Gear Guide 2020: Sterling Quest 9.6mm (70m) Rope Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
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Gear Guide 2020: Outdoor Research Women’s Optimist Sun Hoody Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Mountain Equipment Dihedral Pant Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Rab Torque Light Women’s Pants Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Steeped Coffee Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Little Secrets Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Cookie Bars Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Mountain Equipment Women’s Depiction Hoody Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Black Diamond Technician Approach Shoes Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Petzl Swift RL Headlamp Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Black Diamond Hot Forge Hybrid Quickpack 12cm Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Metolius Finger Tape Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: The North Face North Dome Chalk Bag Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Arc’teryx Alpha AR 20 Backpack Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Salewa Dropline Running Shoes Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
First Look: Black Diamond’s New No. 7 and 8 Camalot C4s
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Review: Classic Climbs Video Series
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Get Swole: The Top 8 Hangboards on the Market Right Now
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Do You Really Need Those Hyper-Aggressive Shoes?
Do you? Really?
Mixed Metals and Galvanic Corrosion: Why Our Bolts Go Bad
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Review: Denali: A Man, a Dog, and the Friendship of a Lifetime, by Ben Moon
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Review: Beal Birdie Belay Device
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Review: Butora Acro Comp
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Review: Mystery Ranch Tower 47
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Review: Black Diamond AirNet
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Review: Black Yak Calvana Hoody
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Review: Armaid
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Quick Tip: How to Size and Break in New Climbing Shoes
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Review: Native Eyewear Raghorn Sunglasses
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[Interview + Excerpt] Stories Behind the Images: Lessons from a Life in Adventure Photography, by Corey Rich
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Top 2019 Tech Gifts for Climbing
Your loved ones will actually want to bring this technology into the backcountry.
Review: Metolius Wildlife Chalk Bags
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Review: Bertucci M-1S Women’s Field Watch
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How to Keep Your Climbing Shoes in Top Condition, With Paige Claassen
Climbing shoes are precious to each and every climber. They’re expensive and a literal pain to break in. So how do we prolong the life of our greatest performance enhancing tool?
Review: Eddie Bauer First Ascent Outerwear
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Review: Tension Simple Board
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Review: Edelrid Giga Jul Belay Device
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How the Garmin fēnix 6 Series Makes You a Better Climber
Stay more present on the trail with the features on the latest watch from Garmin.
Review: Arc'teryx Proton LT Hoody
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Review: The North Face Summit L5 LT Futurelight Jacket
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Review: Mountain Equipment Kaniq 33 Backpack
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Review: Fixe Solution M1 Wire Gym Draw
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2019 Holiday Gift Guide
No matter who you're shopping for, we've got you covered with 2019's best holiday gifts for Climbers, in various price ranges.
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: 12 New Rock Shoes
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2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Boreal Ninja
Soft n’ Smeary
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Butora Gomi
Hook-n-Scum Virtuosos
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Evolv Phantom
Boulder On!
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Black Diamond Zone LV
Precision Mission
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Unparallel Regulus
High Tension
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: So Ill Free Range Pro
Glommer-Onners
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Five Ten Dragon VCS
Edge-U-Ma-Cators
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Lowa Rocket
Snug Life
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Tenaya Mastia
All-Around Adepts
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Scarpa Furia Air
Light Done Right
2019 Climbing Shoe Review: Red Chili Voltage 2
Aggressive Comfort
Book Review: Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems, by Brendan Leonard
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Review: Backcountry x Metolious Party Pit Crash Pad
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Review: Boot Bananas Original Shoe Deodorisers
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Review: Force Testing Devices—The Entralpi Force Plate and Exsurgo gStrength
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Review: Backcountry Pentapitch Hooded Pullover
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The Benefits of an Adjustable Home Wall
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Everything You Need to Know About Crashpads (Plus Our Top 12 Crashpad Picks)
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Review: Mystery Ranch Scepter Pack
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Review: Rockhead: A Novel, by Sean Toren
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Review: Climbing Rock: Vertical Explorations across North America, by François Lebeau and Jesse Lynch
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Review: The North Face Women’s Beyond the Wall Jacket
Check out Hannah Gartner's author page.
Preview: Black Diamond AirNet Harness
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Review: Metolius Liquid Super Chalk
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Review: Allez Outdoor Goodie Box
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Review: Fixe Dyneema 10mm Anchor System and Lotus Autolock
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Book Review: Everything I Loved More: True Tales of Rocks and Rails, by Dakota Walz
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Review: Petzl Grigri (2019)
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Review: Butora Sensa
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Field-Tested: Backcountry Summer Climbing Gear and Apparel
These picks will make your time at the crag even better.
Book Review: Unstoppable Force—Strength Training for Climbing, by Steve Bechtel and Charlie Manganiello
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Review: Outdoor Research 2019 Climbing Apparel
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Review: Metolius Hang Dog Shoe Keepers
Check out Bennett Slavsky's author page.
Review: Metolius Recon Crashpad
Check out James Lucas's author page.