Injury

Accidents happen. Every climber should be able to troubleshoot difficult rappel situations, and one of the best ways is by mastering the buddy rappel.

Sidelined by an ignoble injury, Dave Pagel contemplates his return to a sport that has moved on without him—or is it the other way around?

They didn’t just discover a tear. I had severed almost everything, including my brachial artery, but not my nerve. The clock was racing.

"I used to be a bit of a rock climber myself. Now I haven't so much as touched a hold in—gosh, how long has it been?—four or five weeks."

To climb longer and stronger, it’s important to understand our hand anatomy and how pulley injuries happen, as well as how to prevent and treat them, and to restrengthen an injured digit.

"I think over the years—and I couldn’t have told myself this when I was younger—I’ve learned ... not to have my life’s worth be dependent on one thing."

An experience on the purple boulder problem at the gym altered the author's life course in an unexpected way.

A proper warm-up will target mobility and stability in both the wrists and fingers. Here's how to do it right.

New Zealand student Anna Parsons has broken nearly every bone in her body following a trad fall on Snake Dike (5.7 R).

The routes and boulder problems featured at World Cups are more complex than they used to be. Are they also more dangerous?

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Steve Hong, prolific first ascentionist and career dermatologist, explains the best way to heel splits, gobies, and worn tips

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Learning to how to get back on the sharp end.

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Meet Brittany Goris, the queen of self-reinvention

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Let's be real: It sucks to take time off from climbing and come back feeling weak, uncoordinated, and out of touch with the rock. However, you can get back to your previous level and even surpass it with enough dedication—and motivation.

Elbow pain is a common climbing malady, but you don't have to live with it, and you don't even have to get it.

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Five top climbers who came back stronger than ever

(Hand)Stand in solidarity with Quinn Brett. Join the climbing community in Estes Park, CO, on January 13, 2018, for an incredible evening of fun and entertainment. This fundraiser will also be a belated birthday present to Quinn; every single penny raised will go to her recovery fund.

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File this under "worst case scenarios."

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Part one of a weekly five part series about outside elbow pain (lateral epicondylosis).

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Alex Puccio, Salt Lake City, Utah

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Alex Puccio discusses staying motivated through a devastating injury to come back stronger than ever

Climbers just like you who rose to the occasion and saved a life

Prevent common injuries with simple movement and technique upgrades