Etiquette

If you find yourself alone at a crowded crag, don’t fret. Remember that you're part of a community of people that all share a common interest.

If you’re an aspiring trad leader, this document will provide you with more bad advice than you can shake a rack of hexes at.

An eight-part questionnaire

Because I care about your soul—but probably mainly because I’m old, grumpy, and easily annoyed, especially when I’m just trying to get in a quick, hassle-free workout.

“Should I tie in through my hard points or through my belay loop?” she said. “Tie in through your belay loop,” a boy climber responded with conviction.

Ask before you flail, communicate, and know when to call it quits: here's how to hangdog without wearing down your belayer.

ANSWER MAN knows climbing. (And he knows it.) Here he answers three questions: (1) when can you excavate landing zones? (2) What are best practices for simul climbing? (3) What's the best thing to do when you find old tat on a route?

The crags are getting busy. If you want to send, you’ll need to set up camp. Here’s how.

Bad form all the way around, and not the safest/smartest maneuver.

Here's what science says (so far) about exactly what happens when sandstone gets wet—and what that means for climbing.

With a record number of climbers heading outdoors, it’s more important than ever to keep a low profile at the boulder field. Here’s how to bring it up without killing the stoke.

As climbing slides into the mainstream, climber education becomes crucial for protecting our outdoor crags and public lands. Are climbing gyms the answer?

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The ties that bind

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How truth In climbing makes you stronger

How our simple presence Impacts and even disrupts crag fauna

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Pro climber Heather Weidner shares 5 ways to be safe and considerate at the crag

He Knows climbing. and he knows it.