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Jeff Mercier Ice Climbs a ‘Cave of Dreams’ in Chamonix

Hold your breath as ice climber Jeff Mercier descends — like Dante plunged into the inferno — into the surreal azure icescape of a Chamonix moulin.

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Athos Launches the World’s First 3D-Printed Climbing Shoe

The Spanish company offers a personalized process that scans feet to create a 3D-printed shoe tailored to customers' individual needs.

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Lacaida Meter-Marked Climbing Rope Makes Too Much Sense

If you've belayed a long pitch, you know the feeling: your leader yells down, 'How much rope left?' You look down at the pile and think, 'No idea.'

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SCARPA Phantom 6000 Review: From Techy Mt. Huntington Terrain to the Denali Summit

This year, I had the opportunity to test SCARPA’s newest model of its famed 6,000m boot during the spring climbing season in the Alaska Range.

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Rock Garden App Offers 3D Topos of Crags, Will Pay Climbers for Mapping

A new climbing app brings 3D maps and climbing topos to cellphones. Early adopters get lifetime access and support the American Alpine Club.

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