The Case of the Missing Chalk Brush
It’s Tuesday night. You’ve just gotten off work and arrived at your local ...
Purist Climbers From 1980s Thought Comps Wouldn’t Last. This Event Changed Everything
Now. It’s really happening. Snowbird, Utah, June 11-12, 1988. The first International Sport ...
Bolts Chopped in Rifle Canyon, Colorado
Rifle Canyon, Colorado is home to some of the most popular limestone routes ...
West Virginia To Flood Valley and Create New Deep-Water Soloing Zone
This past week, the local Chamber of Commerce in Dulton Country, West Virginia, approved ...
Rock Climbing Wall Scheduled for Construction on the Moon
A series of American agencies and companies from both the government and the ...
Part III: Why Being a Fit Female Doesn’t Mean You’re Healthy
Originally Published in Climbing, No 165 December 15, 1996 – February 1, 1997 ...
Part II: One Of The First Climbers To Open Up About Eating Disorders Looks Back
This essay on anorexia and bulimia was written in 1996 by Stephanie Forté, ...
Five Awesome Gifts for Young Climbers
Climbers are starting younger and younger these days. Just a couple weeks ago, ...
Part I: This 1996 Article About Eating Disorders In Climbing Could Have Been Written Today
This is the front side: “’[If I start eating again, it will all ...
Just Received Your Stimulus Check? Here are 5 Gift Ideas for the Climber In Your Life
Now that all that stimulus money has hit your bank account (not to ...
The Gumby Guru: Why You Should Enter a Comp
If you’ve read much of my climbing writing, you’ve probably realized I’m not ...
Top #Climbing Memes Of The Week
Where my fellow campusers at? View this post on Instagram A post ...
J.E.D.I. Training Film: The Story Behind The First Black Female Route Developer in Texas
Texas. For many, the state conjures up a particular flavor of stereotypes: cattle ...
The Weight: Finding Strength Through Ability, Not Disordered Eating
Originally published in Rock and Ice, Issue 247. Sweat dripped into my ...
Q&A with Chelsea Rude, Founder of She Sends Collective
Chelsea Rude’s “She Sends Collective” is a new climbing community aiming to “foster ...
Finding Balance in the World of Competition Climbing
In the months leading up to the 2013 Asian Championships, in Tehran, I ...
The Gumby Guru: Recycled Climbing
Climbing is tricky when it comes to sustainability. That’s because most of the ...
Happy Climber Tips: Part 2
Last week, I wrote “Happy Climber Tips: Part 1” which discussed a few ...
Happy Climber Tips: Part 1
We often train our bodies religiously, but it’s easy to forget about the ...
How to Get Out of Your Winter Climbing Slump
It’s that time of year. You’re tired of the short, cold days and ...
The Gumby Guru: Bring ‘Em In
In the last year, the climbing community has seen a massive surge of ...
Route Setters of the Tokyo Olympics: The silent architects in a game of choreographed skill and chance
In just four days, the first internationally ranked pro-climber would step out onto ...
