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Someone Should (Pay To) Fix This Bolt: The Actual Cost of Re-Bolting

degraded climbing bolt

“The bolts on this route are all rusty and totally sketchy. Someone needs to replace them before someone gets hurt.”

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ARF

The Low Down on Hangboards: A Review of 11 Leading Boards and More

Hangboard review

Here’s the low down on 11 of the leading hangboards. Real talk. Unfiltered. Honest.

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Hangboard Training

Assisted braking belay device comparison: Edelrid Mega Jul, ATC Pilot, Mammut Smart

Myself and buddy Andre were comparing some of the new devices, and saw others had the same questions – so we put together a little comparison to help out.

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auto-locking devices belay devices CityROCK Gear Shop gear review Review

Italian outdoor brands exhibition | 2 October at CityROCK

Italian Mountain Brands

The Embassy of Italy is organizing an event in Cape Town to promote Italian outdoor brands in South Africa.

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CityROCK went to Outdoor by ISPO in Munich 2019

Robert and Richard from CityROCK visited the Outdoor Tradeshow in Munich from 30 June to 3 July.

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CityROCK DMM ISPO Mammut Mountain Mail Order Munich Ocun Outdoor 2019 Outdoor ISPO Vaude Wild Country

The Redesigned Black Diamond Camalot C4

Behold the new, redesigned Camalot C4. Now 10% lighter…

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Black Diamond

Denali Expedition Gear List June 2019

Denali Gear

A high-level list of essential gear to take on a Denali expedition, depending on whether you climb with a company or decide to venture on a solo climb, this list will vary significantly:

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7 summits Denali Remy Kloos

Ultimate strength testing of the gear you’ve always wondered about!

We’ll break some gear and talk about it without getting into too much detail.

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Black Diamond cams hexes nuts slings testing

How the shape of a carabiner influences its breaking load

Carabiner load testing

Slacktivity has conducted breaking load tests with pear-shaped and oval-shaped steel-carabiners…

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Load Testing Slackline

Outdoor trade Show Friedrichshafen 2017

The Outdoor show is a phenomenal platform for manufacturers to showcase their range, current and upcoming, to importers and retailers from around the world.

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Black Diamond DMM Evolv Friedrichshafen Germany Mammut Metolius OUTDOOR Trip Report Wild Country

My rope appears damaged, but is it a “core shot”?

A friend recently noted that my rope has “soft spots” near the end of the rope which by implication means the integrity of the core may be affected.

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New GRIGRI+ from Petzl released at the Outdoor Show in Friedrichshafen

The newest iteration of the new GRIGRI plus assisted braking belay device was recently released at the Outdoor Show in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

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grigri Grigri plus Review
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