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What are the Top 5 Benefits of Yoga for Climbers?

Yoga is a great complementary practice for climbers, as it can help improve flexibility, strength, balance, and focus. Let's break it...

How to become a certified climbing guide:

So you want to learn how to become a climbing guide? New River Mountain Guides is hiring AMGA Certified SPI’s or higher to immediately...

How to Tie a Stopper Knot for Climbing.

Did you know that one of the most common accidents in climbing is a climber being lowered off the end of the rope by their belayer? But...

How to Fix a Backclip

How to Fix a Backclip I just returned from teaching two back to back clinics at Rifle and Maple Canyon where the primary objective for...

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Bluewater Icon Review

I have been using the Bluewater Icon 9.1 as my main rope for the greater part of a season and it's handled the use and abuse very well....

Top 5 Tips to Improve Your Climbing

We’ve all been there, clinging from our fingernails on the side of a cliff getting pumped out of our minds. How can you keep cool as a...

Elaina Takes the Helm at Chicks Climbing

New Owners Take the Helm at Chicks Climbing Ouray, CO (May 14, 2015) – Chicks Climbing , the premier provider of women’s rock and ice...

Welcome to our new website!

It's been 10 years since we launched our website and now we're happy to finally bring you a completely re-designed website to your...

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