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The AAC sues the Council on Envrionmental Quality to Keep the "Public" in Public Lands

08.03.2020

Kai Lightner Launches Non-Profit "Climbing For Change" to Address Racial Inequality in Rock Climbing

08.03.2020

Dillon Blanksma, 26, Dies in Fall from Broadway Ledge on the Diamond, RMNP

08.03.2020

Nepal Reopens For Fall Climbing Season, But Will Climbers Return?

07.30.2020

MÁS Not Menos: A Climbing Zine for the People, by the People

07.29.2020

Dillon Blanksma, 26, Dies in Fall from Broadway Ledge on the Diamond, RMNP
Broadway, the ledge from which Dillon Blanksma fell, about a third of the way up the East Face of Longs Peak, is the starting point for many cla...
By Michael Levy | August 3rd, 2020
Kai Lightner Launches Non-Profit “Climbing For Change” to Address Racial Inequality in Rock Climbing
“A lot of us are conditioned not to enter spaces that are predominantly white or where we’re not represented in the community,”...
By Keely Dickes | August 3rd, 2020
MÁS Not Menos: A Climbing Zine for the People, by the People
“For us it’s important to set up a space where people can see themselves,” says Hiram Trejo, one of the founders of MÁS, a new climbing z...
By Aaron Gerry | July 29th, 2020
Catherine Destivelle Honored With Piolet d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award
Catherine Destivelle was a cutting-edge sport climber and competition star in the 1980s, and went on to make her mark with bold solo ascents in ...
By Rock and Ice | July 28th, 2020
10 Tips For Taming Performance Anxiety in Climbing
Mind over matters: 10 Tips For Taming Peformance Anxiety in Climbing

By Neil Gresham | July 20th, 2020

Editors' pick

Weekend Whipper: Ground Fall in Brazil

Weekend Whippers

Weekend Whipper: Ground Fall in Brazil

By Rock and Ice | 07.31.2020

Angels of Light | Ascent

Features

Angels of Light | Ascent

By Jeff Long | 07.14.2020

A Long And Winding Road

Inside Beta

A Long And Winding Road

By Shauna Coxsey | 07.27.2020

Ed Viesturs: What I’ve Learned

People

Ed Viesturs: What I’ve Learned

By Seth Heller (Intervi... | 08.01.2020

What’s The Best Rappel Back-Up?

Gear Guy

What’s The Best Rappel Back-Up?

By Gear Guy | 04.24.2020

The Myth of Tape

Injuries and Medical Advice

The Myth of Tape

By Dr. Julian Saunders | 01.31.2020

Features

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The Achiever: Maricela Rosales

Features

The Achiever: Maricela Rosales

Maricela Rosales had everything against her. She became a climber anyway.

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LATEST Videos

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Weekend Whipper: Ground Fall in Brazil

You never want to take a ground fall, but if you do happen to take one, you can’t ask for a much softer landing than this.

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Chris Sharma on the First Ascent of "Trick or Tree," 5.14a Deep Water Solo

The Death Couloir: Mont Blanc's Most Dangerous Section

Charles Albert and Seb Bouin on Chris Sharma’s Next-Level Céüse Project "Rastaman Vibration"

How To

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Climb Safe

Climb Safe: Top Roping is Not So Safe

Toproping is so safe it’s virtually foolproof, right? Think again. Just a brief belay lapse can produce high loads, testing the holding power of your gear. In this week’s Climb
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Climb Safe

Climb Safe: The Skinny on Super Light Ropes

You don’t have to have an apple konk you on the head to realize that as climbers our greatest enemy is gravity, and that gravity’s minion is weight. Defeating gravity
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Climb Safe

Climb Safe: How To Survive Bad Weather on El Cap

Yosemite seems like a fair-weather paradise, but because it sits high in the Sierra Nevada and close to the Pacific Ocean, cold, wet storms can strike any time. Bad weather
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Gear Reviews

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Kailas Selma II

The Kailas Selma II is a great option in the lightweight helmet category, especially at its price point of $108.

Mystery Ranch Tower 47 Pack

Trango Reaction Quickdraw

Patagonia Switchback Sports Bra and Wild Trails Sports Bra

The North Face Summit L5 LT Futurelight Jacket

How to Choose a Climbing Harness

What Does Gear Guy Eat?

Gear Guy

What Does Gear Guy Eat?

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DIY First-Aid Kit?

Gear Guy

DIY First-Aid Kit?

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Destinations

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Forgotten First Ascents: South Face, (Exum) Minaret Peak, Iran, 1998

Hooman Apri, Abbas Jafari, Jean Weiss and Al Read put up a new

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Forgotten First Ascents: "Nature and Technology," Greenland, 2000

This 800-meter line was first climbed by Italians Alberto Zucchetti and Paolo Paglino

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Forgotten First Ascents: "Not So Auto," Monk's Cowl, South Africa, 2003

This 400-meter 5.12b tracks a line up one of South Africa’s most iconic

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