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Epics More Epics >
Penance in Red Rocks
The pain of an accident goes beyond that of the injured.
Epics The High Wire
Features More Features >
Games Climbers Play | Ascent
“Games Climbers Play,” published in Ascent, in 1967, may be the most thought-provoking essay on climbing ethics ever written. Ethics,...
Features The Achiever: Maricela Rosales
Features The Mad Affair | Ascent
Features A Bad Way To Die | Ascent
Inside Beta More Inside Beta >
The Menstrual Cycle and Climbing Performance
For those with menstrual cycles: Have you ever wondered why your performance seems to peak or seems to drop depending...
Inside Beta Lionel Terray: The North Face of the Eiger
Inside Beta Boost Your Immune System, Fast!
JLWS More JLWS >
No Chalk
How do you feel about chalk all over the cliffs?
JLWS Changing Leads
JLWS Life and Limb
JLWS Never a Coward
John Long Tales More John Long Tales >
John Long: The Jump | Ascent
It was John Long’s first big-time television production. He would film Carl Boenish making a record BASE jump in Norway....
John Long Tales John Long's Favorite 5.10: East Buttress, El Cap // Yosemite,...
John Long Tales John Long: Impossible Moments
John Long Tales John Long: Gravity
Opinion More Opinion >
You Can't Be What You Can't See
A young woman of Indian parentage craved role models.
Opinion Redpointing Anti-Racism
People More People >
Vikki Weldon: Hard Lines and the Front Line
“I can relate this back to climbing. Fear of the unknown can often be worse than the actual experience. Sure,...
People Hugh Herr: What I've Learned
Tuesday Night Bouldering More Tuesday Night Bouldering >
Between the Lines: It’s Time To Change Offensive Route Names
Routes belong to us all. That should include their names.
Tuesday Night Bouldering Between the Lines: 5 Ways Climbers Cheat
Tuesday Night Bouldering Between the Lines: Covid is Making Climbers Act Better
