Rifle Mountain Park has a history, reaching back to the canyon’s first sport climbs from the late 1980s and early 1990s, that played a critical role in the modern explosion of difficulty in American sport climbing, especially on overhanging stone.
Matt Samet describes his experience in using the MoonBoard to train for his multi-year project in Colorado.
Some climbs, we get up out of sheer stubbornness—or stupidity.
An ode to the routes that got away—and what they can teach us if we let them.
It is time to make up new tropes if the sport is to actually progress. Or, leave it for the next generation?
The author was young, stoked on life and had a sweet loaner van to tool around Europe in. The trip ended with a real bang.
Climbers and gamers share a lot of the same qualities: obsessiveness, dedication, hours spent avoiding real life, a propensity for tantrums and unnecessary insults, poor social skills… Which got me to thinking: Why don’t climbers import gaming terms into our lingo, to freshen up our slang?
We published close to thirty stories this week. Here are six that you won’t want to miss.
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Check out Kevin Riley's author page.
Check out Kevin Riley's author page.
Check out Climbing Staff's author page.
Check out Kevin Riley's author page.
Check out Matt Samet's author page.