Heli Trooper Frees Stuck Climber with Dish Soap
The alpine knee isn’t always the move. Here’s what happens when it goes wrong.
Offwidth
Watch A Flash Ascent of this Notoriously Brutal 5.13 Offwidth
Mari Salvesen is the second person to flash Belly Full of Bad Berries in Indian Creek, Utah.
8 Favorite Offwidths Worth Your Blood, Sweat, and Tears
Whether you’re already an offwidth fan or are ready to face your fears, check out this list for some of our favorites.
VIDEO: Pamela Shanti Pack Tries Not to Get Stuck Under Her Own Foot on Fave Boulder
On 8 Ounces to Freedom, she must pull the pivot around an initial high heel-toe, or else. Then: a study in progress by inches.
April Fools: Earthquake Near Moab Changes Crack Climb
The race is now on to see who will get the first ascent of the changed crack.
Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and and Jon Griffin Tackle Epic New Off-Width on Cerro Chaltén’s South Face
The duo climbed a new route, christened La Chaltenense last Wednesday on Cerro Chaltén (Fitz Roy) in Argentine Patagonia.
Wide Boyz Analyze Adam Ondra on Belly Full of Bad Berries
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Watch Mason Earle Send Hard Offwidth FA Earle Struggs
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6.87 Inches: The First Ascent of Hong Kong's Lama Crack
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Watch Mason Earle's Battle With the Hondo Offwidth Project
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First Look: Black Diamond’s New No. 7 and 8 Camalot C4s
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Black Diamond Introduces New No. 21 Camalot C4
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Desert Roof Cracks Galore: A Conversation with the Wide Boyz about Their Latest Utah Trip
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Adam Ondra Battles 5.13 Indian Creek Offwidth Belly Full of Bad Berries
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Desert Testpiece Century Crack (5.14b) Sees Third Ascent by Danny Parker
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Watch Utah Locals Climb Trench Warfare (5.12+) Roof Crack With a Circus Net
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Cragsters: Meet the Offwidthionado
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Pamela Shanti Pack Climbs Scary Moab Offwidth: The Kill Artist
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Dear Fat Crack: A Not-Quite Love Letter to the Wide
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Tom Randall and Peter Whittaker FA Two 5.14 Roof Cracks and Continue Work on 5.15 Mega-Proj
Finding—much less sending—the hardest crack in the world isn’t easy. Then add in the hazards of spiders, scorpions, and snakes.
Wide Boyz: Spradventure (Full Film)
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Learn This: Invert Offwidth Techniques From Pamela Shanti Pack
Learn to climb upside down for steep, wide cracks.
Ball Nuts and Big Bros: Conquering No-Fall First Ascents in the Desert
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Finding Wide: Pamela Shanti Pack's First Ascent of Am I Evil?
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Flash: Virgin Gorda Bouldering, Alberta Ice, and More
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Learn This: Offwidth Protection Primer
How to handle big, cumbersome pro for wide cracks.
Pamela Shanti Pack: The Forever War (5.13c/d)
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Wide Boyz on Century Crack (5.14b), World's Hardest Offwidth
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