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Belay Devices: Are Tube-Style Belay Devices on the Way Out?
Are assisted devices making tubes obsolete in climbing gyms worldwide?
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 49 min read


Sydney: A Fatal Auto-Belay Fall, and About €250,000 in Fines
A fatal auto-belay fall exposes failures far beyond the device itself.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 44 min read


Comfort Activism: When “Engagement” in Climbing Never Really Risks Anything
Comfort activism: loud online, low risk in real life.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 47 min read


United States: Trans Women Barred From Women’s Climbing Competitions
A federal order reshapes U.S. climbing’s women’s field overnight.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 44 min read

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