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Inside Shanjean Lee and Mikey Schaefer's new 10-pitch 5.13+ on the East Face of Washington’s Liberty Bell

In 2019, Dakota Walz set out to climb 5,280 vertical feet of first ascents in the American Southwest.

From the 300-foot needle El Puro to the adjoining, massive hulk of El Pison, to the wildly overhanging La Visera, each of Riglos's towers offer a distinct but always unpredictable character.

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.

Three non-binary climbers share their experiences and explain how we can all be better allies.

When it comes to changing the more cringe-inducing climbing route names, not quite everyone is in agreement.

"Even in 2020, I encounter climbers who cling to a 'right' and a 'wrong' way—'Oh, you’re doing it in poor style,' they’ll say, rarely stopping to examine their words."

Far from being a constant, appetite is impacted by a plethora of variables, including seasons. Here's how to adapt.

Epic climbing photos from Keyhole Canyon, Mount Katahdin, and the Skykomish Valley.

Nestled in the rolling northern Green Mountains, the spherical, 300-foot-tall Bolton Dome features some of the state’s best climbing.

"Spook Book at the Needles in Southern California is—for reasons I find difficult to define—one of the best routes I’ve ever climbed."

Many of the struggles, successes, and absurdities of climbing culture are universal. Mya Lixian Gosling illustrates these experiences in her strip Sketchy Beta.

The Theory felt like a combination of the Solution and the Futura—Solution-style big-toe bite married with Futura-style softness.

“Finally, a skinny rope I can trust,” said one tester of Edelrid’s new 8.9mm dynamic rope.

"The Bilby is an unconventional, high-tech headlamp I didn’t even know I needed."

In 2019, MoonClimbing came out with their third hold set, the near-perfect Masters 2019, which adds two wood sets to wood Set A from 2017.

Black Diamond’s first foray into sticky-rubber crack gloves has resulted in a hardwearing, low-profile glove that testers loved.

The updated Redline Strap is a radically downturned, asymmetrical beast made for gym climbing and steeps.

Read editor Matt Samet's note and see what's inside the latest issue of Climbing Magazine, on newsstands now.

Learn how to: setup rappels easily, buy cheap brushes, build efficient toprope anchors, and more!

Our readers show off their mutant, bionic, perma-pumped climber forearms.

Katie Lambert journeys deep into the Sierra Nevada wilderness to decipher the cryptic lore of the remote wall.

A celebration of the people who find, clean, and equip moderate climbs at your favorite crags across America.

Over repeated trips to Paklenica, Croatia, one traveling climber finds love, loses it, then finds it again.

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

The coastal boulders on Dover Island are privy to the whims of the ocean, which both exposes them and rips them from the shore.

Although the climbing grades on the Torment-Forbidden Traverse are low, the rewards of navigating this spindly ridge are high.

Committing to sexual distancing in order to send the gnar. A new column by Dave McAllister.

Having to wait another year for climbing to be in the Olympics is a bummer, but there are upsides to the situation.

Everyone has been affected by the novel coronavirus, including climbers.

While people stayed away from climbing areas, animals appeared and scientists had a rare opportunity.

By cultivating the proper mindset, technique, and strength, anyone can learn to dyno.

Brittany Goris sending in J-tree and Kevin Newell searching out remote alpine boulders.

What started as a creative release has become a part-time job for this Canadian epidemiologist.

With Olympic buzz in the air in 2019 and 2020 (and now into 2021), manufacturers are creating a new category of climbing shoe.

The Drago has a precise, downturned toe for edging and jibs, but plenty of softness for flex on volumes, and this year it gets a low-volume version.

“The X1 is soft enough that I can trust my feet on volumes, but not so soft that the mold of the shoe falters.”

Their performance on heel hooks and toe scums is nearly perfect—the toe-scumming patch is huge and is über-grippy.

The Hiangle Pro marries the marked downturn and precision toe of the regular Hiangle with an innovative inside/medial “edge” that is, in fact, not an edge at all.

The Theory is softer than the Solution Comp for more of a bouldering focus, with volume-friendly features like Sportiva’s No-Edge technology.

The Vision is the first entirely compression-molded climbing shoe, and it uses interchangeable liners to vary midsole stiffness.

When placed well in a parallel-sided offwidth, the Nos. 7 and 8 provide bomber wide-crack protection.

As a climber carryall, it’s hard to beat the Metolius Big Wall Bucket, an open-topped, freestanding 27-liter haulbag.

The R1 Hoody is a warm, moisture-wicking fleece you can use as a midlayer or outer.

The retooled Vapor Lace is a fleet (only 7.6 ounces per shoe) all-arounder that's perfect for thin face and trad climbing.

Evolv’s Rave slipper represents a higher-performance upgrade of their successful Addict.

The Flex marries LifeStraw’s light, easily packable water-filtration straw with a collapsible water bottle.

Climbers face risk and uncertainty all the time, making us a group uniquely able to weather the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Learn how to: Extend the life of your shoes, keep them clean at muddy crags, and apply your rope management skills to other areas of your life.

These 16 photos show our readers climbing at some tense or crux moment, giving it their all.