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Weekend Whipper: A 20-Foot Drop in First Person POV
Yup, we don’t blame him for screaming.
2025 Summer Gear Guide
The year’s top gear for climbers, tested and reviewed
Wear Two Different Climbing Shoes and More Unexpected Gear Hacks From Paige Claassen
The pro climber shares her favorite pro tips, gear, and South African snack
Weekend Whipper: A Midair Somersault in South Africa
Check out this gnarly, 25-foot tumble.
Calling All Writers! Enter Climbing Magazine’s June 2025 Writing Contest
In 500 words or less, tell us about the one move that meant everything to you—or still does.
The Best Father’s Day Gifts for Trad Dads
8 gift ideas for climber dads
Brette Harrington Has a Ton of Gear. Here’s How She Keeps It Organized and Accessible.
Take a tour of Harrington's gear storage systems
19 Cringeworthy Pickup Lines for Climbers
If any of these work on you, please seek help.
How the Brazilian Climber Girl Rigs Her Van as a Gear Closet
Gisely Ferraz has tips and inspo for superior on-the-go organization
Weekend Whipper: Ripping Cams in a Swedish Finger Crack
Fresh from the Alps, Fay Manners gets some air time.
Weekend Whipper: First Trad Fall … in a Chasm?!
A narrow miss in an even narrower slot.
Our Favorite Shoes and More Gear on Sale Right Now
Save and send at Memorial Day Sales this weekend
The Winning Stories of the Dirtbag Love Contest
A multipitch engagement gone wrong, proof of unconditional love on a Canadian ice route, and more must-read tales of climbing love
What ‘Climbing’ Editors Are Watching and Listening to Right Now
New(ish) climbing films, series, and podcasts we recommend
Weekend Whipper: Lessons in Lead Footwork With Michaela Kiersch
How to not flip upside-down
Weekend Whipper: Black Metolius Cam Explodes on R-Rated Grit Route
On ‘Blockage Project’ (5.13+) in West Virginia, a guidebook author accidentally sacrifices a cam for a second attempt.
Weekend Whipper: Does This Count as an Upward Deck?
When this climber falls, the belayer takes flight.
Weekend Whipper: The Ground Falls Out From Under Them (Literally!)
In an instant, this practice rescue becomes real.
8 Ways Tariffs May Impact Climbing Gear
We talked to climbing brands to find out how high prices could climb, whether innovation will suffer, and more
8 Climbing Gear Picks (and Deals) for Earth Month
Gear up while going easy on the planet
Weekend Whipper: Texas Climber Nearly Sends, Takes a Twenty-Footer Instead
If you're going to whip from the chains, at least do it like this.
Weekend Whipper: A Microcam Saved This Climber’s Ankles
Oh, the satisfaction of not decking.
Weekend Whipper: Lucky To Be Alive When Ice Climb Collapses
There’s a lot to learn from this week’s video…
3 Climbing Deals We’re Eyeing This Week
Shoes, shades, and more
9 Places to Climb in 2025, According to 9 Different Climbers
This year's best climbing destinations, from Ecuador to Turkey
Weekend Whipper: Ice Climbing Fall Could Have Been a Whole Lot Worse
What’s the first rule of ice climbing again?
Weekend Whipper: “Dude, This Rock Is Slick AF”
A big slip on a Yosemite classic
Weekend Whipper: Hook-Ripping Fall While Soloing A3
Bat hooks, anyone?
Weekend Whipper: Huge Airtime After Skipping Two Clips
“After 100 feet of climbing, you enter the crux—which is ultimately a run for the anchors.”
4 of Our Top Climbing Shoe Picks Are 20-55% Off Right Now
Your best chance to save on new shoes before spring climbing season
Weekend Whipper: Sloppy Foot + Lightweight Belayer = Big Whip
A whip at the clip in Kalymnos
Dirtbag Love Story Contest
Send us your tales of climbing love
Our Favorite Climbing Cameras
Whether you’re shooting for billboards or Instagram photo-dumps, these cameras will make the most of your moment.
Weekend Whipper: Big Fall When One Cam Helps Pull Out Another
Have you ever been hosed by the gear on your harness? This climber sure has.
Weekend Whipper: Well That Looked Uncomfortable
The climber *almost* found a good rest. Too bad it spit her off.
Weekend Whipper: Big Ice Climbing Fall on… an Iceberg?
The setting was spectacular, the medium completely inappropriate for a fall.
Climbers We Lost in 2024
Our annual tribute to the community members we've lost in the past year
5 Climbing Films to Stream at AlpinFilm
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Weekend Whipper: Layback an Offwidth? You Might Just Whip
“Most choose to layback this beast, which makes the climbing easier, but adds an interesting challenge when placing gear.”
Weekend Whipper: Brutal Fall Off Tall V10
That's gotta hurt.
The 9 Biggest Developments in Climbing This Year
How did our sport evolve in 2024?
Jumpstart Your 2025 Tick List With These Post-Holiday Climbing Deals
Check out The Editors's author page.
The Best Weekend Whippers of 2024
We published 51 new Weekend Whippers in 2024. These three are our favorites.
Weekend Whipper: Dangling From Quickdraw, Climber Submits to the Whip
For the second week in a row, this climber is lucky to be uninjured.
Weekend Whipper: Climber Makes Big Mistake (Grabbing a Quickdraw While Falling)
Thankfully the climber was unharmed—though could have easily been gored.
Our 9 Favorite Climbing Podcasts
The podcasts that the Climbing editors are listening to right now, from interviews and essays to training tips.
Weekend Whipper: The Brutal Crux of One of World’s Hardest Trad Routes
Plus a bonus clip of this climber lacing it!
Weekend Whipper: “I’ve Never Seen That Before!”
Full marks to the belayer for not taking their hand off the rope.
The 16 Best Cyber Monday Climbing Deals
The deals we can't resist this year for rock, ice, and gym climbing
Weekend Whipper: How’d That Happen?
Did a foot jam flip this climber upside down? A long torso? Voodoo magic?
REI’s Winter Sale Has Seriously Good Deals for Climbers
REI's Winter Sale includes hot deals on ropes, cams, quickdraws, and shoes—up to 60% off!
Weekend Whipper: Watch Angus Kille Attempt 5.13d R/X First Ascent
Kille says this whipper was actually in the "no fall zone" but his belayer reeled in a good armful of rope to keep him off the ground.
Weekend Whipper: Gunning for Second Ascent of 5.12 Trad
Cheers to soft, careful catches!
Weekend Whipper: Sport Climber Rips Off Big Block, Nearly Decks
Maybe it’ll clean up with traffic!
Weekend Whipper: Ripping Gear (and Nearly Decking) on ‘Meltdown’ (5.14c)
Ethan Pringle has a close call on this serious and nails-hard pitch.
How to Watch USA Climbing Nationals
The 2024 Yeti National Championships is happening in Salt Lake City from October 12–16.
Weekend Whipper: A Rather Wild and Uncomfortable Upside-Downer
That’s gotta hurt.
Prime Day is Here! Here Are Our Favorite Items On Sale.
Amazon’s “Prime Day” sale starts tomorrow, with big discounts on leading brands. We spotted one beloved jacket with an early bird sale.
Weekend Whipper: A Departure From Our Typical Carnage—Though No Less Entertaining
Kudos to the filmer for respecting this climber’s privacy while still capturing the drama.
Why You’ll Love Our New Activity Feed, the All-in-One Outdoor Adventure Hub
Our new integrated social platform offers personalized content, community engagement, and seamless activity tracking—all in one place.
Weekend Whipper: 60 Feet of Airtime on 5.14 R Trad
'Rhapsody' is every bit as hard and runout as it was in 2006, however the many repetitions—and widely watched whipper videos—lowered the mystique of the route somewhat. Mat Wright proves its still got some bite.
Weekend Whipper: Be Careful With Those High Clips…
That looked rather exciting.
Weekend Whipper: Climber Skips a Clip and Goes for the Ride!
The inspiration you need going into this weekend’s projects.
Weekend Whipper: Quick-Thinking Bystander Protects Trad Climber With Crashpad
The party had brought a crashpad to the crag for a different, more dangerous trad route, and was able to deploy it here in a flash.
Weekend Whipper: Belay Miscommunication Leads to Huge Fall
Well, that looked exciting.
Weekend Whipper: This 60-foot Fall Ended “Very Close to the Ground”
This week’s edition is a classic Weekend Whipper: airy, huge, and quite bold.
Take Access Fund’s 2024 Climber Survey!
Your voice matters! Please tell Access Fund what you think so they can best represent your interests when protecting America’s climbing
Weekend Whipper: Be Careful on Those Low Cruxes…
Now, we know what you’re asking: The belayer doesn’t look that much lighter than the climber—so why did he get sucked up so high?
Weekend Whipper: Big Airtime on Runout Sport Climb
'La Flecha Perdida' is a…classically bolted sport climb.
Weekend Whipper: Greasing Out of the “Italian Separate Reality” (5.12 trad)
“Just because you are the belayer,” notes this week’s whippee, “doesn’t mean you can’t get hurt.”
Weekend Whipper: Near Miss Convinces Climber to Buy a Helmet
Once you watch this clip, you’ll understand his revelation.
Dream Job Alert! Climbing Magazine Is Hiring an Editor in Chief
Are you a climber with a deep editorial background? We want to hear from you.
Weekend Whipper: Massive Upside-Down Whipper on Gunks 5.12 Trad
With a route name like “Slammin’,” perhaps this violent whipper isn’t so surprising.
Weekend Whipper: Quick Instincts Prevent Nasty Groundfall
Watch this belayer’s gold-medal worthy performance.
Best 4th of July Climbing shoe Deals
Shoes are expensive! But these ones are a bit less so.
Weekend Whipper: How’d That Happen?
It’s not just errant legs that flip us upside down.
Weekend Whipper: How to Make the “World’s Hardest 5.8” Even Harder? Try it at Night
A fourth of July ascent, to see the fireworks from up high, went a bit haywire.