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by Olivia Harmanos Photo credit: Aaron Hjelt When I started coaching youth climbing at the age of 15, I never thought I would still be involved in youth climbing development eight years later. Since then, I have become a passionate...
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by Conor Wellman Spoilers: If you haven’t seen ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ consider watching it before reading! I asked Ethan, “Do you ever think you’ve done all the boulders you can do?” It was the Spring of...
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If you've been doing ab or core workouts, but they consist of endless variations of crunches, stop and keep reading. Gone are the days of hundreds of crunches. There are more effective and functional core exercises that climbers should prioritize...
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by Charlie Faust Quads burning and my right ankle throbbing from a ski injury eleven weeks prior, I drive my ice tool shafts deeper into the wet snow. I’d started this climb too late in the morning; postholing into...
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by Brannon Frank I have a concept percolating in my mind. I’ve been reading a lot about philosophy in 2023, which is the seed of this concept. In August, I finished a book called Eastern Philosophy by Mel Thompson...
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