The Problems With Modern Climbing Gyms
Last February, I was getting ready to belay a surfer friend of mine, ...
The Gumby Guru: The Craigslist Belayer
“Anyone who needs a belay, please come to the front desk. Climbing partner ...
The Gumby Guru: Climbing Video Games
Video games are a great way to live vicariously, to experience things we ...
Summer Camp
Maine. Land of endless pine forest, pristine lakes and parkin’ in the dooryard—a refuge ...
Race to the Bottom: The Lowest Lowballs
Highball bouldering is scary. Just look at this kid. Like him, we’ll oftentimes size up a ...
What People Think Climbing Is
The general public has its conjectures about indoor climbing—namely that it’s only speed ...
Maintaining Mediocrity: A Step-By-Step Guide to Plateauing
MoonBoarding is hard and it hurts my ego. I haven’t touched a Tension board ...
The 7 D’s of a Backcountry Dump: For Quarantined Climbers
What recreational climber wants to spend hours each day hangboarding or doing push-ups ...
What 9 Hip Hop Artists Can Teach Climbers
Now, more than ever, it can be hard to stay motivated. What’s the ...
Bad Genes – The Different Types of Gumbies
It is our deepest desire and oldest challenge to understand where we came from, and ...
