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How To Build Your First Trad Rack

Follow these expert pointers on how to properly build out your very first trad rack. Standard rack to 3”,” reads the topo. This simple phrase can lead to hours of discussion among climbing partners as to what gear is actually necessary for the proposed climb. Nuts or no nuts? An extra #3 Camalot or not? Off-sets? Triples in finger-size pieces

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Gear Myths: Bolts are Always Bomber, Right?

Go ahead, take the whip. You’ve got a trucker bolt just below. But wait … you sure about that? In this Gear Myths, Kolin “KP” Powick shares a recent close call, which resulted in an exploration of safety protocol when it comes to sport climbing. I think most of us stroll up to a sport

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Athletes

Roelof Mostert

Roelof Mostert Learn more about Roelof: My name is Roelof Mostert and I’m an endurance athlete, born and raised In Cape Town, currently residing in Plettenberg bay. My chronological age is 39 and my metabolic age is 25 😉 Ultra-runner turned gravel racer turned ultra-runner, “doing hard sh*t makes you better. Movement is life!” We

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How To Choose The Right Hiking Poles

Head out from any trailhead and chances are, you’ll hear the sound of trekking poles clanging against rock within minutes. From the great Austrian mountaineer, Peter Habeler, who used ski poles for stability on big approaches in the Himalaya to the advent of “nordic walking” in Finland as a means of training for nordic skiing in the

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The tech behind the gear

Everything you need to know about: Black Diamond Technologies Our mission revolves around crafting top-notch equipment that empowers your climbing, running, and hiking pursuits, regardless of the elements. Our innovative gear is infused with a multitude of cutting-edge technologies, positioning us at the forefront of the industry. Explore the pivotal technologies, both in-house and collaborative,

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Events

Tradathon 2023 – Rack Up Report

Tradathon 2023 Rack-Up Report in June, 60 TRAD Climbers Descended On The Morgan Bay Sea Cliffs for the 10th edition of South Africa’s only Trad climbing festival was hosted at Morgan Bay. The venue while far from everywhere still managed to draw climbers from all over the country. The Most Even Split of Climbing Groups

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Trad Gear Essentials

THERE ARE ENDLESS AMOUNTS OF GEAR FOR TRAD CLIMBING BUT WHAT ARE THE ESSENTIALS? exclusive deal We are hosting the annual Tradathon event and anyone that is signed up for the event gets 15% off the essential trad gear page on our website. The discount code has been emailed to everyone that signed up. (if

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