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Increase your know-how with GORP's climbing skills section.

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Routes, stories, and ascents from around the world.

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Tidbits, Tips, and Tiffs: The Away Network's climbing community offers great advice, asks pertinent questions, and does a little bickering, too. Meet this great bunch of climbers and join the discussion.

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Recent Climbing Features
Getting Started
*Rock Climbing 101
*Picking the Right Trip
*Lower Body Technique
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Where to Go
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* Top Ten Climbs for the Weekend Warrior
* Top Ten National Parks for Climbing


Climbing Resources
*Essential Climbing Library: Climbing literature that inspires, enthralls, and instructs.
*Nuts and Bolts: Techniques, tips, and advice.
*Where to Climb: Read stories, find routes around the world in GORP's regional climbing guide.
* Lingo: Brush up on your rock and ice terminology.
*Climbing Narratives: From "Why Climb?" to a portrait of Mallory, great tales about climbing.
* Gear: Buying guides and online shopping.
* Climbing Forums: Swap gear, find climbing partners, share stories.
* Climbing Travel Planner:The essentials for selecting the right trip.
* Climbing Links: Around the web.
* Books and Maps: Resources at your fingertips.
* Family Climbing: Teaching kids to climb.



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