Don’t Get Struck By Lightning
Only 10% of those who encounter lightning are killed, but 70% of survivors have lifelong debilitating injuries. If you've got any doubts, play it safe.
Mountaineering Ice Climbing Skills
Mountaineering Ice Climbing Skills
Learn to Control Your Fear… It Might Save Your Life
After a near-death climbing experience, I was inspired to dig deeper into the psychology of fear and learn about its effect on performance, how it wells up in the first place, and what we can do to deal with it. What I found will take your climbing to the next level—and could save your life.
The Scummer’s Manifesto: How to Use Seven Neglected Body Parts
Climbers often neglect limbs that can be especially useful for climbing, like the head, shoulder, knee, and hip. These seven tips show the importance of keeping an open mind and using any body part, no matter how ignoble a figure you cut.
Beyond Fingerboarding—Get Fit For Any And Everything
This six-week program will hone you to climb the classics, whether it's a mountain, wall or long free route.
Save Your Rope (Or Yourself): Learn to Use Directionals
A directional is a piece of gear, be it a bolt or a cam or a nut, that places your climbing rope in the most appropriate location for zigs and zags on a climb.
Five Tips For Safer Rappelling in Alpine Terrain
Rappelling in alpine terrain can be the crux of big routes. Stuck ropes, high winds, leaving gear... a lot can go wrong. Here are five tips to stack your odds.
Going Low-Carb? Say Goodbye to Power!
The evidence that going low-carb benefits any athlete’s performance is weak, mostly anecdotal, and often driven by dogma.
Want to Survive an Unplanned Bivy? Bring the 10 Essentials
The mountains are perilous places; packing these 10 items can save your life.
Learn This: How to Glissade
Stay in control with these masterful glissading techniques
Unbelayvable: Don't Drown Your Belayer
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
How to Build Bomber Ice Anchors
Build a maximum-strength anchor in ice with two pieces
Learn This: Alpine Cooking
Experience-driven tips and tricks for cooking in the alpine
Learn This: Build a Snow Bollard Anchor
Learn how to use snow as an anchor
Unbelayvable: An Ice Climbing Confession
Scary (and true) tales from a crag near you
Basic Ice Climbing Technique With Dave Macleod
Check out The Editors's author page.
Learn This: Simple Leader Fall Self-Rescue
Step-by-step instructions for rescuing an injured lead climber
Climbing Nutrition: How Much Protein Does a Climber Need?
Check out Brian Rigby's author page.
Learn This: Using the Anchor Shelf
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
Make Your Own Suspension Trainer on a Budget
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
Learn This: Pinch Points
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
Cirque Traverse Training Exercises
Check out The Editors's author page.
Learn This: Pack Smarter
Check out Chris Wright's author page.
Traveling on a Rope Team
Check out Shannon Davis's author page.
Ueli Steck's Annapurna Kit
Check out Dougald MacDonald's author page.
The Comeback: Recovering From Climbing Injuries
Check out Majka Burhardt's author page.
Train Indoors For Ice and Mixed Climbing
Check out Leia Larsen's author page.
Stretch and Strengthen
Check out Amanda Fox's author page.
How to Hip Belay
Check out Christian Santelices's author page.
Guide to Going Number Two
Check out Laura Snider's author page.
How to Build a V-Thread Ice Anchor
4 easy steps to a bomber V-thread, plus tips on how to use it
Look Sharp
Check out Ian Osteyee's author page.
Pillar of Strength
Check out Amanda Fox's author page.
French Technique
Check out Dougald MacDonald's author page.
Prevent and Treat Frostbite
Check out Bryan Simon's author page.
Ice Climbing Basics: The Tripod
Check out Berne Broudy's author page.
Save Yourself! A Guide to Self-Rescue
Check out Shannon Davis's author page.
Wet-Rope Myths Debunked
Check out Alex Biale's author page.
Improvised Rappel Anchors
Check out Eli Helmuth's author page.
The Rope Litter
Check out Bryan Simon's author page.
The Butterfly Knot
Check out The Editors's author page.
Basic First Aid Skills
Check out Bryan Simon's author page.
Aid and Abet
Check out Jeff Achey's author page.
Learn This: Preferred Knots for Rappelling
Check out Rob Hess's author page.
Staying Power: Prepare for Grueling Approaches
Check out Amanda Fox's author page.
Essential Skills: The Alpine Quickdraw
Check out Dougald MacDonald's author page.
Alpine Anchors
Check out Ian Nicholson's author page.
Essential Skills: Pre-Rigging Rappels
Check out Dale Remsberg's author page.
Two-Rope Rappels With One Chopped Cord
Check out Kelly Cordes's author page.
Digit Dialing
Check out Amanda Fox's author page.
Finger Yoga
Check out Dionne Obeso's author page.
Six Yoga Poses for Climbers
Check out Lizzy Scully's author page.
Short-Fixing
Check out Russ Facente's author page.
Chilling Imagery
Check out Walt Hampton's author page.
Worth a Shot
Check out Blake Herrington's author page.
Escape Systems
Check out Jeff Achey's author page.
Thumbs Up!
Check out Adam Scheer's author page.
Social Climbing
Check out Kurt Hicks's author page.
Learn This: Save Yourself An Ascent With The Pre-Threaded Toprope
Check out Russ Facente's author page.
No More Tangles
Check out Ian Nicholson's author page.
Anchors Away
Check out Lee Lang's author page.
Point and Shoot Cameras
Check out Amanda Fox's author page.
Come to Papa
Check out Mark Nelson's author page.
Protect Your Goggles
Check out Guy Cotter's author page.
How to Extend a Quickdraw
Check out Lisa Hathaway's author page.
Rescue Insurance
Check out Laura Snider's author page.
Relaxed-Fit Rapping
Check out Eli Helmuth's author page.
Single-Strand Backpack Coil
Check out Chris Van Leuven's author page.
Happy Feet
Check out Kate Nelson's author page.
The Heel-Toe Cam
Check out Chris Van Leuven's author page.
The What-if Plan
Check out Kate Nelson's author page.
Buttshotphobia
Check out Andrew Burr's author page.
Photo Nation
Check out Julie Ellison's author page.
Tangled Up in Blue
Check out Bennett Barthelemy's author page.
Munter Magic
Check out Caroline George's author page.
The Wetter, the Better
Check out Blake Herrington's author page.
The Hot Zone
Check out Justin Roth's author page.
Don't Call it a Comeback
Check out Craig DeMartino's author page.
Injury-Proof Your Climber Knees
Check out Thomas Rosenburt's author page.
The Complete Guide to Mountain Photography
A pro photographer's guide for shooting in the mountains. Dos and Don'ts for what to bring and what not to, managing gear and memory and batteries, what to shoot and when, and how not to drop your gear.