NEWS
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Kickstarter Fulfillment
We received our first production-ready packaging and enough raw materials to fulfill the Kickstarter pledges. Thanks again to everyone who contributed! We're packaging and sealing right now and will start shipping next week. We chose a paper + aluminium packaging option because it offers the 100% air-tight protection t
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1% for the Planet Renewal
We just finished our annual certification for 1% for the Planet. Remaining a business member requires you to donate one percent of your revenue to environmental causes.The process is pretty painless: you share your yearly revenue with 1% for the Planet, prove that you have matched 1% with donations to environmental cau
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3450 Trees Planted
Since the very beginning of CHALK REBELS, we have planted trees to offset the inevitable damage a fast-growing company does to the environment. Our partners of choice have been1% for the Planet and One Tree Planted.We think it’s important to make sure that the next generations can continue to experience the magic of be
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Oh My Bloc 2023
I started climbing over 30 years ago in the forest of Fontainebleau and have been a weekend visitor ever since. I’ve seen the place change, but the attraction remains. The forest is a magic place that deserves protection.Thanks to the boom in indoor bouldering, there are now over 2 million climbers in Central Europe. A
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Friction & Feeling: The Chalk Challenge
We started CHALK REBELS because we were not impressed by the quality of chalk on the market. Most of it was cheap imported crap from China. And because the quality was so low, climbers were using way too much of it. And for liquid chalk, the quality was even worse.So we set out to create better chalk, in liquid form, b
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Magic Chalk Powder With Upsalite®
No one cares more about friction than climbers. Good friction gives you the confidence to stick the move. To send the problem. To finish the rep. Bad friction sucks. It feels like someone turned up gravity. It makes your moves awkward. It makes you doubt. Why am I doing this? Why am I here?We can’t change gravity. But
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Going
About 6 months ago, we sponsored the Sustainable Bouldering Festival in Milly-La-Foret. These events are always an occasion for us to celebrate the magic of climbing, learn, and help the community.And learn we did! We’ve always known the region of the “Gatinais” to be famous for their local honey products, but thanks t
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Valle Orco Climbing Festival
For the second year we are sponsoring the Valle Orco Climbing Festival in Italy. The festival will take place from September 29th to October 2nd in the Valley and will feature a climbing competition, workshops, climbing authors, concerts, and opportunities to meet climbing legends like Tom Paul Randall, Jorg Verhoeven,
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Ambassador Program
Over the last 2 years we’ve tried to build up some kind of brand ambassador program. It’s been a learning journey. And a bit bumpy. INTERESTED? JOIN HERE Some things can’t be launched, they need to grow. That’s what we’ve learned over the last 2 years trying to establish the CHALK REBELS brand through sponsorships an
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Unconventional Business
Yvon Chouinard’s move to make Earth Patagonia’s “Only Shareholder” is making waves online. And not just in the climbing community. The wider business world is taking note too.Thanks for the inspiration, Yvon!At age 83, his latest act of rebellion is truly something to behold. I expect his move to inspire a whole genera
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