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January 17, 2026

The Wide Tour by Mary Eden (an excerpt from Volume 25)

Climbing CultureBy LukeJanuary 17, 2026Leave a comment

How did I end up becoming an off-width climber?  I used to absolutely hate off-widths—mostly because I didn’t like the way it felt thrashing blindly inside of them. It hurt. It felt unpleasant. And I never had enough wide gear. The whole endeavor felt like a waste of time.  My first visit to the off-width…

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