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The zebra-striped boulders of Kandertal, Switzerland provide an aesthetic canvas to pull hard

Most of you wouldn't talk to a friend like you do to yourself. Negative self-talk can influence our biochemistry, and lead to feelings of weaker muscles and higher stress. The good news is that there are many ways to challenge it and be present.

Yet another powerhouse performance from Team USA, with the usual stars shining and Ashima Shiraishi proving she has the stuff for World Cups.

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The Olympics Are Counting On Climbing and a Few Other Additions To Put a New Spin to the Games

The East Face of Long's Peak is the highest and hardest free climbing arena in the world. Nothing comes easily.

Team USA was projected to qualify just one athlete for the Olympics, but instead maxed out, quadrupling expectations. The team manager had a lot to do with it.

The new route on a Himalayan peak was the hardest of high-altitude veteran Marek Holecek's life, and became a climb of epic proportions.

The former comp climber went outside and had his eyes opened on real rock. Now he's on a mission to climb every hard boulder in Colorado.

There’s falling at a crag and unfortunately also crawling from it. That you do not want to do, and you can prevent it.

Three Americans continued Team USA's streak on the world stage.

When the going gets tough, Babsi keeps going.

With the Olympics just three weeks away, no qualified Olympians are competing, but stoke and crank goes on in the center of the alpine universe.

Competition climbing had scrappy origins, but thanks to a dedicated crew it took off.

"We are not magicians and we do not make the results."

Our World Cup coverage continues as gold medalists Sean Bailey and Natalia Grossman take on the best in the world in lead climbing.

Lessons learned from an analysis of a serious fall and injury in Franconia Notch, New Hampshire.

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You wouldn't want to take this fall. Those falls. So many falls into a roiling sea.

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He didn't make the Olympic team, finished 47th in Innsbruck, but these stumbles only sharpened Sean Bailey's blade of ambition, and now he rightly sits on the throne as king of the comeback.

Slovenia's brightest star is the favorite to win gold in Tokyo, but nothing is a given. A foot could slip, she could false start in Speed, or other competitors could simply climb faster and harder.

Deep in the Amazonian jungle, Mount Roraima is an adventure throw back with deadly snakes, bird-eating spiders and ants as long as match sticks. That's precisely why they had to climb it.

In a wilderness emergency, the tiniest details can be a matter of life and death. After a pair of accidents leave one one young adventurer injured and another deceased, Hayden Seder ponders the difference a stroke of luck can make.

Three medals for Team USA in Villars. Wow.

Team USA did well again, with Sean Bailey cranking to second place.

How you use your feet is actually more important than being strong. Don't believe it? Try climbing without your feet. Propel yourself upwards with more ease by dialing in your footwork with these expert tips.

Feet come in infinite sizes, but rock shoes come in about 12. Still, with a bit of thought, you can find a pair that fits.

America's most influential climber and boulderer, Chris now has a family, owns gyms in Spain and US, and says he's "just trying to get by."

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When the rest of the press moved to the other side of the stage, our then website editor stayed right where he was for the clear shot, and caught the flying iron cross.

Don't know a belayer from a send, no worries, our easy-to-use guide can set you straight.

A great showing as three Olympians move to the next round

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Get to know the 20 men and 20 women competing in climbing’s inaugural Olympic event

"Beta breaker," Molly Thompson-Smith writes on Instagram. "When they say jump, I say… no thanks?"

"Much harder than it looks." Daniel Krolop paws at the features in search of a good hold, but eventually ... "First ascents are tough here."

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Says Condie: “I’ve always said that my superpower in climbing is being able to separate my self-worth from my climbing ability."

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Unveiling the Lead, Speed and Boulder walls, the Format, and how to read the Scoreboard

Don't know speed from lead climbing, or want the finer points on how Olympic climbers will be scored? Here's what you need to know.

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The rules, the format, and what to look for.

Founded in 2005 by a champ, Team ABC keeps turning them out.

The passing of a friend is hard, but can bind the community tighter even when we can't understand it.

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The country might be small, but its climbing team is mighty and includes the best of all time

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Lockoffs, deadhangs, static stretching .... it's all wrong and you aren't helping yourself by continuing to do the same things and expecting different and better results. Stop it!

Team USA's deep roster of talent portends well for future Games. These up-and-comers would well dominate.

Rain prematurely ends women's competition, Japan men's sweeps, complaints of prolonged camera close up of Austria’s Johanna Färber

The highs and lows from the World Cup in Innsbruck—some Olympians, but not all, shone.

Initially a full-time electrician, this East-Coast climber escaped the grueling monotony of his day job and now has the biggest challenge of his life.

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This was the strongest showing for the Team USA Olympian.

And not only was her ascent bold and quick, it was also the first female solo of the route

Ondra, Raboutou, Noguchi, Garnbret and Megos are household names, but lesser-known are the Olympic climbers from afield.

The last World Cup before the Olympic Games is unfolding right now. Tune in for updates and to watch the competition live.

Let’s make some bets, shall we?

He had done the route before. Why worry? He slung in a nut, expecting to cruise the crux and then place a good #3 cam. Uh-oh, big mistake ...

Japan has had the most consistently dominant team for 10 years, but will they own the Olympics?

If you had asked any of us, fresh out of middle school and going to Nationals in dark, dusty old rock gyms, if climbing would ever join the Olympics, our answer would have been, “Not in our lifetimes.”

Downgrading, Upgrading—It’s All To Make You Feel Better About Yourself. It's Time to Fight the Ego and Just Enjoy.

Many “firsts” have always been worth something, though, and many still are, particularly cases like Sabourin’s. That’s because there are two types of firsts that matter.

A core climber speaks out about what it's like to break barriers beyond climbing hard in the climbing community.

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Phillip Bay and Brian Degenhardt were on top of Higher Cathedral Spire when they saw this fearsome act of nature. If you take one thing from the article to which this post is related, it is that rockfall on El Cap and elsewhere is continual—take, and wear, your helmet.

Going vegetarian isn't just animal friendly, it can help your health and the Earth, and giving up meat isn't difficult nor does it impose any hardships.

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Probably not, but it does several other things quite well!

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Doing the climb was a three-month journey in the desert, one that took complete and utter dedication.

How you fuel is an important factor in how you build and repair muscles, produce energy for peak performance, and even maintain mental acuity for sending.