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Mountain peak Everest. Highest mountain in the world. National Park, Nepal.","created_timestamp":"1654387200","copyright":"Copyright (c) 2022 Vixit\/Shutterstock. No use without permission.","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Tent,In,The,Everest,Base,Camp.,Mountain,Peak,Everest.,Highest","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Tent,In,The,Everest,Base,Camp.,Mountain,Peak,Everest.,Highest" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Everest base camp; (photo/Shutterstock)</p> " data-medium-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_2164192213-copy-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_2164192213-copy-700x467.jpg" /><noscript><img width="400" height="225" src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_2164192213-copy-400x225.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail not-transparent wp-post-image" alt="Mount Everest Ban of Unsupported Climbers Won’t Affect 2025 Season" decoding="async" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_2164192213-copy-400x225.jpg 400w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_2164192213-copy-1200x675.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-has-transparency="false" data-dominant-color="84909c" style="--dominant-color: #84909c;" data-attachment-id="236662" data-permalink="https://gearjunkie.com/news/american-doctor-dies-everest/attachment/tentintheeverestbasecamp-mountainpeakeverest-highest" data-orig-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_2164192213-copy.jpg" data-orig-size="2500,1667" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Shutterstock","camera":"","caption":"Tent in the Everest base camp. Mountain peak Everest. Highest mountain in the world. National Park, Nepal.","created_timestamp":"1654387200","copyright":"Copyright (c) 2022 Vixit\/Shutterstock. No use without permission.","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"Tent,In,The,Everest,Base,Camp.,Mountain,Peak,Everest.,Highest","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Tent,In,The,Everest,Base,Camp.,Mountain,Peak,Everest.,Highest" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Everest base camp; (photo/Shutterstock)</p> " data-medium-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_2164192213-copy-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_2164192213-copy-700x467.jpg" /></noscript> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="archive-item"> <article id="post-538339" class="post-538339 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climbing category-rock tag-reviews reviews-product handle-external-links "> <div class="archive-inner"> <div class="archive-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title c-card__title"><a href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/edelrid-birdlime-1r-9-8-review" rel="bookmark">Edelrid Birdlime 1R 9.8 Review: Workhorse Climbing Rope Made From Castor Oil</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="c-card__meta"> <p>The Edelrid Birdlime 1R 9.8 is the first synthetic climbing rope to use renewable raw materials in its production.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-by"> <span class="author vcard">Written by <a data-author-id="54" class="author url fn" title="Posts by Seiji Ishii" href="https://gearjunkie.com/author/seiji">Seiji Ishii</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-03-25T13:00:07-04:00">March 25, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="archive-image"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/edelrid-birdlime-1r-9-8-review" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="800" height="533" src="data:image/svg+xml,<svg 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We ruthlessly tested it for this review.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-by"> <span class="author vcard">Written by <a data-author-id="54" class="author url fn" title="Posts by Seiji Ishii" href="https://gearjunkie.com/author/seiji">Seiji Ishii</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2025-03-19T17:35:14-04:00">March 19, 2025</time> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="archive-image"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/edelrid-siskin-8-6-eco-dry-climbing-rope-review" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="800" height="533" src="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0"></svg>" data-src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2025/03/IMG_0642-800x533.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail not-transparent wp-post-image" alt="The Lightest Single Climbing Rope Ever Made: Edelrid Siskin Eco-Dry 8.6 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data-src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-800x533.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Alone on Everest, Alpinist Sets Frigid, Improbable Record" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-800x533.jpg 800w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-300x200.jpg 300w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-700x467.jpg 700w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-768x512.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-720x480.jpg 720w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="507889" data-permalink="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/everest-alpinist-winter-ascent-jost-kobusch/attachment/everest-kobusch" data-orig-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="everest kobusch" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Jost Kobusch works his way through highly technical climbing in this set of images from a recent Instagram video on Mount Everest; (photos/Jost Kobusch)</p> " data-medium-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-700x467.jpg" /><noscript><img width="800" height="533" src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-800x533.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Alone on Everest, Alpinist Sets Frigid, Improbable Record" decoding="async" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-800x533.jpg 800w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-300x200.jpg 300w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-700x467.jpg 700w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-768x512.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-720x480.jpg 720w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="507889" data-permalink="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/everest-alpinist-winter-ascent-jost-kobusch/attachment/everest-kobusch" data-orig-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="everest kobusch" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Jost Kobusch works his way through highly technical climbing in this set of images from a recent Instagram video on Mount Everest; (photos/Jost Kobusch)</p> " data-medium-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/everest-kobusch-700x467.jpg" /></noscript> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="archive-item"> <article id="post-503482" class="post-503482 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climbing handle-external-links "> <div class="archive-inner"> <div class="archive-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title c-card__title"><a href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/black-diamond-validates-recycled-aluminum-content" rel="bookmark">Black Diamond ‘Validates’ Recycled Aluminum Use</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="c-card__meta"> <p>Black Diamond Equipment announced it has started validating recycled aluminum content in hard goods like carabiners and trekking poles.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-by"> <span class="author vcard">Written by <a data-author-id="54" class="author url fn" title="Posts by Seiji Ishii" href="https://gearjunkie.com/author/seiji">Seiji Ishii</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-12-31T14:19:04-05:00">December 31, 2024</time> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="archive-image"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/black-diamond-validates-recycled-aluminum-content" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="800" height="533" src="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0"></svg>" data-src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-800x533.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Black Diamond ‘Validates’ Recycled Aluminum Use" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-700x467.jpg 700w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-720x480.jpg 720w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="503837" data-permalink="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/black-diamond-validates-recycled-aluminum-content/attachment/olympus-digital-camera-951" 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src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-800x533.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Black Diamond ‘Validates’ Recycled Aluminum Use" decoding="async" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-700x467.jpg 700w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-720x480.jpg 720w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="503837" data-permalink="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/black-diamond-validates-recycled-aluminum-content/attachment/olympus-digital-camera-951" data-orig-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.8","credit":"","camera":"E-M1MarkII","caption":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","created_timestamp":"1734518583","copyright":"","focal_length":"19","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Black Diamond carabiners and trekking poles on a climbing rope" data-image-description="<p>Black Diamond carabiners and trekking poles on a climbing rope</p> " data-image-caption="<p>(Photo/Seiji Ishii)</p> " data-medium-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/PC188316-2-700x467.jpg" /></noscript> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="archive-item"> <article id="post-507148" class="post-507148 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climbing category-rock handle-external-links "> <div class="archive-inner"> <div class="archive-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title c-card__title"><a href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/utah-officials-seek-petroglyph-vandals" rel="bookmark">Utah Officials Seek Vandals Who Drilled Climbing Bolts Near Petroglyph</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="c-card__meta"> <p>It remains unclear if the bolts were placed by rock climbers — or just a petroglyph enthusiast who wanted a closer look.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-by"> <span class="author vcard">Written by <a data-author-id="144" class="author url fn" title="Posts by Andrew McLemore" href="https://gearjunkie.com/author/andrewmac">Andrew McLemore</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-12-30T15:03:28-05:00">December 30, 2024</time> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="archive-image"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/utah-officials-seek-petroglyph-vandals" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="800" height="533" src="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0"></svg>" data-src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-800x533.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Utah Officials Seek Vandals Who Drilled Climbing Bolts Near Petroglyph" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-800x533.jpg 800w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-300x200.jpg 300w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-700x467.jpg 700w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-768x512.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-720x480.jpg 720w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="507210" data-permalink="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/utah-officials-seek-petroglyph-vandals/attachment/petroglyph-utah-bolts" data-orig-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="petroglyph utah bolts" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Federal officials discovered the above climbing bolts (circled in red) directly beneath ancient indigenous rock art; (photo/U.S. Bureau of Land Management)</p> " data-medium-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-700x467.jpg" /><noscript><img width="800" height="533" src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-800x533.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Utah Officials Seek Vandals Who Drilled Climbing Bolts Near Petroglyph" decoding="async" srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-800x533.jpg 800w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-300x200.jpg 300w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-700x467.jpg 700w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-768x512.jpg 768w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-720x480.jpg 720w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" data-attachment-id="507210" data-permalink="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/utah-officials-seek-petroglyph-vandals/attachment/petroglyph-utah-bolts" data-orig-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="petroglyph utah bolts" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Federal officials discovered the above climbing bolts (circled in red) directly beneath ancient indigenous rock art; (photo/U.S. Bureau of Land Management)</p> " data-medium-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-300x200.jpg" data-large-file="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/petroglyph-utah-bolts-700x467.jpg" /></noscript> </a> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="archive-item"> <article id="post-504352" class="post-504352 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-climbing handle-external-links "> <div class="archive-inner"> <div class="archive-content"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title c-card__title"><a href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/national-park-service-nix-climbing-anchors-ban" rel="bookmark">Climbers Rejoice as National Park Service Nixes Plan to Ban Fixed Anchors</a></h2> </header> <div class="entry-content"> <div class="c-card__meta"> <p>After proposing a plan to ban the metal screws climbers use for protection, the National Park Service decided to continue allowing them in wilderness areas.</p> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="posted-by"> <span class="author vcard">Written by <a data-author-id="144" class="author url fn" title="Posts by Andrew McLemore" href="https://gearjunkie.com/author/andrewmac">Andrew McLemore</a></span> </span> <span class="posted-on"> <time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2024-12-19T12:30:01-05:00">December 19, 2024</time> </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="archive-image"> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://gearjunkie.com/climbing/national-park-service-nix-climbing-anchors-ban" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="800" height="533" src="data:image/svg+xml,<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 0 0"></svg>" data-src="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/climber-rappel-800x533.jpg" class="lazyload attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Climbers Rejoice as National Park Service Nixes Plan to Ban Fixed Anchors" decoding="async" data-srcset="https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/climber-rappel-800x533.jpg 800w, https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/images.gearjunkie.com/uploads/2024/12/climber-rappel-300x200.jpg 300w, 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