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Indonesia: Eight Athletes Accuse National-Team Coach of Sexual Harassment
A national program faces scrutiny as an internal probe begins.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 44 min read
The Plural Actor: How Climbing Reshapes Identity
What if climbing allowed us to escape the prison of identities? A sociological analysis.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 45 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
Jean Rouaux, or the Art of Not “Cheating”
12,000 km by bike. A forced flight. Stopped at 4,100m—still chasing a clean line.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 411 min read
What If Climbing Could Pull Us Back from Social Freefall?
Durkheim, anomie, and climbing gyms: when climbing recreates bonds in a fragmented society.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 47 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
Climbing Gyms: The End of the American Dream
73% of U.S. gym operators report worsening economic conditions in 2025.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 46 min read
Chalk: What If We’ve Been Getting It Wrong All Along?
Chalk is reassuring, but physics is decisive: sometimes, you need to use less to hold more.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 46 min read
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