climbing

Never pay for a climbing gym again with this one micro-transaction trick (which is also weird)

Nov 24, 2014

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Background: In this plan, we will discuss a sub-category of indoor climbing: bouldering. Bouldering involves climbing up a surface that is studded with various hand- and foot-holds, and it generally involves no safety equipment beyond a padded mat. The Issue: Bouldering / rock climbing has gained significant mainstream popularity since 2010. However, one thing that…
Five ways to improve your climbing wall (actually just two ways)

Aug 4, 2014

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Background: The goal of most climbing walls it to simply get to the top. However, there is no reason not to make the goal something more elaborate. The inspiration: There is a video game called “Shadow of the Colossus” in which your goal is to guide a man with a sword as he clambers on…