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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A Guide to Socializing in the Gym

People.  People are hard to deal with.  Some of us are better at it than others, and I wanted to give you an idea on ways to deal with the…

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JMC: The True Cost of Competition Climbing

You know what Jams My Cams? Competition climbing.  At its start, it was literally called "sport climbing" by the Euros, although the English-speakers have co-oped that to being anything with bolts…

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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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Position Available – Apply Within

Great News! Crank Climbing is expanding and we’re in the market for new personnel! Due to career changes facilitating a move, a position has opened up here at the Baltimore…

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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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Crank Media Review: Death Grip

Let's be clear from the jump. Death Grip is not a climbing book, or a book about climbing. It's an autobiographical account of Matt Samet's struggles with addiction to benzodiazepines.…

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The Golden Rule

You know what Jams My Cams? Rules. There are a lot of "rules" in climbing... or maybe there's just one? Some are comp rules. You have 4 minutes. Make sure…

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JMC: Talking

You know what Jams my Cams?  Talking. Lets talk about climbing.  More specifically, lets talk about talking about climbing.  Some of us do one more than the other.  Time to dive into the spectrum:Humble…

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