Don’t Be “a Glorified Security Camera”: Cameron Maier on Being a Climbing Filmmaker
“You’ve got to find a cool angle or a cool story or something interesting to say.”
Dave Graham
Punt, Quit, Give Up, Everyone Does, Even The Best
Punting on routes is the necessary mental chrysalis we use to achieve the next level as climbers. Everyone does it, and it's OK.
Some Thoughts on Shawn Raboutou’s “The Story of 3 Worlds” (V16)
To spray or not to spray... News of Shawn Raboutou's immediately classic V16 on the Dreamtime boulder has dropped months after the send.
Alex Johnson Took 10 Years to Do the Swarm, and She Doesn’t Regret Any of It
Johnson joins a pantheon of heavy laborers—just ask Tommy Caldwell or Chris Sharma
Dave Graham: What I’ve Learned From 20 Years Developing Boulders
V16 boulderer, 5.15b route climber, former East Coast prodigy. FAs of ~700 boulders V11 and up, including a dozen V15s. Age 39, lives in Spain, Switzerland, and Colorado.
Summit Roundtable Podcast: Border Wall Climbing Competition, Hypnotized Minds, and China Doll
Go behind-the-scenes with the Climbing Magazine staff.
A Fine Line: Daniel Woods Climbs Warpath (V14)
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Inflating Grades and Egos: A Climbing Difficulty Discussion
With the world’s first proposed V17, is climbing reaching a new level or becoming a numbers game?
Uncut: Dave Graham Sends Monkey Wedding (V15)
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Oliana Good Times With Chris Sharma and Friends
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