Olympic Committee Member: 2020 Olympics Will Be Postponed
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Crusty Corner: Spring Break Is Over. Go Home. Take the Coronavirus Seriously.
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How to Support Local Climbing Gyms and Gear Shops Amid the Coronavirus Crisis
The coronavirus shutdown is hard for everyone—and that includes your local climbing gym or gear shop. Here's how you can help.
Photo Contest: Climb Your Home
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Butora: Waiting for the Storm To Pass
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Is it OK to Climb Outside During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
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Scarpa Statement on Coronavirus
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Climbing Gyms Close Across US Due to Coronavirus
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Julia Chanourdie Sends Super Crackinette (5.15a)
The 23-year-old French climber has become the fourth woman to climb 5.15.
Video: Mission to Mars (WI13)—The Hardest Ice Climb in the World
Tim Emmett and Klemen Premrl made the first ascent of the new Helmcken Falls line, proposing WI13—making it the first route of the grade.
Crusty Corner: The Shutdown
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Updated: China and Nepal Close Mount Everest Due to Coronavirus Threat
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USA Climbing Postpones 2020 Sport and Speed Open Nationals Due to Coronavirus Concerns
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Interview: Daniel Woods Talks Shoe Design and Future Goals
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Climber Nolan Smythe Perishes in Accident in Mexico
Smythe fell 1,500 feet after a ledge collapsed and severed his rope.
Do Climbing Gyms Pose a Coronavirus Risk?
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Jonathan Siegrist Puts Up New 5.15a and 5.14d in Nevada
Siegrist nails down the first ascents of two of the hardest routes in Clear Light Cave
Alex Honnold and Colin Haley’s 2020 Patagonia Season
Despite bad weather (even by Patagonian standards), Honnold and Haley still completed big objectives
Marc-André’s Visión: New Route Established on Torre Egger in Honor of the Late Alpinist
A team of Brette Harrington, Quinten Roberts, and Horacio Gratton made the first ascent of Marc-André’s Visión, a line that Marc-André Leclerc first spotted two years before his death.
Green Line: How Climbers Can Be Climate Activists
Advice from Tommy Caldwell and Angela Hawse on the best ways to protect our planet
Q&A: Access Fund Policy Director Erik Murdock Explains the Bitterroots Climbing Ban
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Difficult Season Shuts Down High-Altitude Winter Expeditions
Crevasse falls, avalanches, illnesses, and bad weather have kept climbers from reaching prized winter summits
Access Fund Action Alert: Bitterroot National Forest Bans New Bolts and First Ascents
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Brittany Goris Sends Notorious Joshua Tree Crack Stingray (5.13d)
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Climbing Grief Fund Opens Grants to Climbers Affected by Grief, Loss, and Trauma
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Climb Assist Beta Provides 3D Topo Maps of Popular Climbing Destinations
The Climb Assist team is using photogrammetry to create detailed, interactive crag models, overlaid with route information, providing a whole new way to find beta.
Access Fund: BLM Finalizes Flawed Management Plan for Bears Ears
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Gear Institution Omega Pacific Is Closing
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Interview: Miles Adamson on the First Ascent of Grandma Peabody Highball Too Tall to Fall (V10)
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Access Fund Challenges Indoor Climbing Gyms With New InsideOut Education Initiative
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Editor's Note: The Real Cost of Travel (Plus February/March 2020 Issue Preview)
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Interview: Inside Hazel Findlay’s Redpoint of Magic Line (5.14c)
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Gobrightly: Remembering Brad Gobright (1988–2019)
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Access News: New Northeast Climbing Destination Secured
Western Mass Climbers Coalition, Ragged Mountain Foundation, and Access Fund partner to acquire Hanging Mountain in Southwest Massachusetts
Green Line: Climate Change in the Alpine Means Shorter Seasons and Increased Risks
As temperatures warm, iconic routes are melting away and becoming more dangerous—even seeing their final ascents
Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Mark Synnott Believes in Making Life Difficult
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Editor's Note: God’s Own Stone (Plus December/January 2020 Issue Preview)
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Colin Duffy Sends Three Red River Gorge 5.14s in a Day
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Rob Pizem Talks Unaweep Canyon
Presented by Mystery Ranch
No Parking: How Squamish Regulations May Reshape #Vanlife
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Lander Climbing and Training Boards
Presented by Mystery Ranch
Editor's Note: October/November 2019 Issue Preview
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The Ten Sleep Route Manufacturing Controversy Explained
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The Future of Climbing: Access Fund to Convene Annual Summit Celebration
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Access Fund: New Bears Ears Management Plan Fails Climbers
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The Trace We Leave: Climbing’s Impact on Crag Flora
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Sightless Onsight: Jesse Dufton Completes First Blind Lead of Old Man of Hoy Sea Stack
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Smith Rock State Park Expanding to Include the Lower Gorge
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El Capitan in HD: xRez Studio's Gigapixel Image of America’s Most-Famous Big Wall
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AAC Partners With GEARO to Offer Discounted Gear Rentals to Members
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—The 2019 Photo Annual
Presented by Evolv
Undisputed: Yosemite’s Iconic Buildings Revert to Original Names
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Climbing Magazine Print Preview: The 2019 Photo Annual
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Front Range Development: Eldorado Canyon and Boulder Canyon See Their Hardest First Ascents
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Lost and Found: Lost Ledge Brings Quality Bouldering to Bellingham, WA
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American Alpine Club Releases 2019 State of Climbing Report
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Broken Holds and Lost Lives: How Loose Rock and Free Soloing Ended Two Climbers’ Lives
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Small Climber, Big Goals: 10-Year-Old Selah Schneiter’s Journey to Become the Youngest Person to Climb the Nose
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The Spring of Trad: Three 5.14 FA's Rank Among the World's Hardest Trad Routes
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Alex Honnold and Brad Gobright Get the Second Ascent of El Cap's Pineapple Express (VI 5.13c)
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Anton Krupicka / Chris Schulte
Presented by Evolv
Louis Vuitton Sells $1,590 Chalk Bag
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How Climate Change is Making Mount Everest More Dangerous
Though overcrowding was a deadly factor on Mount Everest this year, climate change might prove more devastating in the long run.
Young, Strong, and Pushing Grades: A Deeper Look at 13-Year-Old Mishka Ishi’s Ascent of Byaku-dou (V15)
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Desert Roof Cracks Galore: A Conversation with the Wide Boyz about Their Latest Utah Trip
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The Fallen Soloist
The impact of a 60-foot free soloing fall on Boulder's Second Flatiron
Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—The Epic Survival Tales Issue
Presented by Evolv
Secure the Ledges Campaign Succeeds, Protecting Climbing Access in New Hampshire's Mount Washington Valley
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1Climb and Adidas Outdoor Team Up to Build 10 New Climbing Walls for Boys and Girls Club of America
The new project will introduce thousands of kids in urban areas to rock climbing.
Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Gear Trends With Travis Graves (Desert Rock Sports)
Presented by Black Diamond
Climbing Magazine Print Preview: June/July 2019—Epic Survival Tales
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A Statement From Jess Roskelley's Family
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Tragedy on Howse Peak: David Lama, Jess Roskelley, and Hansjörg Auer Presumed Dead in Avalanche
According to Parks Canada, three celebrated young alpinists—Jess Roskelley, David Lama, and Hansjörg Auer—have reportedly perished in the Canadian Rockies.
Camp 4 Campground Switching to Online Lottery System for Sites
Camp 4, the storied Yosemite climber campground, will be testing out an online lottery-based application system in 2019.
A Strange Partnership: Mark Hudon and Jordan Cannon Send Moonlight Buttress (5.12d)
The unlikely climbing partners have a 39 year difference in age, but the same unwavering drive to climb hard, climb a lot, push, and learn from one another.
Interview: Margo Hayes Talks Papichulo, Her Third 5.15a
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Obituary: Aidan Cameron Silitch (2002-2019)
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Gary Neptune Interview
Presented by Black Diamond
Access Fund Announces 2018 Climbing Advocate Awards
13 climbers, companies, and coalitions get honored by the Access Fund for their work in the betterment of the climbing community and environment.
Protect Our Winters Launches Climber Alliance To Fight Climate Change
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