This Brilliant Tinkerer Is Designing Ways to Make Solo Climbing Safer
Brent Barghahn has always lived at the intersection of mechanical curiosity and physical pursuit. Now, he's pairing 5.14 fitness with innovative design.
Author
Chris Kalman
Chris Kalman is a longtime contributor to Climbing Magazine, and the award-winning author of Dammed If You Don’t. He has been publishing musings on the climbing life since 2007.
My Stories
Brette Harrington’s Love Affair with the Chinese Puzzle Wall
Brette Harrington and Marc-André Leclerc were the first to climb the stunning granite wall. After Leclerc died, Harrington kept going back.
The Place Where Murder and Climbing Meet
Musings on the state of our sport after a failed mass shooting at the Smith Rock Craggin' Classic
Major Accident and Dramatic Rescue in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
Climber in critical condition following gear-ripping fall on pitch four of The Great White Wall
Huge Conservation Victory in Cochamó!
309 hectares of old growth forest protected in perpetuity in “The Yosemite of South America”
Cochamó Is For Sale
There’s a price tag on “The Yosemite of South America.” Is there anything we can do about it?
We Love Sedona Climbing. We Hate Sedona Climbing.
A quest (or not) to tick “The List,” the Top 10 crack pitches in the choss capital of the world.
The Nose Alone, Patagonian Walls, and Hard Trad: Profile of Miranda Oakley
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