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What is Trad Climbing?

Traditional rock climbing, also known as “trad” climbing, is a style of rock climbing that does not rely on fixed or bolted pieces of protection.

Instead, a trad climber must leave the ground and cast off with everything they might need to protect the climb clipped onto their harness.

Due to the adventurousness of the unknown, the purity of trusting that the rock will provide opportunities for protection, and a reliance on your skills and strength to adequately place it, for many, trad climbing is their preferred style.

If you’ve been getting curious about trad you’re in the right place.

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Benefits of Rock Climbing

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Best All-time Female Rock Climbers

Have you ever looked around the climbing gym or crag and noticed more men than women? Rock climbing can often feel like a male dominated sport, and estimates suggest that only around 40% of rock climbers are women. Despite this

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Supplements for Rock Climbers

If you are like me, when you think of someone taking dietary supplements for sports performance, you picture a muscular person in a cut-off tank top shaking their mixer bottle and glugging down a mystery concoction before, during, and after

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Famous Climbers: The Past & Present

When you’re looking at building a list of the most famous climbers in history, it’s not too hard to begin with. There are some true legends in the sport that live on through history, but then you get to the

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The Climbers of El Capitan

A big wall of rock like El Capitan is impressive by itself. So impressive that for the majority of the human population, El Capitan is only for looking at. However, for a smaller sample of the population, El Capitan is

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Coaching: Do You Need A Climbing Coach? 

For most climbers, getting better is one of the key goals they are working towards. And there are many ways to help yourself improve: Watching videos Reading articles Watching more experienced people at the gym Taking lessons at your local

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Top 10 Famous Rock Climbs To Check Out

Rock climbing has always been a thrilling sport that pushes people to their mental and physical limits. And not much has changed today… If anything, it’s so much worse than it was 30 years ago. Yes, the gear has improved,

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Trad & Multi-Pitch Guides

What is Trad Climbing?

Traditional rock climbing, also known as “trad” climbing, is a style of rock climbing that does not rely on fixed or bolted pieces of protection.

Instead, a trad climber must leave the ground and cast off with everything they might need to protect the climb clipped onto their harness.

Due to the adventurousness of the unknown, the purity of trusting that the rock will provide opportunities for protection, and a reliance on your skills and strength to adequately place it, for many, trad climbing is their preferred style.

If you’ve been getting curious about trad you’re in the right place.

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