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link to How Do You Get Your Rope Back After Rappelling? Best 3 Methods

How Do You Get Your Rope Back After Rappelling? Best 3 Methods

Pictures and videos of climbers and canyoneers rappelling off of cliffs are very aesthetic and fun to watch, but at some point you probably ask yourself if they leave the ropes up or how they get the...

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How to Purify Water When Camping

This isn't the stone age- you shouldn't be drinking out of ponds and puddles and trickling streams anymore. Whether you're set up in a comfy KOA with 'potable' water, or roughing it wild camping out...

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How To Break In Synthetic Climbing Shoes- Is It Even Possible?

If you're reading this, you probably are experiencing a fair bit of buyer's remorse right now. You thought you could tough it out until the shoes stretched, but have found that the pain is too much....

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link to How To Start Rock Climbing: Learn The Ropes!

How To Start Rock Climbing: Learn The Ropes!

Rock climbing as a sport is growing at a fast pace around the United States and throughout the world. What was once a thrilling, dangerous, daredevil extreme activity is now so mainstream (and safe)...

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How Do Rock Climbers Get Back Down?

If you’ve ever seen pictures of rock climbing, or walked through a place like Yosemite National Park, you might have wondered how rock climbers get back to the ground. Rock climbing is an...

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What Knot Do You Use For Rock Climbing? (With Pictures)

One of the most intimidating parts of rock climbing is the ropework and knots. A competent outdoor sport climber needs to know a handful of knots in order to be prepared for every situation, but an...

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