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Perfect Descent Distribution Changes

After years of collaboration, C3 Manufacturing and Aerial Adventure Technologies are going their separate ways, starting January 22, ...
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Lanyard Subscription Program

Perfect Descent has teamed up with its Distributor Aerial Adventure Technologies to offer U.S.-based customers a subscription program ...
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Olympics Revealed

A behind the scenes look at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as told by PD Olympic Climber, Sean ...
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How the Perfect Descent Auto Belay Changed Speed Climbing Forever

Speed Climbing made its Olympic debut, the even playing field is more important than ever Originally Published on ...
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Men’s Speed Climbing World Record Broken, Twice in One Day

Salt Lake City, Utah USA - 29 May 2021 They came to Salt Lake City to break records ...
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Perfect Descent: Auto Belay Supplier to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

History is in the making as the inaugural class of climbing athletes get ready to take the stage ...
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Olympics Deferred

By: Sean McColl, Olympic Rock Climber (CAN) August 2019 - Seven months before shutdown I had just flown ...
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Interval Training with PD®

With PD® Athlete, Kai Lightner https://youtu.be/Y2F7yJiZRs4 Professional athlete and Perfect Descent climber Kai Lightner gives us a sneak ...
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Becoming an Olympian

By: Sean McColl, Olympic Rock Climber (CAN) I have wanted to qualify and compete at the Olympic Games ...
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Q&A with Kai Lightner

When and how did you get started climbing? Even though I didn’t begin climbing in a gym until ...
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Q&A with Sean McColl

When and how did you get started climbing? I started climbing in 1997 with my family. Our tennis ...
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Q&A with John Brosler

When and how did you get started climbing? I started climbing at summer camps when I was little ...
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Sponsorships in 2020: Polish Speed Competition

With pandemic restrictions easing in many parts of the world, Poland recently hosted a regional Speed Climbing competition. ...
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Perfect Descent Auto Belay Certification

Perfect Descent Auto Belays Certified to 10X EN 341:2011 Class A About EN Standards for Auto Belays EN ...
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Partnering with the CWA for the Membership Assistance Program

Building Community One Climbing Gym at a Time Perfect Descent has partnered with the Climbing Wall Association (CWA) ...
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IFSC Pan Am Championships 2020

Breaking Down the Importance of the IFSC Pan-Ams Championships in an Olympic Year

This week, from Feb. 24–March. 1, marked the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) Pan-American Championships at climbing ...
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First in Speed, First in Safety: Solving the Single Spring Problem

People typically see the brake that controls the lowering speed as the critical mechanism in auto belays, and ...
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Perfect Descent Sponsors Historic IFSC Climbing World Championships in Hachioji, Japan

August 20, 2019 marked a historic moment in competition Sport Climbing as the first-ever Olympic climbers were confirmed ...
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IFSC Speed and Lead Climbing World Cup – Wujiang, China 2018

At the IFSC Climbing World Cup Championship in Wujiang, China, Anouck Jaubert of France took home the season ...
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Youth Olympic Games 2018 Recap

The first ever Youth Olympians of Sport Climbing has concluded at the Summer Youth Olympic (YOG) Games in ...
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World Climbing Championship 2018 Recap

After 10 days of competitions among six of the top-scoring men and women athletes, the Combined finals came ...
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Finding my Apex – Sean McColl

By: Guest Writer, Sean McColl With my path now firmly set on the 2020 Olympic Games, training for ...
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Why We’re Always Going to Be at the Climbing Wall Association Summit 

  The CWA Summit Doesn't Disappoint Perfect Descent is a proud sponsor of the annual Climbing Wall Association ...
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USA Climbing Changes Rules to Include Auto Belays in Speed Climbing Competition

Released June 1st, 2018 USA Climbing has amended a rule in their Speed Climbing Rules Handbook (Rule 7.2.1) ...
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