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How Do You Know When to Retire Your Climbing Gear?

Unfortunately, climbing gear isn’t immortal. Fabric starts to wear thin and fray, metal often chips and gets rubbed down, until eventually you start to wonder if it’s even safe to use your equipment anymore. So how much time should you give your gear until you finally decide to retire it? The answer is…it depends. Knowing …

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