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A deep dive into the science behind fear and expert tips for how to overcome your fear when it's preventing you from succeeding on the rock.

Now a defining characteristic of Fontainebleau climbing, circuits enchain boulder problems to simulate the effort required to complete a long route in the mountains.

Index isn’t that great after all. In fact, I’m pretty sure you’d hate it.

How headpointing became a legitimate tactic on Peak District gritstone.

Jon Cardwell on Rumney's Livin’ Astro, Nik Berry on a first ascent in Kyrgyzstan's remote Ak Su Valley, and more.

For many women, bridging the divide starts by going deeper.

How the internet became a climbing-anger machine.

For sale: Offwidth rack, used once.

How resisting change holds back the sport—and puts lives at risk.

If you’re serious about climbing harder grades with reduced fatigue, then improving your footwork will help you accomplish your goals—and send your projects.

The best way to get climbing again is with a balanced plan that builds endurance, strength, and power equally—emphasis on plan.

In the buddy rappel, two climbers attach themselves to a single rappel device for an easy descent.

Fontainebleau’s groundbreaking first 6a, No. 22 on the Bas-Cuvier Red Circuit, and notoriously difficult for the grade.

Read Matt Samet's Editor's Note and see what's inside the December/January 2020 issue of Climbing Magazine, on newsstands now.

With perhaps the exception of Rumney, Lone Rock may possess New England’s highest concentration of 5.13-on-up sport climbs for a wall its size.

"I’ve always been interested in the parallels between climbing and making art, in terms of the headspace, the relationship to motivation, and the physicality of both practices.”

Six easy hacks for your climbing aches and pains, submitted by our readers.

Just because winter is approaching, it doesn't mean that it's time to stop trying hard. Our readers shared photos of their projects.

For its light, 13-ounce weight, the Proton LT is very warm—like, almost puffy-level warm.

The Summit L5 LT sports TNF’s new fabric Futurelight, billed as a big step forward in lightweight, water- and windproof breathability.

With its minimalist design, the pack never hindered movement—the best thing an alpine pack can be is nonintrusive, and the Kaniq 33 delivered.

Testers praised the tight, snappy clipping action and the smooth-edged, big-mouthed bent-gate, which has a broad, deep basket that does a solid, friction-free job of cradling the rope.