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  • Australian Climbing Festival

    You've probably caught wind of the news that after a little hiatus the Australian Climbing Festival is back! And if you thought that the lure of the Katoomba Convention Centre...
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  • Rab Xenon X Hoodie Review

    Working in a gear shop has its perks; it also has a tendency to encourage certain types of behaviour. One of them, speaking for myself, is that I can never...
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  • A Question of Risk

     Alex Honnald, a man who should probably know a bit about the subject, talks about his perceptions on "risk"    A Question of Risk - Episode 1 - Alex Honnold...
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  • Take a break Alex. Realization in 3 tries.

    Seemingly without even taking a rest day from his recent endeavors in Switzerland, 20 year old DMM climber Alex Megos on his first trip to Ceuse has sent Realization/Biography 5.15a...
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  • Alexander Megos Defies Lactic Acid

    This kid flew under the radar for too long, probably due to the fact he doesn't have an 8a.nu account to justify his existence as a climber. Not so in...
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  • A Genius in the Making

    In the beginning there was climbing; but the climbers were men with beards who wore big boots and climbed with hemp ropes in order to 'conquer' their objective. Then the '60s...
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  • Matty Scholes from Blueys to Denali

    Matty Scholes climbing in New Zealand   Lately local Blue Mountains climber, and husband to Mountain Equipment staff member Meri, Matt Scholes has been doing us proud in Alaska. Part...
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