Climbing the States’ Tallest Bolted Moderates in Washington
Deep in the Cascades, you can top out huge walls without placing gear or pulling 5.10 moves on routes like Flyboys, which climbs 1,800 fully bolted feet at an achievable 5.9. (From 2020.)
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The Classic 25: America’s Best Boulder Problems
Let the debate begin! Here are the best 25 boulder problems in America... or 25 of the best... across a wide swath of regions and grades. (From 2021)
Our Favorite High-Elevation Crags to Beat Summer’s Heat
Get this high elevation rock while you can!
Sick of the heat? Check out These Five Alpine Bouldering Destinations
Is America’s best bouldering is above 9,000 feet? Some of us think so. Here’s what you need to know to hit the country’s finest alpine areas.
Things We Shouldn’t Have Done: I Regret Ever Free Soloing
In the past I’d had the same concerns, but this time it all hit me again. That could have been me.
Lost at Midnight Rock and Gaia GPS
I call these Boring Epics. Not that much happens, but they take forever, with not even a funny or good story afterwards. Nothing learned except, Don’t be an idiot.
Six Big Snow and Ice Couloirs for Beginners
It doesn’t take much to learn the basics (ice axe and crampon use, self-arresting techniques, snow hazard analysis) and unlock big new terrain for yourself.
America’s 100 Best Sport Climbing Routes
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This 5.9 Is Worth the 20-Mile Approach
One climber’s quest for the promised land
The Dark Side of Liberty
The price of freedom on the East Face of Washington’s Liberty Bell
Photo Gallery: Onsight—3 Climbing Photo Highlights (Issue 374)
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Access Fund: Save Exit 38 Crags at Mount Washington
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Access Fund Purchases Climbing Areas Outside Leavenworth, Washington
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Topo: Torment-Forbidden Traverse
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Photo Gallery: Onsight—2 Climbing Photo Hightlight (Issue 373)
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Gear Institution Omega Pacific Is Closing
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Brittany Version 2.0
Meet Brittany Goris, the queen of self-reinvention
Classic Routes: Chumstick Snag
Leavenworth’s mysterious, under-the-radar sandstone spire.
Keenan Takahashi: The Leavenworth Compendium
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Flyboys: Washington's 18-Pitch 5.9 Sport Route
A new, monster 5.9 sport route in the North Cascades, Flyboys, soars high.
The Givers: Gabe Cisneros—The Environmentalist
6 Selfless Climbers Working Hard to Keep Our Crags Safe, Healthy, and Open
The 50 Classic Climbs of North America
All 50 classics, for your climbing pleasure
Classic Routes: Washington's Slow Children
The route that revolutionized Western Washington climbing
Flash: 4 Photos of Badass Women
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Video: Audrey Sniezek Works Hard and Climbs Harder
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Flowchart: Which Climber Town Do You Belong In?
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7 Easy Alpine Routes For Your Summer Tick List
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Epicenter: Leavenworth, WA
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Perfect Substitutes: Ditch the crowds with one of these under-the-radar climbs
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Psicobloc Americano: 6 Deep Water Soloing Areas on This Side of the Pond
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Road Trip! Insider Tips, Crag Beta, and Photographic Inspiration for the Best Trip Ever
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The Good Book: Revisiting The Fifty Classic Climbs
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First Strike
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Bouldering to Go
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Edgeworks Climbing
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Forty Below, LTD
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Whittaker Mountaineering
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Marmot Mountain Works
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Feathered Friends
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Mountain Madness
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Edgeworks Climbing
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Stone Gardens
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The Master's Favorite Rock Climbs
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Davis-Holland to Lovin' Arms (5.10c), Index, Washington
Check out Blake Herrington's author page.
Stanley-Burgner (III 5.9+, six pitches)
Check out Garrett Grove's author page.