Why Eddie Taylor Doesn’t Care About Being the First Black Climber to Free Moonlight Buttress
Eddie Taylor, a member of the Full Circle Expedition, just became the first black climber to free a Zion classic, Moonlight Buttress.
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This Week In Review: First Ascents, Free Soloing, and Climbing as Therapy
We published close to thirty stories this week. Some were digitized versions of our latest print stories. Others were dusted off from Climbing's archives. Still more were original online content. Here are six stories that stood out.
Native American John Duran On Free Soloing 5.13 And Using Climbing For Communal Good
60, legendary Southwest climber. FA’ed thousands of boulders up to V10; free-soloed Fainting Imam (trad 5.13a; later 5.12c/d), Dreamscape (5.12a), La Espina (5.12a), Cochiti Mesa, New Mexico. Gifted skier, cyclist. Teacher, lives near Beijing; married.
Interview: Trad Crusher Lor Sabourin on Patagonia’s Latest Film, “They/Them.”
Climbing caught up with Sabourin to talk about hard trad, their training, and the challenges they have faced in and out of the climbing community.
Kai Lightner Launches Climbing for Change Nonprofit to Facilitate Diversity in the Climbing Industry
The nonprofit will help fund programs to promote diversity and inclusion in the climbing community and equal access to outdoor endeavors.