Free Solo Won the Oscar for Best Documentary Film
Free Solo won an Oscar for best documentary. It’s the first climbing film to receive such broad mainstream acclaim. Jimmy...
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Knee pain while climbing or bouldering : Injury prevention for drop knee
Many climbers avoid routes that require specialized beta, such as tricky knee bars or aggressive drop knees. Because they are...
Ape Index and performance : does it really matter to climb strong ?
Climbing at a high level lends itself to a certain body type. Recently published in the Journal of Strength and...
Chalk : does climbing chalk really help you to climb better ?
We’ve known since we began climbing that ALL climbers need chalk. Some can get away without using it on some...
