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Outside TV: Feast Your Eyes on Epic Adventure
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Outside+ and How I Get My Yoga On
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Jim Bridwell: The Dance of the Woo-Li Masters
The classic story of the first ascent of the East Face of Moose's Tooth by climbing legends Jim Bridwell and Mugs Stump.
Dream Job Alert: Climbing Magazine Is Hiring 2 New Digital Editors!
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How Climbing and Rock and Ice Are Stronger Together
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Members Have More Fun
Climbing’s parent company acquires Outside magazine, Outside TV, Gaia GPS, athleteReg, and Peloton Magazine, boosting the depth and diversity of storytelling and services in our Active Pass membership.
Collective Knowledge
Climbing and Rock and Ice Have Merged—Now What?
Ask an Editor: How Hard Do You Have to Climb to Work at Climbing Magazine?
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Pocket Outdoor Media Acquires Three Divisions from Active Interest Media and Completes Its Series A Financing
Series A funding allows Pocket Outdoor Media to expand its active lifestyle business to over 20 new media businesses including Yoga Journal, SKI, Climbing, BACKPACKER, and Warren Miller Entertainment
Climbing Magazine Supports Racial Justice
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Download Climbing Magazine No. 1
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Photo Gallery: 50 Years of Iconic Climbing Covers
Take a glimpse into the past 50 years of Climbing Magazine.
Editor's Notes: 50 Years and Counting… (Plus Spring 2020 Issue Preview)
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Ask an Editor: How Do You Get a Job in Climbing Media?
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Ask an Editor: Are Climbing Magazines Still Relevant?
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Behind the Scenes: Long, Easy Routes—Washington's Huge, Bolted Moderates
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Behind the Scenes: Long, Easy Routes—Washington's Huge, Bolted Moderates
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Editor's Note: The Real Cost of Travel (Plus February/March 2020 Issue Preview)
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Ask an Editor: How Do You Test Gear?
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Editor's Note: God’s Own Stone (Plus December/January 2020 Issue Preview)
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Ask an Editor: What's It Really Like to Be an Editor at Climbing Magazine?
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Editor's Note: October/November 2019 Issue Preview
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—The 2019 Photo Annual
Presented by Evolv
Climbing Magazine Print Preview: The 2019 Photo Annual
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Climbing Magazine Print Preview: June/July 2019—Epic Survival Tales
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Podcast Updates and a Chat With Matt Samet
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Climbing Magazine T-Shirts
Great gifts for the climber in your life
Climbing Magazine Print Preview: December/January 2019
On sale today
Listen to an Interview With Climbing Editor Matt Samet on the ReddyYeti Podcast
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Climbing Magazine Print Preview: October/November 2018
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Book: Vantage Point—50 Years of the Best Climbing Stories Ever Told
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Climbing Magazine Print Preview: July 2018
On sale today, featuring improved paper quality and a full redesign.
Climbing Magazine Print Preview: May 2018 Gear Guide
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Crusty Corner: Should Climbing (And Climbing Magazine) Be Political?
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Climbing Magazine Print Preview: February/March 2018
On sale today. Now with new, improved paper to showcase our photography!
Crusty Corner: Climbing Magazine Editors—Why So “Arrogant”?
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100 Climbing Magazine Covers By the Numbers
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Lost Soul: The Future of Climbing Magazine
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Climbing Magazine’s Back Issue Index
Back issues of Climbing Magazine can be found in the Back Issue Index, available in these PDFs, which include all issues from 1970 to 2003.