Interview: @JustBomberGear Creator Patrick Mcredmond
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Culture
Culture
New Climbing Format Proposed for 2024 Paris Olympics Separates Speed Climbing
Check out Bennett Slavsky's author page.
Unsent: Every Mountain Project Comment Thread
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Gallery: Rock Art—8 Rock Climber Artists
Check out The Editors's author page.
Cragsters: Meet the Gumby
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.
Skin in the Game: Life on the Road with Climber and Tattoo Artist Marina Inoue
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
Peaches Preaches: The Importance of the Asterisk*
How truth In climbing makes you stronger
The Climbing Q&A: Alex Johnson
Former comp phenom Alex Johnson talks about her surprise homecoming to the Midwest, what it’s like to coach youth climbers, and how these kids inspired her to embrace who she is.
Dust, Sweat, and Tears at Smith Rock
A firsthand look at the little-understood art of establishing new sport climbs.
Cragsters: Meet the High Roller
Check out Adam Nawrot's author page.
The Globetrotting Climber’s Dilemma
Climbing travel with social awareness
That One Time: The Race to Hubble
A crag rivalry for the ages
Out On a Ledge: Keeping the Wilderness Wild
How our simple presence Impacts and even disrupts crag fauna
Rock Star: Sleigh Bells Singer Alexis Krauss Finds Focus in Climbing
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
Cragsters: Meet the Crag Royal
Check out Adam Nawrot's author page.
Free Solo: One Man’s Quest for the Ultimate Abs
Check out Rex Dangerman's author page.
Crusty Corner: Choadspotting—A Gym-Season Primer
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Yosemite Big Wall (Obscurity) First Ascents with Kevin DeWeese
DeWeese started climbing to quiet the voices in his head soon after his sister died in a car accident. Today, 17 years later—especially as he’s mid-pitch and strung out above a string of tipped-out bird beaks on a big wall—all is silent.
You Meant to Come Home: The Lives and Climbs of Hayden Kennedy, Scott Adamson, and Kyle Dempster
Check out Andrew Burr's author page.
The Climbing Q&A: Pro Photogapher Savannah Cummins
With big-mountain trips to Alaska, India, and Antarctica, Savannah Cummins is fast becoming known for her alpine and rock-climbing photography.
Grasping at Draws: Serious Climbers Only!
How the new school trains to train
Jim Reynolds: The Dark Horse
Meet the YOSAR beast and onetime Nose speed record holder
Unsent: Why I'm Gonna Chop the Bolts on Adam Ondra's Silence (5.15d)
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Cragsters: Meet the Pebble Wrestler
Check out Adam Nawrot's author page.
The Climbing Q&A: Barbara "Babsi" Zangerl
The Austrian Barbara “Babsi” Zangerl has ticked V13, 5.14d sport, 5.14 trad, the Alpine Trilogy of 5.14-, multi-pitch, high-altitude free climbs, and some of the hardest free routes on El Capitan, making her one of the best, most versatile climbers in the world.
Chris Sharma: A Lifetime of Climbing
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Turbo Charged: The Remarkable Energy and Drive of Michaela Kiersch
Check out James Lucas's author page.
That One Time: Golfed! A Climber Car's Short, Brutal, Traumatic Life
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Cody Roth: The Undercover 5.15 Crusher Following His Own Path
With his ascent of Me I Eat Dust in February 2017, Roth joined the ranks as one of the few Americans to climb 5.15a. So why is he under the radar?
Adam Ondra and the Road to the First-Ever 5.15a Flash
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The Indestructibles: Hannah Donnelly
Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
The Indestructibles: Ethan Pringle
Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
Cragsters: Meet the Offwidthionado
Check out Adam Nawrot's author page.
The Indestructibles: Matt Bosley
Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
The Indestructibles: Hazel Findlay
Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
Second Coming: 5 Top Climbers Share Their Favorite Unrepeated Routes
Check out Bailey Batchelor's author page.
The Indestructibles: Rannveig Aamodt
Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
Ola Przybysz: The Polish Expat Pushing China's First-Ascent Envelope
Check out Michael Levy's author page.
Out on a Ledge: High Risk—Life Lessons From the Annus Horribilis of 2017
Check out Katie Lambert's author page.
Ben Hanna: Man, Myth…or Hulk?
Check out Brad Hilbert's author page.
Peaches Preaches: What Comes Around Goes Around
Life lessons from a fermented peach
Unsent: The Ultimate Belay Test
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
The History of Hard Sport Climbing in Boulder's Flatirons: Personal Essay—Paul Glover
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Your First 7 Climbing Partners
Check out Bailey Batchelor's author page.
In Defense of the “Soft”: A Response to Cedar Wright
Check out Mason J. Voehl's author page.
Generation 5.16: Ashima Shiraishi
Age 17 / Queens, New York
Generation 5.16: Kai Lightner
Age 18 / Fayetteville, North Carolina
Generation 5.16: Margo Hayes
Age 19 / Boulder, Colorado
Rappelling—The Most Extremest Sport
Unsent /un-sent/ 1. To have failed so badly on a route you had previously climbed that you negate your redpoint. 2. A humor column.
Generation 5.16: Matty Hong
Age 26 / Boulder, Colorado
Generation 5.16: Shawn and Brooke Raboutou
Ages 19 & 16 / Boulder, Colorado
Generation 5.16: Drew Ruana
Age 18 / Redmond, Washington
Generation 5.16: Kara and Connor Herson
Ages 18 and 14 / Emerald Hills, California
Grasping at Draws: Drinks With Honnold
The human side of the superhuman climber who free soloed El Capitan
Generation 5.16: Sean Bailey
Age 21 / Seattle, Washington
Generation 5.16: 10 Young Crushers That Could Take Rock Climbing to the Next Level
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That One Time: Pink Rain on the Rostrum
Check out James Lucas's author page.
Progression: How Keenan Takahashi Is Pushing the Highball Envelope
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The Change Agent
Ever since she started snowboarding in high school, CLAIRE GIBSON knew she’d do whatever it’d take to get a foot into the outdoor industry. But she’s not just in it for the powder days. This twentysomething is out to change the world.
Crusty Corner: Should Climbing (And Climbing Magazine) Be Political?
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou: The Veteran Coach Leading the New Generation of Climbers
Check out Johanna Flashman's author page.
That One Time: Diamond in the Rough
Check out Heather Weidner's author page.
Noon Patrol: A Better Climbing New Year’s Resolution
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Handstands For Quinn: A Fundraising Event For Quinn Brett
(Hand)Stand in solidarity with Quinn Brett. Join the climbing community in Estes Park, CO, on January 13, 2018, for an incredible evening of fun and entertainment. This fundraiser will also be a belated birthday present to Quinn; every single penny raised will go to her recovery fund.
Crusty Corner: Cuphead and the Art of Redpointing
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Climbing Music Showcase: 4 Climbers Who Rap and Rock
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Opinion: Why Isn’t Margo Hayes Projecting La Dura Dura Yet?
As new media allows us to see more of climbers’ daily routines, our expectations are becoming conversely more outlandish.
Unsent: 18 New Climbing Slang Terms
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The Givers: Amanda Peterson—The Trail Guru
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
Interview: Rob Coppolillo on the Up and Downs of Being a Mountain Guide
Internationally-certified mountain guide Rob Coppolillo talks about the rewards, and the risks, of his job.
Crusty Corner: The Top 10 Perma-Gumby Behaviors and How to Cure Them
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
El Cap in a Golden Day: Alex Honnold Leads His Mother Up Lurking Fear
Dierdre Wolownick embraces retirement from 3,000 feet up
Opinion: Chris Sharma's Polo Ad—Climbers, Cologne, and Confusion
Polo’s latest scent claims to “ignite the thrill-seeker in every man.” To climbers, it adds to an already complicated history of branding.
Interview: Heidi Wirtz on Balancing Climbing, Leading Yoga Retreats, and Philanthropy
Pro climber and yoga instructor Heidi Wirtz does it all.
A Portrait in Speed: Iranian Speed Climber Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh
Check out Alex Lubben's author page.
The Givers: Blake Bowling—The Hardware Man
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
The Givers: Gabe Cisneros—The Environmentalist
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
No Man's Land: The Rise of Women in Climbing
Check out Noël Phillips's author page.
The Givers: Nathan Brown—The Man of Solo Action
Check out Jenny Abegg's author page.