A collection of covershots from many great photographers and adventurers that graced the homepage in 2009. Images from Photopost, Hot Flashes, Photo Galleries, Events, Extended Features ... I would like to thank all of our dedicated contributors and uploaders for making Climbing.com what it is today. —Luke Laeser — Climbing.com Online Editor
Tech Tip - Technique - HEELS OF STEEL 6 keys to master-class slab climbing - CLIMBERS TYPICALLY FALL INTO TWO CAMPS when it comes to slabs. Some gag at the connotation of meat-grating, nipple-raking falls. But others say friction climbing is our most elegant discipline, a communion of mental grit and technical grace that rewards brains and finesse, not mindless brawn.