Just exactly what is trad climbing? When I started dipping my toes into mountaineering, I spent plenty of time around hardened rock climbers and started to hear the term, "trad". Having been regaled ...

"It's that change in perspective from gymnastics, or pure movement, versus adventure and moving through terrain," explains Chauvin. Trad climbing, especially multi-pitch and big-wall endeavors, is not ...

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Purity is an overused word in climbing circles and what constitutes a pure approach to climbing has been the subject of endless debate. Sport climbers would assert that climbing on fixed protection ...