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Use Bar Hangs to Improve Grip Strength

Having problems gripping the bar for your barbell deadlifts? What about during shrugs? You can use a simple exercise like bar hangs to help improve your grip and, in turn, improve your lifts. Personally, I...

11 comments    exercise rock climbing grip
Climbing Shoe Model68

How to Choose Climbing Shoes

How to choose a rock climbing shoes How small they should be Shoe stretch Symmetrical and asymmetric climbing shoes There are many different varieties of climbing shoes to suit many...

1 comment    shoes climbing rock climbing
Enchanted Rock State Park in Texas83

Texas - State Park - Enchanted Rock - Fun - Hiking - Climbing...

Enchanted Rock State Park in Texas There exists a State Park near Fredericksburg, Texas that provides a fun place to spend a day hiking, climbing, picnicking, etc., and the name of it is Enchanted Rock. One...

16 comments    travel fun texas
Nancy Parode profile image74

Climb West Virginia's Seneca Rocks

Let's set the record straight - I am no outdoorswoman. My ideal campsite has an electrical outlet for my blow dryer. I hike perhaps once a year. Even though I lived in West Virginia for two years, I seldom...

2 comments    travel rock climbing hikes
The Author climbing in Valle Encantado - Neuquen - Argentina. Helmet in the Photo: Half Dome, one of the most popular helmets on the market. At 90ºF a little more ventilation could have been handy.73

Rock Climbing Helmets: How to Choose the Best Helmet for You

Rock climing helmets: Tips for choosing the right rock climbing helmet on the market for your needs.

0 comments    how to sports helmet
me doing a little free climbing!72

Dynamic Climbing Rope Review, A key bit of kit

Buying the gear for my first outdoor climbing holiday illustrated the importance of choosing the right rope over the rest of the climbing gear. Here I describe what I needed to learn in order to make my choice and I hope to help you with making your choice.

3 comments    climbing rock climbing
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10 Tips on How to Improve Your Rock Climbing Ability

The best thing you can do to get better at rock climbing is to climb more. A lot of newbies I've introduced to rock climbing often feel they need to build up more strength before they can start rock climbing...

4 comments    advice how to tips
Daniel working on a problem in Santa Barbara, CA.66

Bouldering: Life One Problem at a Time

Daniel working on a problem in Santa Barbara, CA. Imagine a feeling of conquering a problem you have worked on for hours, days, even years. That feeling is realized everyday in a boulder climber's life....

0 comments    recreation climbing bouldering
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A guide for the beautiful desert of Wadi Rum, Jordan Part 2

After having dumped my backpack on the sand in our tent with the sun setting oursite, I went for a walk and took in the dry and bare landscape with the wind beginning to blow sand everywhere. What beauty....

0 comments    pictures travel photos
Eiger North Wall83

Best Mountain Climbing Books

Best mountain climbing books that everyone, not only climbers, could enjoy.

1 comment    sport climbing climbing book climbing guides
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