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Maria Kittl: The 89 Year-Old Rock Climber

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It’s not every day someone comes across an athlete with as much commitment as Maria Kittl. The eighty-nine-year-old Austrian has such a passion for rock climbing, she does it every week. “When I see a steep wall, my heart starts to sing,” says Kittl. According to Forbes, climbing can lead to “flow state experiences.” A flow state is when you have […]

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Breya Bergom | July 22, 2021
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Massachusetts Man Dies in Climbing Accident at Rumney Rocks, NH

A Massachusetts man was killed in a climbing accident on the Rumney Rocks in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire on Friday according to NH Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division.  NH Fish and Game wrote in a report:  On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 4:20 PM crews from Rumney Fire Department, Rumney Police Department, Plymouth Fire Department, […]

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SnowBrains | September 30, 2020
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Via Ferrata: The Most Exciting Summer Adventure At Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC

Via Ferrata rock climbing at Kicking Horse BC

After skiing at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia for the past 15 years of my life, I thought I had covered all of the heart-stopping terrain that the mountain had to offer, but I saw it in a whole new light this summer when I found myself on their Via Ferrata, hanging on a swinging suspension bridge over […]

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Lucy Ferneyhough | August 25, 2020
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Trip Report: Climbing in Indian Creek, UT

Adventure Summary: crack climbing, desert camping, citations, scuba diving, and canned tamales. The two best state highways in Utah are highways 210 and 211. They are coincidentally numbered one right after the other even though they are located on two different sides of the state. Highway 210 is the road that runs through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to righteous ski […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | October 16, 2019
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Black Diamond Fall 2019 Gear Swap

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Black Diamond is a full-service climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry ski shop located at the Black Diamond factory headquarters in Salt Lake City. They’ve been there since 1992 and ship nationwide and internationally. Black Diamond sells an assortment of outdoors gear ranging from climbing equipment, apparel, backcountry ski gear, and much, much more. They also make quality skis. Black Diamond’s staff […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | October 5, 2019
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VIDEO: New TGR Short Film, “Rise of Red” Just Dropped

SnowBrains | October 5, 2019
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Man Who Died Saving His Wife in Yosemite Receives Honor From Queen Elizabeth II

Climbers Lucy and Andrew Foster

A British climber who was crushed by falling rocks at Yosemite National Park was killed saving his wife’s life. Andrew Foster, 32, received the Queen’s Gallantry Medal from Queen Elizabeth II for his heroic actions. Foster was trapped when more than 1,000 tons of rock fell from the face of the El Capitan monolith on Wednesday. He is thought to […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | October 2, 2019
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Ferguson Canyon: Salt Lake City’s Dog-Friendly Canyon for Rock Climbing

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With world-class rock climbing in both Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, Salt Lake City, Utah boasts unlimited rock climbing opportunities, both indoors and outdoors. But much of what is accessible to the public outdoors is not accessible to their dogs as well. This is not the case for Ferguson Canyon, an excellent canyon for climbing granite walls that you are […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | August 16, 2019
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