5.12

Turn down the pressure, tune out the FOMO, and be nice to yourself, no matter what grade you’re climbing.

Kathryn Perkinson, a 5.10 climber, set herself a goal: climb her first 5.12 in just seven months. And she achieved it. Here's how.

5.12 climbers generally share certain strengths and skills that aspirants to the grade often need to consciously train.

The definitive guide to being a rotting degenerate.

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