Cragsters: Meet the Offwidthionado
Check out Adam Nawrot's author page.
People
The Indestructibles: Matt Bosley
Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
The Indestructibles: Hazel Findlay
Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
Second Coming: 5 Top Climbers Share Their Favorite Unrepeated Routes
Check out Bailey Batchelor's author page.
The Indestructibles: Rannveig Aamodt
Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever
Ola Przybysz: The Polish Expat Pushing China's First-Ascent Envelope
Check out Michael Levy's author page.
Out on a Ledge: High Risk—Life Lessons From the Annus Horribilis of 2017
Check out Katie Lambert's author page.
Ben Hanna: Man, Myth…or Hulk?
Check out Brad Hilbert's author page.
Peaches Preaches: What Comes Around Goes Around
Life lessons from a fermented peach
Unsent: The Ultimate Belay Test
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
The History of Hard Sport Climbing in Boulder's Flatirons: Personal Essay—Paul Glover
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Your First 7 Climbing Partners
Check out Bailey Batchelor's author page.
In Defense of the “Soft”: A Response to Cedar Wright
Check out Mason J. Voehl's author page.
Generation 5.16: Ashima Shiraishi
Age 17 / Queens, New York
Generation 5.16: Kai Lightner
Age 18 / Fayetteville, North Carolina
Generation 5.16: Margo Hayes
Age 19 / Boulder, Colorado
Rappelling—The Most Extremest Sport
Unsent /un-sent/ 1. To have failed so badly on a route you had previously climbed that you negate your redpoint. 2. A humor column.
Generation 5.16: Matty Hong
Age 26 / Boulder, Colorado
Generation 5.16: Shawn and Brooke Raboutou
Ages 19 & 16 / Boulder, Colorado
Generation 5.16: Drew Ruana
Age 18 / Redmond, Washington
Generation 5.16: Kara and Connor Herson
Ages 18 and 14 / Emerald Hills, California
Grasping at Draws: Drinks With Honnold
The human side of the superhuman climber who free soloed El Capitan
Generation 5.16: Sean Bailey
Age 21 / Seattle, Washington
Generation 5.16: 10 Young Crushers That Could Take Rock Climbing to the Next Level
Check out Climbing Staff's author page.
That One Time: Pink Rain on the Rostrum
Check out James Lucas's author page.
Progression: How Keenan Takahashi Is Pushing the Highball Envelope
Check out James Lucas's author page.
The Change Agent
Ever since she started snowboarding in high school, CLAIRE GIBSON knew she’d do whatever it’d take to get a foot into the outdoor industry. But she’s not just in it for the powder days. This twentysomething is out to change the world.
Crusty Corner: Should Climbing (And Climbing Magazine) Be Political?
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Robyn Erbesfield-Raboutou: The Veteran Coach Leading the New Generation of Climbers
Check out Johanna Flashman's author page.
That One Time: Diamond in the Rough
Check out Heather Weidner's author page.
Noon Patrol: A Better Climbing New Year’s Resolution
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Handstands For Quinn: A Fundraising Event For Quinn Brett
(Hand)Stand in solidarity with Quinn Brett. Join the climbing community in Estes Park, CO, on January 13, 2018, for an incredible evening of fun and entertainment. This fundraiser will also be a belated birthday present to Quinn; every single penny raised will go to her recovery fund.
Crusty Corner: Cuphead and the Art of Redpointing
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
Climbing Music Showcase: 4 Climbers Who Rap and Rock
Check out Climbing Staff's author page.
Opinion: Why Isn’t Margo Hayes Projecting La Dura Dura Yet?
As new media allows us to see more of climbers’ daily routines, our expectations are becoming conversely more outlandish.
Unsent: 18 New Climbing Slang Terms
Check out Climbing Staff's author page.
The Givers: Amanda Peterson—The Trail Guru
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
Interview: Rob Coppolillo on the Up and Downs of Being a Mountain Guide
Internationally-certified mountain guide Rob Coppolillo talks about the rewards, and the risks, of his job.
Crusty Corner: The Top 10 Perma-Gumby Behaviors and How to Cure Them
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
El Cap in a Golden Day: Alex Honnold Leads His Mother Up Lurking Fear
Dierdre Wolownick embraces retirement from 3,000 feet up
Opinion: Chris Sharma's Polo Ad—Climbers, Cologne, and Confusion
Polo’s latest scent claims to “ignite the thrill-seeker in every man.” To climbers, it adds to an already complicated history of branding.
Interview: Heidi Wirtz on Balancing Climbing, Leading Yoga Retreats, and Philanthropy
Pro climber and yoga instructor Heidi Wirtz does it all.
A Portrait in Speed: Iranian Speed Climber Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh
Check out Alex Lubben's author page.
The Givers: Blake Bowling—The Hardware Man
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
The Givers: Gabe Cisneros—The Environmentalist
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
No Man's Land: The Rise of Women in Climbing
Check out Noël Phillips's author page.
The Givers: Nathan Brown—The Man of Solo Action
Check out Jenny Abegg's author page.
The Givers: Matt Ulery—The Community Organizer
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
The Givers: Ben Scott—The Climbers' Coalition President
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
The Givers: 6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
Check out Jenny Abegg's author page.
Dear Fat Crack: A Not-Quite Love Letter to the Wide
Check out Peter Brown Hoffmeister's author page.
Cliff Camping: The Latest Bucket-List Tick
Check out Johanna Flashman's author page.
Free Soloing Sucks (And Why We’re Going to Cover It Anyway)
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
By the Numbers: The Life of a First-Year Mountain Guide
One year with Exum Mountain guides in the Tetons.
Noon Patrol: The Value of Climbing in Difficult Times
Check out Kevin Corrigan's author page.
Christoper Deuto and the New Wave of Kid Crushers Redefining Performance Climbing
At a point where young climbers are performing at elite levels before hitting puberty, we take a look at the life of one such kid in Colorado and the trend that is reshaping the climbing landscape.
The Balancing Act of Climbing and Career
Balance: (n) A condition in which different elements are equal or in the correct proportions.
Escalando Fronteras: Helping At-Risk Youth in Mexico Through Climbing
How the nonprofit climbing organization Escalando Fronteras has shown kids from the barrio in Monterrey, Mexico, a different way to live.
Peaches Preaches: The Dirtbag Conundrum
Check out James Lucas's author page.
Madaleine Sorkin's Fall and Then Rise to Elite Big Wall Free Climbing
Check out Climbing Staff's author page.
The Peanut Gallery: The #1 and #2 Problems With Van Life
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
That One Time: Double Vision
Check out Kelly Cordes's author page.
Peaches Preaches: Battling the Bubble
Check out James Lucas's author page.
Grasping at Draws: Inside Out
A climber's escape from the industry vacuum
The 50 Greatest Climbing Achievements (By Americans) in the Last 25 Years
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
Profile: Tara Kerzhner—A Study in Contrast
The serious and lighthearted sides of photographer and filmmaker Tara Kerzhner
Our 4 Favorite Climbing Podcasts
Check out these four climbing-themed podcasts to help pass the time during your next road trip, airplane ride, or training session.
That One Time: Thunder Thighs
Check out David Allfrey's author page.
Kodak Courage: Are Climbers Taking More Chances for the Camera?
As pro climbers strive to maintain sponsor attention, they are often forced to seek out harder, bigger, or bolder lines—and then to do them for the camera.
Crusty Corner: Climbing Magazine Editors—Why So “Arrogant”?
Check out Matt Samet's author page.
That One Time: Breakfast (and Dinner) of Champions
Check out Paige Claassen's author page.
Peaches Preaches: Cosmic Debris, or How to Put Your Fingers In a Vicegrip and Stomp On Them
Check out James Lucas's author page.
Profile: The Rise of Kris Hampton
Kris “Odub” Hampton’s journey from a rough past to Red River, rap, and Power Company Climbing training stardom
Latino Outdoors: Bringing Diversity to Climbing
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
By the Numbers: Margo Hayes and the Road to 5.15
Let's get ready to Rambla!
Mother’s Day Special: An Interview With 5 Pro Climber Moms
Check out Zoe Gates's author page.
The Push: An Excerpt From Tommy Caldwell's Gripping New Memoir
Check out Tommy Caldwell's author page.
2016 Golden Pitons: Alpine
Marc-Andre Leclerc, Squamish, British Columbia, Canada
Peaches Preaches: Hardtimes on the Moonboard
Globalization on a sheet of plywood