13 Most Brilliant Climbing Photos of 2025, Ranked
From exhibits in exposure to striking portraits, these were the photos that blew us away this year.
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Filming in National Parks Just Got Easier—Expect More Climbing Content
Thanks to the EXPLORE Act, most outdoor photographers and videographers will no longer need permits to shoot in national parks.
Our Favorite Climbing Cameras
Whether you’re shooting for billboards or Instagram photo-dumps, these cameras will make the most of your moment.
20 Years After Sharma Made It Popular, How Has Hampi Changed?
Chris Sharma, Katie Brown, and Nate Gold put Hampi on the map for Westerners in 2003. Now local climbers are developing climbs and climbing-adjacent businesses. But there are headwinds.Â
France: Land of Wine, Cheese, and Beautiful, Rarely Visited Crags
Turns out that the land of cafes and croissants has some pretty wild rock formations.
How to Stop Taking Butt Shots
Follow these simple guidelines for better climbing photography
Yosemite’s Elusive Firefall Is Coming This Month. Here’s How to See it and Capture it Like a Pro.
How one photographer got the perfect shot, plus his tips for seeing this phenomenon in 2025 and taking your own epic pic
The First Time Jimmy Chin Nearly Starved With Conrad Anker
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Why is Cory Richards Retiring from Climbing?
The only American to summit an 8,000 meter peak in winter is hanging up his ice axes.
Photo Gallery: Onsight—2 Climbing Photo Highlights (Issue 375)
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Photo Gallery: Onsight—3 Climbing Photo Highlights (Issue 374)
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Photo Gallery: Onsight—2 Climbing Photo Hightlight (Issue 373)
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Review: Stone Nudes: Climbing Bare
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Photo Gallery: 50 Years of Iconic Climbing Covers
Take a glimpse into the past 50 years of Climbing Magazine.
Photo Gallery: 10 Bob Ross Inspired Climbing Photos
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[Interview + Excerpt] Stories Behind the Images: Lessons from a Life in Adventure Photography, by Corey Rich
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El Capitan in HD: xRez Studio's Gigapixel Image of America’s Most-Famous Big Wall
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Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—The 2019 Photo Annual
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Climbing Magazine Print Preview: The 2019 Photo Annual
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Photo Gallery: Onsight—6 Photo Highlights From 2018
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Austin Siadak Photo Prints
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Photo Gallery: 30 Years of Redpoint Photography
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The 2018 Photo Annual Gallery: 18 of the Year’s Best Climbing Photos
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Climbing Photography: 3 Top Tips to Shoot Like a Pro
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You Meant to Come Home: The Lives and Climbs of Hayden Kennedy, Scott Adamson, and Kyle Dempster
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Photo Gallery: The Nose Speed Record, Anak Verhoeven’s 5.15a FA, and More
This story originally appeared in the December/January 2018 issue of our print edition.
Climbing Photographer Spotlight: Joshua Perez (Interview + Gallery)
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Totality: Capturing Climbing During the Solar Eclipse
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A Year in the Life of a Climbing Photographer
Planes, trains, and broken luggage: one year with Colette McInerney
The Story Behind 3 Standout Climbing Photos
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Squamish Exposed: 12 Photos From the Arc'teryx Climbing Academy
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Climbing Holiday Gift Guide: Matador Camera Base Layer
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Out on a Ledge: Married to the Muse
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Remembering Tom Frost (1937-2018): The Full Perspective Interview
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