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11 - 30 of total 44 Articles found. [ Thumbnails | Text  ] Title Views Last Post Msgs   Introduction to Big Wall Climbing and Aid Climbing What is big wall climbing? A big wall typically takes more than two days to climb, is at least 800 feet tall and presents a steep face. Big walls require traditional climbin... by Chris McNamara 11,305 Jun 06, 2009 1   Bold School, Old School http://www.supertopo.com/images/bold_school_title.jpg Not so long ago, Yosemite climbers relied on belay systems that might hold a fall, carpentry nails for protection and s... by Randy Spurrier 11,485 Dec 08, 2016 7   How to Big Wall Climb: Introduction [youtube=QyxiQgUyQvQ] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. The videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book and are meant to be watch... by Chris McNamara 11,905 Oct 21, 2009 22   How to Big Wall Climb - Wall Strategy: Crowds, Passing, Teams of Three and More [youtube=e7hUDlFv-EE] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book and are meant to be watched w... by Chris McNamara 13,711 Jul 07, 2010 3   How to Big Wall Climbing - Following 3: Cleaning Gear [youtube=R-GUS0D5wwM] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book and are meant to be watched w... by Chris McNamara 15,556 Apr 29, 2012 6   The Photographers of SuperTopo Karl Baba - ST gallery Chris Brown Ed Cooper - (Gallery coming soon) Glen Denny John Dickey - ST gallery Dave Diegelman John Dittli Jerry Dodrill -... by Chris McNamara 16,216 Feb 21, 2017 72   How to Big Wall Climb - Leading 4: Traversing Terrain This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb project. Click here to see what is currently on my El Capitan rack Leading Traversing Terrain Overview Leading tr... by Chris McNamara 16,435 Feb 27, 2011 5   How to Big Wall Climb - Following 2: Vertical and Overhanging Terrain [youtube=bwv9QsE8EC0] [youtube=DHup6TFx_Q0] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book an... by Chris McNamara 18,455 Jul 09, 2012 10   10 Tips To Make Big Wall Climbing More Fun This year marks the 20th year that I've been climbing big walls. In my more advanced age, there are 10 tips to making the climbing experience more comfortable and fun. All thi... by Chris McNamara 21,356 Jul 08, 2015 14   How To Big Wall Climb - Following 4: Traversing Terrain [youtube=rPsiSu2lwpY] [youtube=s-kcHabPFls] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book an... by Chris McNamara 21,503 Apr 11, 2011 5   How to Big Wall Climb - Retreat, Bailing and Fear Management This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb project. View the table of contents here Click here to see what is currently on my El Capitan rack. Retreat, Baili... by Chris McNamara 22,900 Apr 06, 2015 25   How to Big Wall Climb - Leading 3: Placing Gear [youtube=3Zk-88qM-2U] [youtube=UFXfeq2CUeY] [youtube=DmyVFpKIkQU] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrat... by Chris McNamara 23,408 Jul 08, 2015 12   Road to The Nose: Checklist of Learning to Aid Here is a checklist for a path someone can take to climbing The Nose. While it is geared toward The Nose, it is a good guide for any Grade V or Grade VI clean aid wall. This i... by Chris McNamara 24,230 Apr 15, 2013 31   How To Big Wall Climb: Reading and Movie List This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb project. View the table of contents here A Note About Links If you are thinking about buying some of the gear mentioned in thi... by Chris McNamara 25,904 Dec 03, 2012 25   iPhone Case With Lanyard: Ditch the Point and Shoot when Hiking, Climbing, and Backpacking My days of hiking and climbing with a small digital camera are over. Now that the camera on the iPhone 5 and most other smartphones is pretty good, it's all I need. The p... by Chris McNamara 26,350 Jul 10, 2013 30   How To Big Wall Climbing - Gear 2: Clean Aid Protection This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb project. View the table of contents here. Chris Mac Pick I add (Chris Mac Pick) after any gear that is currently my fa... by Chris McNamara 27,004 Jul 07, 2010 2   How to Big Wall Climb - Leading 2: Vertical and Overhanging Terrain [youtube=IE-DmgME8xs] [youtube=t1TXdYFRFR0] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book an... by Chris McNamara 27,181 Aug 13, 2009 10   How to Big Wall Climb: Following 1: Low Angle Terrain [youtube=_vkiG2K9cFg] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book and are meant to be watched w... by Chris McNamara 29,799 Mar 13, 2014 15   Clean Aid and Hammerless Climbing - Top 11 Tricks A big goal of SuperTopo is to inspire more clean ascents. There are eleven tricks that Chris McNamara has found to do that. Please add in your own clean aid tips below the art... by Chris McNamara 31,283 Jul 15, 2013 16 Chuck Pratt by DR 31,284 Mar 22, 2019 177 11 - 30 of total 44 Articles found << Previous Page    Next Page of Articles >>

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