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I once shared a stage with Robert Twigger, author of 'Angry White Pyjamas'. His book tells the story of moving to Tokyo in order to master aikido at Ja…
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VBL clothing, does it work?
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Aged about five, I found a long stick that was about the same height as me. For some unknown reason, I decided to walk down the street pushing the stic…
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Part 1
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There’s a famous climbing story in which a young climber approaches a big wall legend as he’s drinking in Yosemite’s Mountian Room bar, and asks for ad…
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Q&A
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I had a friend who once cut his thumb off while clearing a fouled up lawnmower, another who had his arm twisted off by a fouled up yacht propeller, ano…
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The term “get-home-itis” is used by pilots to describe a common cause of accidents, where a pilot circumvents safety procedures, good practice, sound d…
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In this weeks Now Get Out of That, our two climbers, stuck high on a cliff, faced with an unprotected crux which puts the second in harm’s way, is join…
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New Book Project: 100 BelaysYou will often come across ancient belays that only comprise of very old and rusty pitons, with no way to place your own gear, so knowing how to…
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Placing protection before you need it.
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Working through climbing problems
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