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The ties that bind

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Ryan Montoya endured two solo, unplanned nights in the Colorado backcountry in winter after a fall near the top of a Colorado 14er

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Jimmy Webb would be the last person to tell you that he’s sent more V16s than almost any other American. Credit that humility—and the work ethic that earned him those ticks—to his Tennessee roots.

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Escaping the trap of outdated ethics

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Max Manson, 19, and Tanner Bauer, 16, are a young partnership sending hard, committing trad routes in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado

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.

Meet the tireless climbers establishing moderate sport routes around the country.

How this unassuming college student—and pedigreed super-climber—became the first American climber to qualify for the Olympics

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The Finnish supermodel has shifted her life’s focus to high-altitude mountaineering.

After leaving work at midnight, two climbers embarked on a manpowered mission—80 miles of biking, 14 miles of hiking, and 1,700 feet of climbing—and got back in time to work the next shift. Well, almost in time.

A look at the climbing resume of Enormocast host Chris Kalous

Eating disorders, dangerous dieting, and bad body images run rampant in the climbing community. We’re all playing a game with gravity, but what happens when we push our bodies and minds into unhealthy territory—and how do we stop it?

How this guitar-obsessed “5.9-with-a-pack mountain guy” is working with the team at Black Diamond to drive refinement and innovation in their climbing gear

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I wanted the send as much as my son. Invested emotionally in his success and full of doubt about my own belaying ability, could I be the partner he needed on his hardest route?

Remedying the teaching and leadership gap for women climbers

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Meet Brittany Goris, the queen of self-reinvention

Inspired by mountain goats and a desire to help people, an industrial designer forms an unlikely alliance with an adaptive climber.

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Taking a break from his training dojo in Estes Park, Colorado, one of the world’s best all-arounders talks about hard climbing, the risk in alpinism, his low profile on social media, and balancing life as a father and pro climber.

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Confronting the knotty issue of fixed ropes

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Kyra Condie, one of America’s strongest female climbers and a promising Olympic hopeful, trains on a small, greasy wall you might expect to see in a garage. This self-coached climber is making up for a lack of fancy facilities with raw strength and grit.

From big wall speed records to long free climbs, Adams does it all, and he recently ticked his hardest free climb to date, the FA of the 1,300-foot Wayward Son (5.12c) on Lost Brother.

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Women guides’ uphill battle to succeed in a male-dominated industry

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Born and raised in Yosemite Valley, Ahwahneechee Tribe member—and pro climber/snowboarder—Lonnie Kosuko Kauk is taking Valley climbing to the next level, with 5.14 cracks, 5.14+ projects, and beyond.

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Mad Rock athletes join the team for the products and stay for the spirit.

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Pro climbers answer climbing questions.

Pro climbers answer climbing questions.

Pro climbers answer climbing questions.

Pro climbers answer climbing questions.

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A dedicated climber plummets through three life-altering seconds.

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Keegan, 9, has three V10s under his belt, an intense love for climbing, and a methodical mentality to match the pros.

Pro climbers answer climbing questions.

Why our sport—despite appearances—isn’t in fact selfish.

How The Climbing Academy—a traveling high school centered on rock climbing— is building the next generation of redpoint and academic crushers

Pro climbers answering climbing questions.

The problem with getting what you asked for.

Pro climbers answering climbing questions.

Presenting Cragsters, a series of illustrations and descriptions by Adam Nawrot of climber-types. Cut ’em out, collect ’em, laugh, cry, or rage—just remember, don’t judge, because we’ve all been one type of Cragster or another.

How surfing’s present could help improve climbing’s future

The following essay was a winner in the 2018 Ten Sleep Climbing Festival Writing Competition—the theme was Think Globally, Act Locally.

The following essay was a winner in the 2018 Ten Sleep Climbing Festival Writing Competition—the theme was Think Globally, Act Locally.

Check out Mark Synnott's author page.