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If anyone's qualified to theorize how Alex Honnold does it, it's the Wide Boyz's Pete Whittaker. Watch the soloist and coach explain it all.

The post Climbing Coach Pete Whittaker on How Alex Honnold Soloed El Cap appeared first on GearJunkie.

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Quinn Brett was a respected Yosemite speed climber when a 100-foot fall interrupted her life as she knew it. A new film tracks her rebound.

The post Watch an El Cap Climber Recover From a Spinal Cord Injury in ‘An Accidental Life’ appeared first on GearJunkie.

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The new two-part 'Soloist VR' project follows free solo climber Alex Honnold on a 360-degree solo tour of the U.S. and Europe.

The post You Thought ‘Free Solo’ Was Heart-Pounding? Try Alex Honnold’s New ‘Soloist VR’ Film appeared first on GearJunkie.

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Soon to be released, 'Climbing for a Reason' documents the transformative power that climbing can bring to even the most repressed corners of the world. 

The post Pakistani Girls Begin Their Ascent to Equality in ‘Climbing for a Reason’ appeared first on GearJunkie.

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Jonathan Siegrist's description of 'Close Encounters' makes it sound unclimbable. The frequent 5.15 climber said the moves were his 'most brutal' ever.

The post Vegas First Ascent: Jonathan Siegrist Sends Burly 5.15 ‘Close Encounters’ appeared first on GearJunkie.

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