Should We Rethink the Ethics of Highball Bouldering?
"When I see pads crushing bushes, small trees, and flowers, I wonder if it wouldn’t be more honest just to toprope?"
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Timothy Kang Brings Link-up Practices to Perilous Highballs
On December 5, 2022, Timothy Kang brought a logical (if terrifying) progression into the sport of bouldering by doing five of Bishop’s biggest, hardest, and most historic highballs in the same day.
It’s Not a Free Solo, It’s a Highball, DAD!
By “Kevvie” Corrigan, age 15
Sick of the heat? Check Out These 5 Alpine Bouldering Destinations
Is America’s best bouldering is above 9,000 feet? Some of us think so. Here’s what you need to know to hit the country’s finest alpine areas.
Weekend Whipper: Ground Up Highballing, Craters Onto Spotters
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Weekend Whipper: A Perfect Spot Saves the Day When a Highball Goes Awry
A good spot is often taken for granted, but spotters are unsung heroes, our invisible ropes when our feet leave the ground
Climber Free Solos 5.14b With Some Crashpads
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Weekend Whipper: The Higher the Ball, the Higher the Fall
Some would say dynoing near the top of a highball is a bad idea. Some would also say screw that and huck for it anyway, as our brave whippee did this week.
We’re Scared Just Watching Margo Hayes on This Highball Boulder
Margo Hayes, normally known for her sport climbing, gets high on a bloc in Joe's Valley, Utah.
Tristan Catches a Trout – Highballing in Gold Bar, WA
Tristan Chen puts in work on the V13 highball "Takes A Village"—for some reason also known as "Trout of This World"—in the Gold Bar Boulders, Washington
Watch Miles Adamson Free Solo Chockstone Boulder
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Uncut: Andy Gullsten Makes the First Ascent of Silver Lining (V15) Highball
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Watch Shawn Raboutou Make the First Ascent of Road Kill (V15) Highball
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Jimmy Webb Takes on His Anti-Style on Lucid Dreaming (V15)
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Summit Roundtable Podcast: The Difference Between Highballs and Free Solos
Go behind-the-scenes with the Climbing Magazine staff.
Interview: Miles Adamson on the First Ascent of Grandma Peabody Highball Too Tall to Fall (V10)
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Miles Adamson Makes First Ascent of New Grandma Peabody Highball Too Tall to Fall (V10)
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Keenan Takahashi Makes the FA of Highball Earn Your Stripes (V11)
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Classic Climbs: High Planes Drifter
The story behind one of Bishop’s most prized (and misspelled) problems
Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast—Quinn Brett / Nina Williams
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Progression: How Keenan Takahashi Is Pushing the Highball Envelope
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Interview: Nina Williams on How She Approaches Projects
Pro climber Nina Williams talks about her mindset and training for taking on new challenges.
Into the Sun: Bernd Zangerl's Return to Hard Climbing From Serious Injury
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Photo Gallery: Nina Williams, Michaela Kiersch, and More
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Mother’s Day Special: An Interview With 5 Pro Climber Moms
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Nina Williams Sends Bishop Highball Ambrosia (V11, FFA)
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Nina Williams Makes First Female Ascent of Ambrosia (V11) Highball
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How to Approach Highball Boulder Problems
Expert advice for climbing tall boulders
Ethan Pringle: Highball First Ascents in Little Egypt, Bishop
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The Photo Annual 2016: 10 Incredible Climbing Photos
Find inspiration from the best climbing photography from around the world.
Nina Williams: Managing Fear on Evilution Direct
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Flash: 6 Climbing Photos—Philippines Trad, El Cap Free, Utah Bouldering, and More
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Valley of Giants: An Oman Bouldering Odyssey
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Two First Ascents on the Roy, New Mexico Megaboulder
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Nina Williams Sends Bishop Highball Evilution Direct (V11, FFA)
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