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Notice to Inspect your TriTech Lanyard(Post)
The issue It has been brought to our attention that in one instance a Sterling Lanyard was missing a sewn tack under the plastic keeper. This resulted in the appearance of a factory sewn e ...
Seven Walls in Seven Days(Post)So, the plan was pretty simple. Climb the 7 main big walls in Yosemite in 7 days. El Cap Leaning Tower Mt Watkins Washington Column Half Dome Liberty Cap El Cap Spire It&rsquo ...
Ode to the Bolt(Post)Jimmy Keithley, Sterling Ambassador Photo credit: Jonathan Vickers At Sterling, we see the importance safety in climbing, and a part of that is crag maintenance- specifically replaci ...
Piz Spends a Day with the Wideboyz(Post)Sterling Athlete Rob Pizem A few weekends ago I made time to meet up with my friends Pete Whittaker and Tom Randall. They were on their now semi annual trip into Canyonlands National ...
Mark Smiley: Oh The North Face, Aye(Post)Mark Smiley Sterling Team Athlete “Oh the North Face aye, that’s a pretty hard route, and it is not in good climbing condition now,” the gear shop employee said wit ...
The Art of "Unambitious Ambition"(Post)STERLING ATHLETE SARAH KAMPF Writing a review about my 2019 climbing season sounded pretty simple to me at first. What could be easier than talking about what you have experienced yo ...
Nik Berry on 'Ground-Up' Climbing(Post)After doing five free routes on El Capitan, in El Rappitan style (rappelling in from the top to rehearse to moves), I wanted a different experience. After Sonnie Trotter and Alex Honnold pio ...
Pete Whittaker: Winter Climbing?(Post)Originally posted on Pete Whittaker's Facebook page. Photo credits: Helliker/Whittaker collection (c) Standing at the bar at Kendal Mountain Film Festival, Matt Helliker leaned over ...
FCX Escape Systems: Q&A With Cast and Crew of the FCX Videos(Post)We sat down with the talent and director of the award-winning FCX Fire Escape films for a look behind the curtain at what it was like to make these videos. Sterling: Who was more of a ...
Gaz Leah: Life and Death in Oman(Post)Photo Credit: Will Saunders @willsaundersphoto I lay in blood and excrement on the floor of an old Omani Royal Air force Eurocopter. The deafening drone of the rotor blades makes my ...
Onsighting Moonlight Buttress(Post)Felipe Nordenflycht @felipesh https://www.felipesh.com/ I have dreamt about trying to onsight Moonlight Buttress for years. This iconic route ascends a prominent prow of immaculate ...
A Day in Ouray Climbing With Paradox Sports(Post)With the unexpected early close of the ice park due to high temperatures and melting ice, I was apprehensive about how much I would enjoy this trip. I had had a busy week, my car was in ...
Technical Notice: Sterling 30 ft Web Wheels(Post)It has been brought to our attention that it is possible that recently a very small number of the Sterling 30 ft. Web Wheels may contain a taped splice. Specific part numbers are: ...
Top Tips for Families to Go Rock Climbing(Post)I spent most of my life rock climbing. For a very long time my sole focus was where to go climbing and exploring next. I would search for the best crags around the world and was really too busy c ...
The Courage to Try(Post)Kevin Lindlau Kara Vogler Chapter 1 of a 3-part SeriesClimbing with Kevin Lindlau in Italy Sometimes we avoid the big goal. The anxiety provoking, maybe “scary” goal. T ...
PitchFest 1: Gaz in Jamaica(Post)Gaz in Jamaica Photo by Well Good Media I’ve always been curious. Curious of people, places, traditions, and outlooks. It is here that I am most easily able to see the beauty of l ...
One Bite at a Time(Post)Kevin Lindlau Kara Vogler Chapter 2 of a 3-part SeriesClimbing with Kevin Lindlau in Italy The best way to achieve a goal is to break it into smaller, bite sized pieces. When a cli ...
Kevin Lindlau Sends "A Line Above the Sky" D15(Post)Photo taken by Joe Stylos Congratulations to Sterling Athlete Kevin Lindlau on sending his long-term project "A Line Above the Sky" D15 in the Italian Dolomites. This is significant ...
The Importance of Mentorship in Climbing(Post)Ben Crawford Photo credits: Thank you to Savannah Cummins for the photos of Kyle and the climbing team. The Modern Era of Climbing Climbing as a sport and a lifestyle has undergone ...
ICELAND - A Journey Back to the Origin(Post)Albert Leichtfried, Sterling Athlete Photo by Hannes Mair, www.alpsolut.com Part I Iceland – where you can feel nature’s forces in an unrivalled manner. A land full of ...
Battling Imposter Syndrome in World Cup Climbing(Post)Jesse Grupper, World Cup Photos by Eddie Fowke. CHAMONIX, FRANCE - The second World Cup of the season. I’m coming off of my performance in Villars, which was my first time maki ...
Tie Back Testing: Which Method is Strongest?(Post)Back tie, also known as tieback, is a method for applying tension on an anchor in order to reduce or eliminate an undesirable leverage (moment) on that anchor. I was recently asked by R ...
Get to Know Amity(Post)Amity climbing Psycho B (5.13b). The first female ascent of the 6-pitch line in Yosemite. Photo credit: Samuel Crossley What do you love about climbing? I thrive on the opportu ...
Becoming a Modern Climber's Mentor(Post)Climber Rob Pizem I went to Zion National Park to climb with two new partners over the Thanksgiving week of 2018. Our goal was to establish a new multi-pitch climb deep within the Zi ...