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Introduction to Big Wall Climbing and Aid Climbing - Click for details
 Introduction to Big Wall Climbing and Aid Climbing
What is big wall climbing? A big wall typically takes more than two days to climb, is at least 800 feet tall and presents a steep face. Big walls require traditional climbin...

by Chris McNamara
11,184 Jun 06, 2009 1
How to Big Wall Climb - Leading 2: Vertical and Overhanging Terrain - Click for details
 How to Big Wall Climb - Leading 2: Vertical and Overhanging Terrain
[youtube=IE-DmgME8xs] [youtube=t1TXdYFRFR0] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book an...

by Chris McNamara
26,660 Aug 13, 2009 10
How to Big Wall Climb: Introduction - Click for details
 How to Big Wall Climb: Introduction
[youtube=QyxiQgUyQvQ] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. The videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book and are meant to be watch...

by Chris McNamara
11,581 Oct 21, 2009 22
How to Big Wall Climb - Wall Strategy: Crowds, Passing, Teams of Three and More - Click for details
 How to Big Wall Climb - Wall Strategy: Crowds, Passing, Teams of Three and More
[youtube=e7hUDlFv-EE] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book and are meant to be watched w...

by Chris McNamara
13,473 Jul 07, 2010 3
How To Big Wall Climbing - Gear 2: Clean Aid Protection - Click for details
 How To Big Wall Climbing - Gear 2: Clean Aid Protection
This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb project. View the table of contents here. Chris Mac Pick I add (Chris Mac Pick) after any gear that is currently my fa...

by Chris McNamara
26,424 Jul 07, 2010 2
About SuperTopo Gear Reviews
by Chris McNamara
9,733 Jul 07, 2010 2
SuperTopo Newsletter - November 1, 2010
by Chris McNamara
5,476 Nov 01, 2010 1
How to Big Wall Climb - Leading 4: Traversing Terrain - Click for details
 How to Big Wall Climb - Leading 4: Traversing Terrain
This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb project. Click here to see what is currently on my El Capitan rack Leading Traversing Terrain Overview Leading tr...

by Chris McNamara
16,206 Feb 27, 2011 5
El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California Climbing Info - Click for details
 El Capitan, Yosemite Valley, California Climbing Info
El Capitan is one the most famous big walls in the World and considered by most climbers to be the best. It is the historical center of big wall climbing and continues t...

by Chris McNamara
5,019 Apr 07, 2011 1
How To Big Wall Climb - Following 4: Traversing Terrain - Click for details
 How To Big Wall Climb - Following 4: Traversing Terrain
[youtube=rPsiSu2lwpY] [youtube=s-kcHabPFls] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book an...

by Chris McNamara
21,091 Apr 11, 2011 5
How to Big Wall Climb - Hauling, Managing the Belay, The Changeover - Click for details
 How to Big Wall Climb - Hauling, Managing the Belay, The Changeover
[youtube=8qGE9c8KY1E] [youtube=Rzqr1zm1QHc] [youtube=2q2PdnAAy6w] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrat...

by Chris McNamara
35,023 Feb 13, 2012 5
Best of the Best - Winter Outdoor Retailer 2012 - Click for details
 Best of the Best - Winter Outdoor Retailer 2012
We looked through 12 of "The Best of Outdoor Retailer 2012" reports to find out what was the hottest gear of the biggest winter Outdoor Gear event in the United States: the Ou...

by Chris McNamara
9,122 Mar 05, 2012 1
How To Big Wall Climb: Gear 1 - Essential Aid Climbing Gear - Click for details
 How To Big Wall Climb: Gear 1 - Essential Aid Climbing Gear
This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb Project - View Table of Contents. This list has the philosophy behind my gear picks. Click here if you just want a big wall gea...

by Chris McNamara
94,733 Apr 13, 2012 32
How to Big Wall Climbing - Following 3: Cleaning Gear - Click for details
 How to Big Wall Climbing - Following 3: Cleaning Gear
[youtube=R-GUS0D5wwM] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book and are meant to be watched w...

by Chris McNamara
15,360 Apr 29, 2012 6
How to Big Wall Climb - The Bivy, Food, and Water - Click for details
 How to Big Wall Climb - The Bivy, Food, and Water
This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb project. View the table of contents here This is a free sample of How to Big Wall Climb. If you want the full details on how to ...

by Chris McNamara
54,813 May 15, 2012 3
Yosemite Big Wall First Ascent Topos - Click for details
 Yosemite Big Wall First Ascent Topos
Please post your own links to Yosemite Big Wall first ascent topos in the comments section Some related links: Here is the original forum thread Download of Yos...

by Chris McNamara
8,383 May 15, 2012 9
The Authors of SuperTopo
by Chris McNamara
4,414 Jun 12, 2012 14
How to Big Wall Climb - Following 2: Vertical and Overhanging Terrain  - Click for details
 How to Big Wall Climb - Following 2: Vertical and Overhanging Terrain
[youtube=bwv9QsE8EC0] [youtube=DHup6TFx_Q0] This is part of the How to Big Wall Climb SuperTopo book. Videos like the ones above illustrate key points of the book an...

by Chris McNamara
18,135 Jul 09, 2012 10
SuperTopo Guide To Online Auctions For Causes and Non-Profits - Click for details
 SuperTopo Guide To Online Auctions For Causes and Non-Profits
I have been doing eBay auctions for non-profits for 6 years now: April 2008 - December 2009 - April 2011 - April 2011 To date we have raised $100,000+, thanks in large p...

by Chris McNamara
8,545 Sep 20, 2012 13
How To Big Wall Climb: Reading and Movie List - Click for details
 How To Big Wall Climb: Reading and Movie List
This is part of my How To Big Wall Climb project. View the table of contents here A Note About Links If you are thinking about buying some of the gear mentioned in thi...

by Chris McNamara
25,668 Dec 03, 2012 25
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