Review: La Sportiva Theory Climbing Shoe
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Review: Edelrid Swift Protect Pro Dry
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Review: Knog Bilby Headlamp
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Review: MoonBoard Masters 2019 Wood Holds Sets B and C
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Review: Black Diamond Crack Gloves
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Review: Mad Rock Redline Strap Climbing Shoe
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Editor's Note: The Community Issue (Plus Autumn 2020 Issue Preview)
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Quick Clips: 9 Quick Fixes for Common Climber Problems (Autumn 2020 Edition)
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Photo Gallery: 18 Veiny Climber Forearms, Submitted by Our Readers
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Interview: Wade Morris Discusses His FKT for the Casual Route on the Diamond
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Summit Roundtable Podcast: The RMNP CUDL Traverse
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Ask an Editor: How Do New Routes Work?
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Alpine Knee: Is Van Life a Sacrifice—or Another Form of Privilege?
It may be time to rethink the mythology of dirtbagging.
Sincronia Màgica: Isolation in Patagonia
Sílvia Vidal spent nearly two months alone in Patagonia while completing a solo first ascent on El Chileno Grande, unaware of the unfolding pandemic in the outside world.
Summit Roundtable Podcast: Changing Route Names
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Ask an Editor: What Guidance Do You Have For New Climbers During COVID-19?
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Unbelayvable: The Strolling Belay
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The Mod Squad
Meet the tireless climbers establishing moderate sport routes around the country.
The Croatian Connection
Life, love, and vertigo in Paklenica—a traveler’s journal
The Climbing Q&A: Brooke Raboutou
How this unassuming college student—and pedigreed super-climber—became the first American climber to qualify for the Olympics
Dover Island, Nova Scotia: The Ever-Changing Granite Playground of This Tiny Atlantic Isle
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Topo: Torment-Forbidden Traverse
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The Silver Lining to the Olympic Postponement
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COVID-19 Hits the Climbing Community
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What’s Happening at the Crags During the COVID-19 Closures
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Dynoing Master Class: Learn to Launch with Power and Precision
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Photo Gallery: Onsight—2 Climbing Photo Hightlight (Issue 373)
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Rock Art: Salomé Aubert—Scientist With a Side Hustle
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Summit Roundtable Podcast: Climbing in Uncertain Times
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Unbelayvable: An "Interesting" Anchor
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Exclusive Gear Discounts for Summit Members
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Video: Irene Yee Demonstrates Her Photo Selection and Editing Process
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Training Plan: Mantle/Press Out/Compression Strength Plus Thin Vertical Strength Program
Top climbing coach Dave Wahl's 90 day training program will turn you into a thin-climbing monster during quarantine, and build strength for powerful pressing and compression moves.
Summit Roundtable Podcast: The Return of Climbing Gyms
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Ask an Editor: What Are Your Climbing Plans for the Year Amid the Pandemic?
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Alpine Knee: Climbing's Women's Movement Has Room for Improvement
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Contributor's Corner: Checking in With Writer Corey Buhay
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Weighing In: Does Climbing Need an Eating-Disorder Intervention?
Eating disorders, dangerous dieting, and bad body images run rampant in the climbing community. We’re all playing a game with gravity, but what happens when we push our bodies and minds into unhealthy territory—and how do we stop it?
Island of the Gods
Bali, Indonesia, is known for its vibrant culture, yoga retreats, epic surf breaks, and lush jungle. However, there’s also a thriving climbing scene in this most unlikely of venues, proving that climbers will find community the world over.
The Climbing Q&A: Kolin Powick
How this guitar-obsessed “5.9-with-a-pack mountain guy” is working with the team at Black Diamond to drive refinement and innovation in their climbing gear
How to Climb Harder by Utilizing Power Screams
Shout, shout, let it all out. Harness your bestial power scream for ultimate sending
Are Climbers Today Better Than They Were 50 Years Ago?
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How Climbing Went From Fringe Activity to Sport
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Sand Rock, Alabama: With Easy Access Comes Great Responsibility
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Photo Gallery: 50 Years of Iconic Climbing Covers
Take a glimpse into the past 50 years of Climbing Magazine.
Rock Art: Colin Howell—Igniting Passion and Art
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Gear Guide 2020: Sport Climbing Kit
Our top eight choices for sport climbing gear of 2020.
Editors' Choice 2020: Metolius Light Rail Review
Our top climbing gear picks for 2020.
Editors' Choice 2020: Beal Birdie Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Fixe Hardware Galvanized Wire Rope Draw & Steel Carabiner Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Fixe Hardware Roca 9.6 Siurana Endurance Rope Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Pongoose Climber 1000+ Stick Clip Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Gear Guide 2020: Red Chili Mystix Review
Our picks for the best gear of 2020.
Contributor's Corner: Bennett Slavsky Talks Michigan Climbing, His RMNP Accident, and Writing
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Ask an Editor: How Do You Get a Job in Climbing Media?
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Contributor’s Corner: Checking in With Writer Chris Kalman
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Checking in With Boulder Climbing Community Executive Director Kate Beezley
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Summit Roundtable Podcast: The Coronavirus
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Contributor’s Corner: Checking in With Photographer Irene Yee
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For Safety’s Sake… Yell Something!
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Livestream: Dry Tooling at The Ice Coop With Tyler Kempney
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Summit Roundtable Podcast: Climbing Movies Through the Years
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Crusty Corner: Why Grades Matter—9 Essential Truths About Climbing Ratings
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Ask an Editor: Are Climbing Magazines Still Relevant?
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Summit Roundtable Podcast: The Difference Between Highballs and Free Solos
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Livestream: A Talk With Free Climbing Legend Jim Erickson
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Photo Gallery: Onsight—4 Climbing Photo Highlights (Issue 371)
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How to Shift Your Focus Into the Present to Manage Fear—Including Your Fear of Falling
Why “get ‘er done” doesn’t work
The Skinny on Fad Diets
Are they messing with your performance?
For the Love of Climbing: Mentors Wanted
Remedying the teaching and leadership gap for women climbers
Silver Mountain: Northern Michigan's Hidden Gem
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Rock Art: Mixing Elements With Jezryl Castelo
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Ask an Editor: How Do You Test Gear?
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Ask an Editor: What Do You Think About the Olympics?
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Livestream: Rock and Resole's Colby Rickard
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Peaches Preaches: Lessons for the Ages
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Summit Roundtable Podcast: Remembering Brad Gobright, Nose Ascents, Olympic Updates, and More
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Photo Gallery: Onsight—4 Climbing Photo Highlights (Issue 370)
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Climb Harder With Better Footwork—Paige Claassen’s 6 Tips
One of America's top climber's gives her advice for climbing harder with less effort by using your feet and your head. Plus, the importance of shoe sizing, and how to get your fit just right.
Classic Routes: Fontainebleau's La Marie Rose
Fontainebleau’s groundbreaking first 6a, No. 22 on the Bas-Cuvier Red Circuit