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  After sheltering in place for about a month and a half, some restrictions on what we can do have slowly started to lift. On May 1st, the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, released this list of acceptable activities: Athletics Badminton (singles) Throwing a baseball/softball BMX biking Canoeing (singles) Crabbing Cycling Exploring rock pools Gardening (not in groups) ...

Ask most climbers and you’ll get the same answer – the best climbing days are in the Fall.  Before the scourge of pumpkin spice everything floods the market we start to hear talk of Sendtember and Rocktober filling the hashtag lines on social feeds.  The cooler temps and lighter crowds make Fall the official unofficial flagship season of rock climbers...

It’s summer of the year 2019 and Granite Chief Ski and Mountain shop is once again choosing to provide not just one, but TWO public outhouses located in the woods of the Truckee/Donnor area.

Custom Molded Hiking Boots Inspired From Ski Boot Design Tecnica, a leader in ski boot design and technology, last year introduced a custom-molded mid and low hiking boot. In as little as 20 minutes Granite Chief can have you walking out of the store in a boot that fits your foot like no other boot on the market. A...

BD Athlete Roland Hemetzberger sends Zarathustra, 8c+ from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.

Girls Trip Europe: Las Motivadas from Prana Living on Vimeo.

A look into the life of climber Kevin Jorgeson and his attempt to free the hardest unclimbed big wall route in the world, the Dawn Wall on Yosemite's El Capitan, with Tommy Caldwell. Impossible Invitation from 3 Strings on Vimeo.

"“Do you mind if I look around?” Alex asks the villagers. We’re standing with a group of fishermen in front of a small mosque in northern Oman. A row of whitewashed buildings lines the pebbly beach. Behind the village rises a sheer 3,000-foot cliff that shimmers under a blistering midday sun. “You can do as you please,” says Taha Abdullah...

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