The Gumby Guru: No Fall Zone
Perhaps the worst injury I’ve ever received while climbing was in a gym. ...
Climbing In Cambodia Takes Root
“From Cambodia … Seyha Sor!” the official announced, shaded from the sun in ...
Ancient Magic: The Original Stones At Stonehenge Came From This Bouldering Area
King Arthur is buried here, in a circle of standing stones, or so ...
Rocky Recovery: When Climbing Can’t Save You
Years of abuse. Threats. A desperate escape. A false trail of breadcrumbs. A restraining order. ...
The Problems With Modern Climbing Gyms
Last February, I was getting ready to belay a surfer friend of mine, ...
8-Year-Old Melia Launches Project 1st Ascent To Increase Climbing Awareness and Build Walls
From Atlanta, Georgia, 8-year-old Melia started a non-profit group for youth climbers, called ...
Dollars and Sends: USA Climbing Funding
When the four American Olympians step up to the climbing wall at the ...
A Poem, To The Girl Who Feels Pressure To Define Herself
As womxn we are constantly told what we should be doing, what we ...
The Gumby Guru: The Craigslist Belayer
“Anyone who needs a belay, please come to the front desk. Climbing partner ...
5 Ways to Ease the COVID Cragging Junkshow
Climbing outdoors offers a pretty amazing way to stay sane during these difficult ...
Controversy in Brooklyn
Jeremy Balboni, former CEO and co-founder of Brooklyn Boulders, on June 13, issued an ...
Best Rock Climbing Ethics and Practices
We climb for countless and diverse reasons, but there is one commonality: We enjoy ...
Stayin’ Alive: 10 Tips to Keep You Safe
Annie Laurie, 23, is just getting into trad climbing. Like many emergent climbers today, she ...
Dry Tooling for Gym Climbers
It’s winter. The rock’s too cold for climbing and your recurring finger injury ...
Need a Quick Halloween Costume?
For the “I want everyone to know we’re rock climbers” couple: A zombie: A ...
Four Footed Feats: Canine Alpinists Conquer the Summit
In 1875 all the guides of Chamonix turned out to honor a lady who had ...
The Gumby Guru: Climbing Video Games
Video games are a great way to live vicariously, to experience things we ...
Everything Tastes Better Than Skinny Feels
“Gabbs, you look kind of yellow.” I’d rolled my eyes, “No I don’t.” ...
Climb Safe: Spotting for Bouldering
Jason Kehl is high. Twenty-five feet up the Grandpa Peabody boulder, the 60-foot monster testpiece ...
Life on Hold
Suspended From The Door And Suspended In Time, Awaiting Freedom From Confinement. Awaiting The ...
