Sport Climbing

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Ben Rueck and Mayan Smith-Gobat push their limits on the ephemeral and frigid sea stacks of Tasmanian

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Margo Hayes, Boulder, Colorado and Matty Hong, Boulder, Colorado

Michaela Kiersch, Chicago, Illinois

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Magma formed Oregon’s climbing before it was cool

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A growing climbing community with relentless psych strives for legitimacy

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Two elite climbers conquer an eight-pitch 5.14b, one of the steepest, most sustained routes in the world.

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With new responsibilities as a business owner, husband, and father, America’s greatest climber talks about training, motivation, and his future.

Withholding judgment about this small clan is prudent. Being on the creative cutting edge of a developing sport is a precarious place to be.

A growing danger from aging hardware means standards are on the horizon

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Emily Harrington falls in love with Tahoe's Donner Summit while learning to place gear.

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Pro climber and photographer Colette McInerney opens up about what she sees in the mirror.

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Climb stronger and longer by training your heart

Answer Man discusses the crappy belayer (From 2016)

Modify standard exercises for climbing-focused gains

Chattanooga, Tennessee is the best spot to spend autumn as a climber. Here are 8 reasons to hop in your truck the moment the leaves start changing.

Adam Ondra is arguably the best climber in the world— he flashes 5.14d, has more 5.15c ticks than anyone, and has topped the podium in a half-dozen international competitions. Ondra represents the potential of a new generation born to climbing parents and raised in gyms. his career is a case study in what happens when enormous talent and desire find their life’s purpose at an early age.

How to have big fun at small crags during a short visit to a faraway island

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Old school cragging

El Potrero Chico, Mexico, is a big wall sport climbing paradise with short approaches, a tight community, and the world's best and biggest margaritas. When Editor Julie Ellison set off on her own life-list trip south of the border, she had no idea that the experience would change her as a climber forever.

An experienced sport climber teams up with a veteran route developer to learn new skills, push her limits, and discover adventure in North Africa.

Middle America’s single-pitch haven

The best climbing trips are about more than filling a tick list. One climber finds epic beauty and stark reality in Kalymnos.

For climbers, “America’s Playground” goes well beyond the Strip

Improve redpointing efficiency with these simple clipping tricks

A climbing trip to a formerly war-torn country? With your kids? You bet!

Discover one of America’s best winter climbing destinations: Tucson, Arizona

Deep in the Arkansas hills lies a climbing comp unlike any other.

Improve balance and technique with this flagging primer

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The Caribbean island of Cayman Brac is a laid-back sport climbing wonderland—but that doesn’t mean you can’t create a little trouble in paradise

Two men, four pitches, 29 bolts

With super-sized helpings of moderate sport climbs, pristine beaches, and blissful coastal sunlight, you won’t go hungry in Sardinia.

Travel back in time to an Eastern European climbing paradise

A prodigal son returns to the banks of the Mighty Mo to rediscover the best rock he’s ever climbed.

Breaking barriers: What Jonathan Siegrist learned from sending Biographie

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Step-by-step instructions for rescuing an injured lead climber

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