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How to Fit a Climbing Harness (Or: How to Avoid Harness Burn)

Fitting your climbing harness right can help you have the best day out possible and prevent all kinds of discomfort.

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Carlo Traversi Performs Vertical Ballet on Legendary 5.14 ‘Magic Line’

Watch the send footage as all-around crusher Carlo Traversi makes a flawless ascent of 'Magic Line' (5.14) in Yosemite Valley.

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What Does It Take to Film Your Own Free Solo? Find Out With the Wide Boyz

Watch the Wide Boyz's Pete Whittaker sharpen his videography skills aboard 'Maos Gate,' a classic two-pitch route in Tellnes, Norway. 

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Guide Killed, 4 Climbers Injured in 1,000-Foot Falls on Shasta

Severe injuries to climbers and a death on Northern California's Mt. Shasta on Monday included a working guide and her two clients.

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Rapid Repeats on England’s Hardest Climb After 5 Years of Silence

Josh Ibbertson and Eder Lomba tallied the first repeats of 'Rainman' (5.15b/9b) at Malham Cove, England, within weeks of each other.

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