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Rock Climbing 101

  • Basics, Sport and Trad – climbingtechniques.org
  • Multi-pitch Trad – multipitchclimbing.com
  • Multi-pitch Trad – 99boulders.com
  • Alpine Climbing – ortovox.com
  • Video Tutorials – climbingtechtips.com
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Training for Climbing

  • Training for Climbing – trainingforclimbing.com

Climbing Gear

  • Every Climbing Gear – weighmyrack.com
  • Compare Cams – cam-parison.com

Tips|Tricks|Gimmicks

  • Tech Tips – chockstone.org
  • AMGA Videos on Vimeo
  • Alpine Savvy – alpinesavvy.com

Route Information

  • Mountain Project
  • Peter Jensen’s Local Sport Climbing Guide

Blogs and Podcasts

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Online Gear Stores

  • Additional Discounts – activejunky.com
  • Backcountry, CampSaver, EMS, GearExpress
  • REI, Sierra Trading Post, Steep & Cheap

Upcoming Events

  • Weekday Gunks Climbing May 12- 14
    • Gunks Weekday
       May 11, 2025 - May 14, 2025
       8:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Great Falls Toproping - Saturday May 17
    • Great Falls Toproping
       May 17, 2025
       8:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Speaker Dr. Tracee Metcalfe - Step by Step: From Hills to the Himalaya
    • Tracee Metcalfe
       May 19, 2025
       7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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