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If you observe any of these symptoms in your friends or in yourself, don’t delay. Consult your crag doctor as soon as possible. Together, we can beat common climbing diseases.

Whether you’re already an offwidth fan or are ready to face your fears, check out this list for some of our favorites.

Sandbag: (noun) A route of substantially elevated difficulty in comparison to others of the same grade. (verb) To suggest a route of such character to a friend.

It doesn’t take much to learn the basics (ice axe and crampon use, self-arresting techniques, snow hazard analysis) and unlock big new terrain for yourself.

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.

It's too beautiful. It's not crowded enough. You're better off at your local gym.

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Check out this hard-won advice from one of climbing's veterans.

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The ties that bind

An eight-part questionnaire

This list, compiled in the early days of quarantine, looks past the big films (Free Solo, the Alpinist) and instead suggests a few excellent but lesser-known films. Climbers Steve Bosque and Jim Disney suggested a few for this list. The ultimate selection was mine. At the time of compiling, all the films were available for free (somewhere) on the internet.

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The most popular climbing stories of the year, as chosen by the eyeballs of our readers.

The most popular climbing videos of the year, as chosen by the eyeballs of our readers.

How the new school trains to train

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The most popular climbing videos of the year, as chosen by the eyeballs of our readers.

The most popular climbing stories of the year, as chosen by the eyeballs of our readers.

Check out Matt Samet's author page.

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The most popular climbing stories of the year, as chosen by the eyeballs of our readers.

The most popular climbing videos of the year, as chosen by the eyeballs of our readers.

Check out Shannon Davis and Elliott Natz's author page.

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The most popular climbing videos of the year, as chosen by the eyeballs of our readers.

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