Crank Media Review: Smitten

Even though it might not be the first place that pops to mind, Australia has been the subject of a number of full length climbing films and even a Reel…

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Crank Media Review: Big Game

I'm just going to say it.  I love Mike Call's product.  What happens when dreadlock era Chris Sharma sees Frequent Flyers?  He wants to go crush New Zealand like Boone…

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Crank Media Review – Specimen

Bouldering? Like, what even is that?  Practice for real climbing?  A boom in the late 90s put bouldering on the map and firmly established it as a legitimate sub-discipline in…

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Crank Media Review: Fine Lines

I know what you're thinking - didn't we already review this one?  Nope.  We reviewed "A Fine Line".  Fine Lines is a much different film. Fine Lines is available streaming…

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Crank Media Review: Dosage 2

With a name like Dosage Vol.1, you knew there'd be more, right?  Enter Dosage Vol.2.  Like the last, its made up of a series of doses that follow familiar faces…

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Crank Media Review: Dosage 1

IT BEGINS!  Dosage 1, of 5.  Buckle up, its going to be a long ride. This is the films that really lit the fuse for Big Up if you ask…

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Crank Media Review: Dosage Series Teaser

Lets be clear - Big Up's Dosage Series is one of the most iconic series of climbing films. While I intend to review each individually over the next month or…

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Equipment Review: Trango Forge Hangboard

I've had a lot of hangboards over the years, some because I want to get stronger, some because they look neat, some because I got a good deal. I'll soon…

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Crank Media Review: Climbing Free

Lynn Hill. As the years go by, her legend grows. She's the must-have interviewee for any piece on women in climbing, and for good cause. We often talk about how…

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