Rock Climbing Terminology
ANCHOR Any device or method for securing a climber to a rock face to prevent ...
Summer Camp
Maine. Land of endless pine forest, pristine lakes and parkin’ in the dooryard—a refuge ...
How to Get Stronger by Doing Nothing for 5 Minutes a Day
There are only two ways to get stronger: training and resting. With ready access to ...
Race to the Bottom: The Lowest Lowballs
Highball bouldering is scary. Just look at this kid. Like him, we’ll oftentimes size up a ...
The Menstrual Cycle and Climbing Performance
Are you a climber who has menstrual cycles?1 Have you ever wondered why your ...
Essential Knots for Climbing
The first thing you should know about climbing knots is that you’ll only tie ...
Kai Lightner: Open Your Eyes To The Reality Of Black Lives
When accosted by strangers, do not fight back—try to escape. Don’t go out in ...
What People Think Climbing Is
The general public has its conjectures about indoor climbing—namely that it’s only speed ...
Should Climbers Take Oral Contraceptives?
Let’s cut to the chase: For many girls and women, training or performing ...
Climbing Research – What’s new from 2019
Acknowledgments: This brief summary is based on a collaboration between Tallie Casucci, Kyle ...
How My Youth Climbing Team Changed My Life
In the fall of 2016, I sat with my back turned to the ...
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 ...
Crank Nights
A small Buddhist country with smokey hills speckled with gold-leaf stupas and humming ...
Bad Genes – The Different Types of Gumbies
It is our deepest desire and oldest challenge to understand where we came from, and ...
