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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