Ski-Style Climbing Resorts and the Future of Climbing Access
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Help Save Red Rock From Development
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Unbelayvable: Tunes Over Safety
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
The Kyle Dempster Memorial Project
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Unbelayvable: Alan, You’re Off Belay
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
Olympic Climbing Survey: 15 Pro Climbers Weigh in
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Remembering Kim Schmitz
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Search Called Off for Kyle Dempster and Scott Adamson on Ogre II
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Kyle Dempster and Scott Adamson Missing on Pakistan's Ogre II
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Vertical Triathlon: The Future of Climbing in the Olympics
How we ended up with a multidiscipline Olympic climbing event, what’s next for athletes, and whether the sheen of a gold medal reflects the future of the sport.
Rogue Climber Attempts to Aid Solo Trump Tower With Suction Cups
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Climbing Officially Approved for 2020 Olympics
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Bennett, Gobright Complete Three El Cap Routes in a Day
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Experiencing Yosemite: The President and The Captain
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Bouldering Access Restored at Maryland's Catoctin Mountain Park
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Unbelayvable: Learning on the Fly
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
Mascarenas, Fujii Take Bouldering World Cup Gold in Vail
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Virginia's Breaks Interstate Park Opens Climbing Access
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Unbelayvable: Ledges and Slack
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
Climbing Passes Major Hurdle on Road to 2020 Olympics
Olympic Committee supports five new sports
Unbelayvable: A Toprope of Dubious Quality
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
Women in Climbing Survey
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True Heroes of Climbing
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Unbelayvable: A Bad Anchor is Worse Than No Anchor
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
Unbelayvable: Don't Drown Your Belayer
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Alex Lowe and David Bridges' Bodies Found on Shishapangma
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On the First Anniversary of the Everest Earthquake
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Unbelayvable: The Batman Descent
Scary (And True) Tales From A Crag Near You
Black Diamond Cam, Ascender, and Via Ferrata Set Recall
Inspect your gear to see if it's among the affected products
Man Climbs Cliff for Marriage Proposal, Requires Rescue
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Interview: Cory Richards and Adrian Ballinger on Everest Without Supplemental Oxygen
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Ashima Shiraishi Climbs First V15
The 14-year-old New York crusher has set a new bouldering standard
Lost Soul: The Future of Climbing Magazine
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Rebolting Resurrection Wall at Pinnacles National Park
Two men, four pitches, 29 bolts
The Yosemite Trademark Dispute Explained
DNC and the NPS battle over historic Yosemite buildings names
New Study Shows Rock Climbers Spend $3.6 Million a Year in Red River Gorge, KY
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Unbelayvable: Unclip, Unclip, Unclip, Uh Oh
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Mayan Smith-Gobat and Ines Papert Add Free Pitches to Patagonia’s Torres Central
Climbers try free variation to Patagonian testpiece Riders on the Storm
First Winter Ascent of Nanga Parbat
Sought-after Himalayan challenge completed by multi-national team
Unbelayvable: Eight Awful Words
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Save Oak Flat, Arizona From Mining
Help save Oak Flat, a popular climbing area and sacred Native American site, from being irreparably damaged by mining.
Sterling and Kevin Jorgeson Sign Multi-Year Sponsorship Agreement
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Remembering a Legend: Scott Cosgrove
Recalling one of America's best rock climbers
What I Learned at the Women's Climbing Festival
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Help The Access Fund Preserve Rumney's Northwest Crags
Access Fund and RCA secure purchasing rights to six crags
Unbelayvable: Extreme Toprope Whippers
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Unbelayvable: An Ice Climbing Confession
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Heart Route on El Cap Goes Free
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Black Diamond Carabiner and Runner Recall
Inspect your gear to see if it's among the affected products
Patagonia’s Torre Traverse in Under 21 Hours
Haley and  Honnold Complete a Second Ascent for the Ages
Mascarenas and Coleman Win 2016 Bouldering Nationals
Youngsters dethrone 9-time national champions Alex Puccio and Daniel Woods
The 2015 Golden Pitons
Eight remarkable climbs and climbers deserving of our highest honor.
Win a Weekend Pass to the Red Rock Rendezvous
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2014 Golden Piton Awards
Our thirteenth annual year in climbing
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Ice
Our thirteenth annual year in climbing
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Sport
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Alpine
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Breakthrough Performance
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Bouldering
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Big Wall Free
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Competition
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Lifetime Achievement
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING
2014 Golden Piton Awards: Community
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING
American Alpine Club Announces 2016 Award Recipients
1966 American Antarctic Expedition to be Honored with Rare AAC Gold Medal
Virtually Climb Mont Blanc With Google Maps
Explore 360 degree panoramas of the massif's iconic locations.
Colin Haley Solos Torre Egger
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Vachon Wins Ouray Mixed Competition
43-year-old Coloradan was only climber to finish route
Unbelayvable: A Questionable Belay Location
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Yosemite Locations Change Names Over Trademark Dispute
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Famed Widow's Tears Ice Climb Soloed
Enormous Yosemite Valley climb rarely forms
Climbing Magazine Seeks Digital Intern
Boulder, Colorado
Unbelayvable: A Rope Too Short
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Mason Earle Wins $1,000 by Onsighting Indoor Crack
New Salt Pump gym in Maine offered the prize
Richard Wright Passes Away
Climber developed countless new routes in Colorado
Fitz Roy Road-to-Road in a Day
Haley and Wyatt blitz the Tour de Fitz in 21 hours 8 minutes
AAC Supports Two Cutting-Edge Expeditions
2016 Lyman Spitzer Awards Back Climbs in India and Pakistan
Sharma Sends Wild Roof Boulder
Catalan Witness the Fitness
AAC President Doug Walker Dies
Avalanche on Washington's Granite Mountain claims activist
Megos Sends First Round, First Minute (5.15b)
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Climbers Against Cancer Founder Passes Away
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