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Climbing

Paige Claassen - To Bolt or Not To Be

Staring up at the blank face, I wondered how I’d ever remember each precise movement. There wasn’t much room for error, and no place to recover if I wasted energy, so I needed to execute each move perfectly. I tried reading the route from the ground, but an endless pathway of tiny chalk marks up a featureless wall left no distinguishing features for reference. I tried video taping other people on the route, but the footage just looked like they weren’t actually grabbing holds.

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Running

Tiva Ames - Breakout Athlete

After a decisive victory at the 2013 Canine Classic, Tiva Ames's consistent performances could no longer go unnoticed.  La Sportiva had a chance to catch up with Tiva and her partner, La Sportiva Athlete Andy Ames, after the event.

Feature

Committed - A Breath of Thin Air

Janelle and I headed west after climbing Mt Waddington, and met up with a ski mountaineering racing buddy, Reiner Thoni, who lives in Valemount. As a local, he had always wanted to climb Mt Alberta, so we asked him to join us. Reiner is crazy strong, always positive, speaks Canadian, and therefore was a great moral booster for us, as we had just been skunked on Mt Robson for the third time...

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Video

Courtney Sanders - Training While Injured

La Sportiva athlete Courtney Sanders suffered a frustrating ankle injury in the prime of sending season. Did it deter her from staying fit and focusing on the bigger picture? Not one bit. Check out this video by Courtney and edited by BearCam Media for some inspiring footage and ideas for keeping it together when everything seems to have fallen apart.

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Training

Matt Wilder - Healthy Tips

Bishop, Hueco, The Gunks, RMNP… Face it, sharp holds are a reality in bouldering.  Even the most classic problems are bound to have at least one sharp hold that will tear your fingers to shreds.  As everyone knows, climbing with torn tips is painful and not fun.  Thus, the key to enjoying bouldering is the ability to keep your tips tough and flapper free.  Here are a few things that will prolong the life of your skin and lead to longer bouldering sessions.

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Skiing

Luke Nelson: World Championships

When I went to Europe for the Ski Mountaineering World Championships a few weeks ago I intended on writing a brief write-up every day about the races and the things Team USA was up to.  Well, as often happens, I found myself much busier than expected and chose to take extra time to recovery or (gasp) ski! So here I find myself, home for almost two weeks, sitting at the keyboard trying to figure out how to share what happened.