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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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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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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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Boycott Black Friday
This year we are inviting all climbers to boycott Black Friday. We’re not a big fan of the shameless consumerism on display on the first Friday after Thanksgiving.Black Friday is pretty bad for the environment. The buying spree fuels climate change and wastes scarce resources to drive sales of cheap goods that will ine
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300 Post-COVID Trees Planted
We did some post-COVID tree accounting and have planted another 300 trees for sticking to our promise of planting one tree for each product we sell through this website. Feels great to be "back in business" after a horrible time due to the COVID gym lockdowns. It's amazing how sentiment has changed among climbers and w
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Resin Considered Harmful in Chalk
I want to talk to you about resin, also called rosin, pof, colophonium, colophony or styrax benzoin. Some liquid chalk producers have started adding it to their formulas because it is a simple and cheap way to thicken the liquid chalk and to make the chalk stick better to your fingers. It's especially common to find re
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Chalk Impact on Plant Growth
This study looks into the environmental impact of magnesium carbonate in climbing areas. The surprising take-away is that significant levels of magnesium carbonate can be present without visible traces and that the MgCO3 levels measured can have negative effect on plant growth in the surrounding area. This post is part
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250 Trees Planted
"Society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in." That's a nice thought to get the weekend started. A big THANK YOU to all of our followers who helped us reach our tree planting goal in March. Thanks @fs.fabiosilva for contributing the picture!⠀⠀We decided to add an extra lay
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March Tree Planting Update
For March we decided to spend our online marketing budget on planting trees. The rules were simple: one tree planted for every new follower. We made a short post on Instagram and the followers started to roll in. We're nearing the end of March and are getting super close to our goal. Just over 200 trees planted. Why do
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Another 270 Trees Planted
It's that time of the month again: tree-planting time! We have built taking care of the environment right into our business model. The principle is super simple and transparent: one tree planted for every product sold. We started sales with our first gym (Klimzaal Blok) and online partner (Stray Outdoor). We also made
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