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    Climbing Disciplines & Styles

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    The climbing disciplines compared: sport, trad, bouldering, ice and alpine. What each one demands, what gear it needs, and which fits how you climb.
    Climber clipping via ferrata lanyard onto steel cable in the Dolomites
    Specialized Styles (Aid, DWS, Free Solo, Speed)

    Via Ferrata Gear Setup the Guide Books Leave Out

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    Climber wrapping cordelette around large tree trunk for climbing anchor
    Traditional (Trad) Climbing

    Why Your Tree Anchor Might Not Hold a Lead Fall

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    Climber resting on rope while hangdogging a steep sport route outdoors
    Sport Climbing

    5 Hangdogging Mistakes That Waste Your Crag Day

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    Ice climber inspecting frozen waterfall before leading a WI-3 pitch
    Ice & Mixed Climbing

    5 Ice Lead Mistakes That Start Before You Climb

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    Climber practicing a controlled lead fall on overhanging limestone sport route with Petzl harness
    Sport Climbing

    How to Practice Falling in Sport Climbing the Right Way

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    Climber clipping a quickdraw on a limestone sport route illustrating bouldering vs sport climbing differences
    Sport Climbing

    Bouldering vs Sport Climbing the Physics Behind Each

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    Climber demonstrating how to place tricams effectively on a steep Shawangunk quartzite wall during golden hour.
    Traditional (Trad) Climbing

    How to Place Tricams the Field-Tested Way

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    Ice climber threading cord through blue ice V-thread anchor at alpine waterfall in winter
    Ice & Mixed Climbing

    4 V-Thread Mistakes That Get Climbers Hurt

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    Climber assessing a desert sandstone boulder problem before a first outdoor send, ethical crag preparation
    Bouldering

    Gym-to-Crag? The Ethics Protocol Before Your First Outdoor Send

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    Female boulderer mid-fall with T-Rex arms over crash pad at forest granite crag
    Bouldering

    3 Bouldering Fall Mistakes That Send You to the ER

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