The FrictionLabs Blog / Outdoor Climbing
Rise Up: Recovering from a Free Solo Accident
This interview is with Alain De La Tejera, a climber, teacher, and youth rock climbing coach in California. Until 2014, he was just another daredevil climber out of California. But,...
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Jamie Emerson: the Man, the Myth, the Sheriff
There are few climbers out there as passionate as Jamie Emerson. After leaving his humble roots in Michigan to test his ambitions...
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Six Things You Must Know Before Climbing Outside
Disclaimer: This article is intended as a resource for outdoor climbing beginners. More advanced climbers (even those who have never climbed outside) might find some...
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Share Your Impossible
We started FrictionLabs to make the best chalk. Soon after, we realized that in many ways the...
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Jon Glassberg: The Man Behind the Lens
Jon Glassberg is, first and foremost, a boulderer (he competed for 14 years and ascended more than 250 v10-v13s). He’s also a super talented photographer and filmmaker. So naturally, he...
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Paul Robinson: Climbing to the Far Ends of the Earth
FrictionLabs caught up with world-famous climber and classically trained artist and painter Paul Robinson about his goal of bouldering on every continent, what he's doing to get stronger,...
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Zoe Steinberg: be stubborn, overcome your mind, and try climbs that are too hard for you
For this week's interview FrictionLabs got in touch with Zoe Steinberg, a strong young climber...
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Alyse Dietel: Overcoming Fear, Catastrophe, and Ego
We recently chatted with Alyse Dietel, climber/artist/writer/adventurer currently living in Arizona. Alyse shares incredible wisdom for...
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