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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.

Oh, plus miles of approach and descent for Jordan Cannon and Scott Bennett, who also biked between the walls.

It was a close call on the Big Stone when the route they were climbing started falling apart, and then most of the route did collapse.

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She sped through high school and now blazes up comp walls when she isn't going to nursing school.

Project climbing is difficult, painful and at times has no reward in sight. Maybe the secret to success and happiness is lowering your goals by only climbing the easy stuff.

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The all-star Japanese boulderer, 32, plans to make the Tokyo Olympics the final competition of her 16-year career.

A team of self-proclaimed Average Joes attempts to free a big, remote classic in the Wind Rivers. There was nothing average about it.

You may think that as you age you get weaker, climb at a lower level. But older means wiser. You can leverage that.

For these climbers of color, representation isn’t just about getting new climbers into the sport, it's about increasing diversity and mentoring on and off the rock.

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Dani Arnold, the fastest alpinist still alive, and his high-stakes quest to smash speed-soloing records.

On 8 Ounces to Freedom, she must pull the pivot around an initial high heel-toe, or else. Then: a study in progress by inches.

Even if you're mindful about how you fuel your days at the crag, a diet heavy on local, seasonal produce can have an unexpected impact.

He places a high foothold that, as he stretches upward, pops. He resets, latches the target hold. But when tries to move his other hand ...

Even if you're already eating healthy, a diet heavy on local, seasonal produce can boost your body in unexpected ways.

Herson, with a background in the Valley as well as sport and comp climbing, is "really psyched to try more hard sport climbs!"

Gear up your favorite climbing partner, your dad, and save.

Covid stranded climbers in Southern Turkey. When the borders reopened, they didn't want to leave.

Learning to how to get back on the sharp end.

The 2021 Denali climbing season is underway, but two risky practices are concerning.

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Nothing can close a climbing area as fast or as surely as the discovery of raptor nests. In California's Pinnacles National Park, two climbers are working with the park service to protect the birds and preserve climbing on the park's famous formations.

Level up your rope with your climbing using MAXIM’s new Signature Series

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Don’t forget the essentials with a handy gear list for this iconic crag

Weekend Whipper shows an upside-down fall from a desert roof, and why it's more important to wear a helmet than a shirt.

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Hear their thoughts and how they are preparing on the eve of this momentous event in their lives.

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When a who's who of alpinist including Ueli Steck, Ines Papert, Will Gadd, and Nick Bullock visit a mountain you know it’s special. Quentin Roberts and Jesse Huey hope to solve the riddle of Tengkangpoche’s North Pillar.

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Granite spires are centerpoint of new Thumb Open Space for Estes Park

The 20-year-old has done some 50 5.14s. See him climb the route that was a whole "next level" in difficulty.

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Are you inspired by Alex Honnold? So is his mom, who is the oldest woman to scale El Capitan. Here she shares her thoughts on how essential a little inspiration can be.

Climbers cashing in on an oxygen-assisted climb are profiting from the deaths of those who attempted it without. So what's fair?

Eight products that all climbers should check out for their camping trips to the crag this season

One of America's four Olympic climbers to speak at the Outside Games as he prepares for his biggest comp yet.

Adams and Wickstrom establish 1,100 feet of new terrain; Warme and Karow go ground up on all-team-free ascent.

The secret to bigger sends isn’t what you think. (Hot baths and CBD? Yes, please.)

Win the new portable and lightweight Lattice Mini Bar

This guide from professional climber Tom Randall will help you create an effective and realistic training plan at home.

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Creating Boulder Problems That Can Challenge the World's Best Climbers and Win the Crowd Takes a Twisted Mindset You Have To Appreciate

Off-the-radar crankster Pablo Hammack, 20, of Santa Barbara, snagged the first problem in the Valley with the proposed grade of V15.

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Sasha DiGiulian spent most of 2020 convalescing as doctors reconstructed her hips, with the spectre of a recent tragedy in Mexico never far from her mind. Less than a year and a half after, she returned to the site of the tragedy with a rebuilt body and a new mindset.

A good spot is often taken for granted, but spotters are unsung heroes, our invisible ropes when our feet leave the ground

One of America's four Olympic climbers to speak at the Outside Games as she prepares for her biggest comp yet.

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