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Cleaning a Top Rope Anchor with AMGA

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Margaret Wheeler of the American Mountain Guides Association walks us through the steps it takes to clean an anchor, an essential skill in climbing. While this isn't an all-encompassing guide—for that, you should check out a full skills course—it does provide a few key takeways: redundancy, take your time, and practice, practice, practice.

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