Opinion: Why Women Make the Best Trad Climbing Partners
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“Kaya, I’m really scared,” my climbing partner—we’ll call her Lucy—whispered to me a few feet off the belay. Her first pieces of protection were two micro-nuts. It was a beautiful summer day in Squamish, and the wires sticking out of the rock at off angles did not look inspiring. Her arms shook as she held herself in an awkward lock-off position, wanting to move but unable to commit. If she fell, she would risk decking on a ledge below. The move was bold, but not overly difficult, one of those c
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