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When you’re 70 feet up an overhanging rock face, the absolute last thing you want to be worrying about is your rope. It is one of the most essential parts of your rock-climbing kit. You’re not Alex ...

I was never an offset-cam guy, figuring it was the brainchild of a coffeed-up engineer: “Do I want No. 1, a No. 2, or … ? Hey, I know!” However, I was wrong, much like when I resisted curved nuts in ...

Climbing ropes have come a long way since the days of stiff hemp cord. A modern dynamic nylon rope will catch a falling climber softly, absorb the force without placing large loads on the rest of the ...