The Reel Rock 13 is coming out this November! Check out the Official Trailer for this year’s Reel Rock Film Tour!
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Author: Nicholas Hernandez
Parenting and Climbing: Reflecting on Identity
Written by Laura Schmidt
What happens when you want to spend your life climbing, but how you actually spend your days consists of parenting a young child? This is exactly the dilemma I was faced with since having my daughter.
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Your Guide to Hiring a Rock Climbing Guide
Written by Cristin Knowlton of Fox Mountain Guides
Trying to hire a rock climbing guide? The process can be tricky and confusing. Why? The term “guide” itself is very loaded. Depending on the industry, it can have a variety of meanings the typical consumer might know nothing about but should. Fundamentally, a guide is a person who shares their knowledge/skills about a particular topic with another, presumably less-informed person; at their essence, they are teachers. We seek them out for expertise we don’t have or for experiences we can’t have without them. Regardless of type, be it a city tour guide, rafting guide, hiking guide, climbing guide, fishing guide, mountain biking guide, dance or jujitsu instructor, they have some skill we are willing to pay for.
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Bouldering Rimrock Overlook in Allegheny National Forest
Written by Dana Harrington
I’ve been climbing for almost two decades now and somewhere along the line I figured out that you don’t have to go to Bishop, Hueco, or any other recognized destination to boulder world-class lines. Some of my favorite climbs have been off the beaten path on some unknown or forgotten rock in the middle of Podunk. And as much as I’ve traveled, I am still drawn to Rimrock in the Allegheny National Forest. There’s nothing like grappling gritstone high on the hillsides above the river valley, with the wind in the trees and the ethereal sound of wood thrushes trilling in the air.
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Lonesome Lake Hut: A Gateway into the White Mountains
Written by Morgan Nankivell
The White Mountains of NH are incredible beautiful, vast & rugged. They are home to some of the highest & most challenging peaks found in the Northeast. Hikers make their way up along the AT enter into this wilderness often with the Lonesome Lake Hut being the first place to greet them.
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Hiking Mount Tammany: The Balcony View of the Delaware Water Gap
Known as one of the most iconic views to NJ’s mountains region and a major gateway for those entering the state from the west. The Delaware Water Gap sits between two peaks, Mount Mimsei & Mount Tammany carved apart by glaciers and the Delaware river itself.
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Climbing & Yoga: Two Practices Profoundly Linked
Written by Michele De Vincentis
Whether on the crag or in the studio, rock climbing and yoga have a lot in common. Read on to discover just how much these two practices share.
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GIVEAWAY CONTEST: Win a pair of ICICLES by Furnace Industries
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A Pair of Icicles by Furnace Industries!
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Tri-State Bouldering Series Championship: The Winners, Photos & Replay
The Tri-State Bouldering Series Championship in NYC was as epic as any of us could have imagined! We followed the series on its last stop for the infamous Gotham Citizens & TBS Championship competition at The Cliffs at LIC in Long Island City, NY! Check out who won, the photos captured and the replays of all the action!
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Tri-State Bouldering Series – Feats of Strength in Photos
The Tri-State Bouldering Series has officially made its 4th stop of the bouldering series – the famous Feats of Strength competition at The Cliffs at Valhalla in Valhalla, New York! Check out the photos we captured from action at the finals of this comp!
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