The Life of a Routesetter
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IFSC Golden Memories: Watch Some of the Best Performances in Recent IFSC History
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Congress Passes The Great American Outdoors Act
The Great American Outdoors Act has passed Congress with bipartisan support. It is a landmark bill to protect public lands in the United States.
Uncut: Watch Drew Ruana's Ascent of Box Therapy (V16)
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Catherine Destivelle Earns Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award
Destivelle becomes the first woman to receive the award since it began in 2009.
Alpine Climbing: 9 Must-Have Products
The snow has begun to melt. The granite has dried out. Tiny flowers are springing from the tundra. The climbing season that so many of us await all year has finally arrived—alpine season.
Watch Mason Earle's Battle With the Hondo Offwidth Project
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Drew Ruana Completes Second Ascent of Box Therapy (V16)
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Pachamama (5.15a) Step-By-Step With Cédric Lachat
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Ask an Editor: How Do New Routes Work?
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Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Complete Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup in RMNP
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Alpine Knee: Is Van Life a Sacrifice—or Another Form of Privilege?
It may be time to rethink the mythology of dirtbagging.
Deal of the Day: 65% Off Mountain Hardwear Kor Preshell Hooded Jacket (Women's)
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Watch Sami Koponen Repeat 5.14b Deep Water Solo in Finland
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Climbing Book Club: The Climbing Staff Discusses Jeff Smoot's Hangdog Days
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Sincronia Màgica: Isolation in Patagonia
Sílvia Vidal spent nearly two months alone in Patagonia while completing a solo first ascent on El Chileno Grande, unaware of the unfolding pandemic in the outside world.
Walltopia Headquarters in Bulgaria Suffers Arson Attack Following LGBTQIA+ Support
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Caption Contest: Win a Petzl Meteor Helmet
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A Good Season: Jimmy Webb in Rocklands
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Unique Outdoor First Ascent Competition Launched in Italy
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Dr. Constance Lightner to Join USA Climbing Board of Directors
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Watch Giuliano Cameroni Make the First Ascent of Power of Now (V15)
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Incroyable: Italian Alpinists Open New Alpine Rock Route on Mont Blanc
A team of Italian alpinists has completed a new 290-meter alpine rock route on the Red Pillar of Brouillard.
Review: Nite Ize Radiant 314 Rechargeable Lantern
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Adam Ondra Teaches 11 Beginner Climbing Tips to Adam Ondra
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Watch Alex Megos Make the First Ascent of Upgrade U (V15)
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Access Fund: Save Exit 38 Crags at Mount Washington
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5.14c or 5.12d? The Story of Joshua Tree's My Idea of Fun
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World’s Tallest Climbing Wall Built on Copenhagen Power Plant
CopenHill, a futuristic energy plant, doubles as an urban recreation center for Copenhagen’s citizens.
Re-Gram: Show Us Your Climber Forearms
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Ikigai: A Short Climbing Documentary Promoting Diversity and Environmental Awareness
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Watch Sonnie Trotter's 2006 FA of the Notorious Cobra Crack
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Pocket Outdoor Media Acquires Three Divisions from Active Interest Media and Completes Its Series A Financing
Series A funding allows Pocket Outdoor Media to expand its active lifestyle business to over 20 new media businesses including Yoga Journal, SKI, Climbing, BACKPACKER, and Warren Miller Entertainment
IFSC to Resume Competition Season With Briançon Lead World Cup
Following a hiatus due to COVID-19, the International Federation of Sport Climbing announced that a World Cup climbing competition will be held in late August.
Review: Creag Men’s Quantum Lightweight Climbing Pant
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The Goofy, Fun Instagram Videos of Beau Martino
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Evolv Launches Exclusive Ashima Shiraishi X Brain Dead Zenist shoe
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Uncut: Anak Verhoeven Makes the First Ascent of Belgium's Hardest Route
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Summit Roundtable Podcast: Changing Route Names
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Ben Moon on how the OG bouldering film “The Real Thing” still influences the sport 25 years later
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Ask an Editor: What Guidance Do You Have For New Climbers During COVID-19?
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Unsent: 100 Free Replacement Route Names
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Uncut: Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou Sends Element of Surprise (V11)
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Yosemite Climbing Association Museum and Gallery Opening Delayed, Raising Money to Sustain During Pandemic
The Yosemite Climbing Association Museum and Gallery was set to open this spring, featuring artifacts and photographs from Yosemite’s climbing history, but was delayed due to the pandemic. Here’s how you can help preserve these artifacts.
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Field Tested: Climbro Hangboard
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Watch Adam Ondra Make the First Ascent of Ledoborec (V16)
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Ten Sleep Route Names Changed to Honor Racial Justice Movements
Local route developers have renamed several routes on Ten Sleep Canyon’s controversial “Slavery Wall.”
Review: Hangdog Days, Conflict, Change, and the Race for 5.14 by Jeff Smoot
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Why Women Can Climb As Hard As Men
Unlike more traditional sports, which advantage men, climbing is a relatively level playing field. Which is all the more reason to get out and get after it.
The American Alpine Club Appoints Mitsu Iwasaki Chief Executive Officer
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First Ascent on the West Face of Trud Peak in Kazakhstan
Kirill Belotserkovskiy and Grigory Chshukin opened a new line on Trud Peak, completing a round-trip of the 1,200 meter line in 23 hours.
Not So Far: Three Alps First Ascents By Hervé Barmasse
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Unbelayvable: The Strolling Belay
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Documentary: K2 and the Invisible Footmen
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Not Climbing In Lockdown: Five Perspectives
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Access Fund Purchases Climbing Areas Outside Leavenworth, Washington
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The Mod Squad
Meet the tireless climbers establishing moderate sport routes around the country.
The Croatian Connection
Life, love, and vertigo in Paklenica—a traveler’s journal
The Climbing Q&A: Brooke Raboutou
How this unassuming college student—and pedigreed super-climber—became the first American climber to qualify for the Olympics
Dover Island, Nova Scotia: The Ever-Changing Granite Playground of This Tiny Atlantic Isle
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Topo: Torment-Forbidden Traverse
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The Silver Lining to the Olympic Postponement
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COVID-19 Hits the Climbing Community
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What’s Happening at the Crags During the COVID-19 Closures
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Dynoing Master Class: Learn to Launch with Power and Precision
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Photo Gallery: Onsight—2 Climbing Photo Hightlight (Issue 373)
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Rock Art: Salomé Aubert—Scientist With a Side Hustle
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2020 Climbing Shoe Review: The Year of the Comp Shoe
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2020 Comp Climbing Shoe Review: Scarpa Drago LV (& Drago)
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2020 Comp Climbing Shoe Review: Evolv X1
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2020 Comp Climbing Shoe Review: Butora Acro Comp
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2020 Comp Climbing Shoe Review: Five Ten Hiangle Pro
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2020 Comp Climbing Shoe Review: La Sportiva Theory
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2020 Comp Climbing Shoe Review: Mad Rock Vision
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Review: Black Diamond Camalot C4 No. 7 and No. 8
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Review: Metolius Big Wall Bucket
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Review: Patagonia R1 TechFace Hoody
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Review: Scarpa Vapor Lace Climbing Shoe
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Review: Evolv Rave Climbing Shoe
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