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  • La Sportiva Mountain Series

    Out of date promo picture that is only included for the purpose of an example of current promo pictures. For current series events visit the links in the article below.[/caption]...
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  • Trail Running: a beginner's experience.

     Wikipedia describes Trail running as follows: "Trail running is a sport which consists of running and hiking over trails. In the United Kingdom and Ireland it is called mountain or...
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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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  • Reel Rock 2014: Giving Back to Everest

     On the 18th of April this year, death visited Everest when an avalanche struck on the icefall between Camp 1 and Camp 2, killing sixteen Nepalese guides who were fixing ropes...
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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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  • 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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  • Onsight or Die

      Adam Ondra onsighting Il Domani (5.14d). Photo by Paxti Usobiaga. Last week we had a bit of media attention back on onsighting with La Sportiva Athlete Adam Ondra climbing...
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