NEWS
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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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Women's Bouldering Festival
We’re proud to have been part of the 2022 Women’s Bouldering Festival in Fontainebleau. A little over 3 days of workshops, mentorship, and talks dedicated to women climbers and underrepresented groups in climbing.The event kicked off with a Routesetting Masterclass by Jack Godoffe at Karma Climbing on Friday. It was am
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Peak District Trip
We spent some truly hot days in July climbing and testing our products in the Peak District in the UK. We climbed in the harshest possible conditions for chalk on the hottest day in recorded weather history. Just about the only way to get any climbing done that day was to get up super early at sunrise. At about 10AM, w
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Colophony & Climbing Surfaces
Since COVID, a lot more liquid chalk is in use at climbing gyms and astute gym owners have observed something: the holds seem to have become harder to clean. While liquid chalk effectively solves the dust problem in gyms, it seems to introduce a new one for routesetters: more time spent cleaning holds.The main ingredie
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Sustainable Bouldering Festival
Spring is coming! While the cool cold sending temps may be gone soon, it's always good to find an excuse to go to Fontainebleau.And we found you a good one: from May 6th to May 8th there will the very first "Festival of Sustainable Bouldering" will be held in Milly-La-Foret.An opportunity to celebrate climb, learn, and
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The Magic of Climbing
You ask a kid “What is so magic about climbing?” Or skiing or surfing for that matter; and there’s a good chance they’ll say: “all of it”. There’s a lot of truth in a kid’s words. “All of it” captures it quite well. “All of it”. It’s an answer that includes the lifestyle, the beauty of moving over rock, the terror, and
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Climber's Chalk Made From Seawater
We've been working hard this summer to bring you product innovations that will lessen our environmental impact and help you climb harder. Today we're ready to reveal the first innovation. We have switched our production from magnesium carbonate mined from the earth to a source that is synthesised from seawater. And we'
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Climbing for Building Strength
Traditional go-to outdoor sports like hiking, running, mountain biking tend to be great for building aerobic endurance but not so much for building strength and sculpting your body.One of the greatest outdoor activities to build strength is bouldering. It requires massive amounts of core strength and upper body strengt
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New Product: Skincare Kit
We’re launching a new product today: a full skincare kit for climbers. Everything to maintain strong and supple skin now comes in a small bag for you to carry to the gym or crag.The kit contains our 2 main skincare products and all the accessories you need:* Repair Balm: A beeswax-based balm to help your skin recover o
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The Story Behind the Picture: Tess
Tess Driessens on DNA 7a, Kalymnos, Greece. Photo taken by Steven De Decker. Sometimes completely forgoing natural light is better for both the climber and the photographer. Here's Tess about the climb: DNA (grande grotta, Kalymnos) was my first 7a and a climbing experience to never forget. Back in those days, DNA was
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