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Bouldering
Gear
Is success in bouldering
important  to
you? If so, you know that chalk bags and
crash pads are not accessories, they're
necessities.
Carabiners and
Quickdraws
Don't check out the
massive selection of carabiners and
quickdraws for too long. You wouldn't
want to appear like a noob at the crag with a
rack full of shiny new 'biners, eh?
Find a full selection of Black Diamond, DMM,
Petzl, Metolius, Omega Pacific, Wild country,
the latest innovations by Mammut, and more.
Protection
Equipment
You don't need to use this kind of 
gear to climb routes... if you don't
mind free soloing. All the schwag is here;
wired nuts, cams, bolt hangers and
accessories.
Harnesses
Lots
of great designs on
the market this year including the 
C.A.M.P. Quartz CR3 that, according
to Climbing Magazine, is like "a Ferrari
around your legs and waist." We're really
into Arc'teryx and Petzl as well.
Reviews
Rock
Shoes and Slippers
At one time
the guy who runs Climbing Action owned 32 pairs
of  climbing
shoes. Had a little problem, don'tcha
think? You don't need 32 pair of them, but
if yours aren't giving you the altitude
you expect, you owe it to yourself to see
what's hot in the world of high
performance footwear.
Belay
Devices
'Back in the day' if you fell asleep
 belaying a
multi hour aid pitch someone was likely to
bite the dust from many pitches up. Now
belay devices almost operate like climbing
cruise control. We still love the Grigri
above the rest. Reviews
Rope
Our guide to climbing
ropes is a must read before you
decide on  a rope. When it
comes to the heaviest, and often, most
expensive piece of gear you'll own,
getting it right the first time is
essential. Or you can click on the rope to
see what's available.
Big
Wall
For some, walls are heaven and  to others,
they're straight outta hell. Either way,
if you're heading high you
will need the gear to pull it
off.
Training
supplies
Campus rungs,
hangboards, holds, 
squeezie things... you know the
story.
Accessories
Helmets, stick clip, slacklines, and a bunch of
other thingys.
Gotta go look.
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Action and
Training Video
Over eighty
video's are up and more are added regularly
with a new section: Motivation for
Women.
Try a few of our
latest:
Jacinda
Hunter - Working Mother of Four and 5.14
Climbing Machine
What's Your Excuse?
Could you
overcome insurmountable challenges if you had
to?
Watch and
decide.
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Dean Potter in Falling to Fly:
Pushing the Threshold of Death
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What's the Lineup? Sport climbing,
bouldering, big wall soloing insanity,
base jumping and more.
Videos main
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Beat the Heat!
Discover Some of the Best Climbing Areas in the
USA for Staying Cool
Best Summer Climbing
Areas
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Climbing Equipment
Guides
Belay device info
and new reviews.
Is there a daimeter of rope that is best suited
to Sport Climbing, Trad Climbing or Big Wall
Aid Climbing?
Read
article
Can you wash carabiners, or will it destroy
them?
Read article
Excerpt from the Protection
Guide:
Passive
Protection
Passive pro is the backbone of a lead rack.
Even though active gear like SLCD's are fast
and versatile, the light weight and compactness
of passive gear allows for placement virtually
anywhere...
Read article
Feature
Articles
Into Sport
Climbing, Bouldering or
other aspects of rockclimbing and
need more info? Climbing and
Bouldering information
Super-charge your bolting power with the
turbo
battery
Blog
Check out the ClimbingAction Blog,
leave comments and join the rant over all
things controversial and currently happening
in the climbing community.
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Climber
Profile
Chris Sharma
After 10
years of being at the top of the climbing
world, and with strong young climbers coming on
the scene, some climbers wonder
if
Sharma's days at the top are numbered.
That doesn't seem to be a concern for
Chris. He's recently been quoted saying
that he feels like he continues to improve
and able to keep even more focused than he
has in the past.
Jump to article and
Video
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News
CIMBING NEWS
FEED
8/18/10
RMNP is the place where it's happening for
bouldering this summer! Angie Payne just hit
the Automator, V13 and Carlo Traversi repeated
Daniel Woods "Exfoliator" suggesting a
downgrade from V14 to V12. The jury is out on
yet another Traversi downgrade of a Daniel
Woods testpiece. Ouch!
8/2/10 The 2010 Bouldering World Cup series has
concluded. Overall winners have been
announced:
Men:
1. Adam Ondra – Czech Republic
2. Kilian Fischhuber - Austria
3. Tsukuru Hori - Japan
4. Dmitry Sharafutdinov -
Russia
5. Rustam Gelmanov - Russia
6. Stewart Watson – GB
Women:
1. Akiyo Noguchi – Japan
2. Anna Stöhr – Austria
3. Chloé Graftiaux – Belgium
4. Alex Johnson – USA
5. Juliane Wurm – Germany
6. Natalija Gros - Slovenia
7/7/10 Alex Honnold and Sean Leary spent 23
hours completing a triple link up on El Cap in
Yosemite.
They climbed the Nose in 4 hours 15 minutes,
the Salathe in 6 hours and finished on Lurking
Fear for 85 pitches on El Cap in a day.
Full info at ElCapReport.
6/29/10 Mom of four Jacinda Hunter has
done it again... FA of Fantasy Island (5.14b)
at AF in Utah. All things considered,
this is as remarkable as a Sharma 5.15
6/24/10 Ethan Pringle just hit the third ascent
of The Wheel of Life at the famous
Hollow Mountain Cave in Australia. Pringle has
suggesting a downgrade for the V16
enduro-fest. Click to watch video of the second
ascent.
Indoor Climbing
Gyms USA
Love to climb the
most aesthetic routes and be there at the
boulders where the latest and greatest new
problems are happening? We do
too! In reality, only a few of us
have the luxury to live at the crags. The
rest of humanity gets strong near home.
It may be at a home wall, or you can check
our our growing list of indoor rock climbing
facilities. There are
hundreds.
Jump
to Gym List
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Crag Weather
Reports
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at your climbing destination? Check here for
extended weather forecasts for over sixty of
the most frequently climbed areas in the
USA.
Crag
weather
Top Climber
Blogs and sites
Daniel Woods
Dani Andrada
Daila Ojeda
Steph Davis
Wills Young
Lynn Hill
Joe Kinder
Nalle Hukkataival
Sonnie Trotter
Matt Segal
Ben Moon
Jason Kehl
Dave MacLeod
Beth Rodden
Carlo Traversi
Lauren Lee
Chris Lindner
Lisa Rands
Timy Fairfield's training
blog
Abbey Smith
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