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Outside Voices

Interesting thoughts from Peter Beal in his latest shot across the bow at the current state of affairs in the climbing industry:

To read the offerings in magazines and online is to recognize that there are no prominent outside voices, pun intended, who are willing to rock the boat in any meaningful sense, to call into question the numerous dubious assumptions built into the marketing-focused image of the sport that is achieving dominance today.

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DiGiulian Signs With Five Ten

Sasha DiGiulian ends her long relations with Mad Rock and signs with Five Ten:

I had a fabulous relationship with the people there [Mad Rock], but I came to the decision that in order to pursue my career, I had to find a shoe more compatible for my personal preferences. I found this shoe with Five Ten and I am very enthusiastic about this momentous change.
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Given the year DiGiulian had and her relatioinship with Five Ten’s new parent company it’s hard to see this kind of move as a surprise.

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“Let Me List Some Of My Recent Accomplishments”

The then 14-year-old Chris Sharma in a 1996 letter to Prana about a potential sponsorship deal:

By sponsoring me you will be getting tons of free advertisement

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Final Update On Mike Lyons Case

Consider this a final update on the most unsavory story of 2011

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Adidas Group To Buy Five Ten For $25 Million

Adidas Group To Buy Five Ten For $25 Million

The adidas Group is set to buy up shoe maker Five Ten for $25 million in cash

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AAC Launches New Guidebook Finder Tool

AAC Launches New Guidebook Finder Tool

The American Alpine Club launches a new tool to help search their library of climbing guidebooks

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