now

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Researchers Prove 80-Percent Alcohol Liquid Chalk Kills Coronavirus on Surfaces

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What’s Happening at the Crags During the COVID-19 Closures

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How Our Hands and Forearms Evolve When We Push Ourselves in Pursuit of the Pump

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Updated: Do Climbing Gyms Pose a Coronavirus Risk?

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Mixed Metals and Galvanic Corrosion: Ticking Time Bomb or Tempest in a Teapot?

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Green Line: Climate Change in the Alpine Means Shorter Seasons and Increased Risks

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The Trace We Leave: Climbing’s Impact on Crag Flora

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How Climate Change is Making Mount Everest More Dangerous

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Science Friction: The Truth Behind Perfect Climbing Conditions

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Survey: Disordered Eating Poses a Danger to Climbers, Advanced Female Athletes Are Most at Risk

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The Hidden Environmental Cost of Climbing Chalk

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Why Finger Pulp, Not Tendon Strength, Makes for Better Crimping

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By the Numbers: Yosemite Rockfall

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Train Like A Girl: Harness Your Womanly Physiology for Peak Climbing Performance

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The Science of Rockfall: What We Know—and What We Don’t

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The Science of Sticky Rubber

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Off Route: 7 Climbing Links From Around the Web

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A Theoretically Perfect Climbing Rope

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Extend the Life of Your Crashpad

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Learn This: The Over-Gripping Myth