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Just Tell Me How Hard the Boulder Is: Why Climbing Gyms Should Say It With Their Chest
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (874+ words) Climbing Magazine Opinion: When Did Gyms Get Too Scared to Grade Their Own Boulders? If no one else will say it, I will. From Phoenix to New York, London to Geneva, more than half of the gyms I’ve visited in…...
How to Try Apéro Topo, the Climber’s Take on Après
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (767+ words) Skiers reign supreme when it comes to what happens after the main event. So much so that après ski has become an event in its own right, even drawing in non-skiers to partake (though not without heated debate). According to…...
Laura Rogora Becomes Third Woman to Send 5.15c in a Record-Fast Performance on ‘Bibliographie"
1+ week, 3+ day ago (611+ words) Then, on August 16, Laura Rogora did it in six. “I had never tried a route this hard before, so I really had no idea how long it would take,” Rogora told Climbing in an email. “Six days was definitely not…...
9 Days Alone on Yosemite's Half Dome: Inside a Bold New First Ascent
2+ week, 2+ day ago (360+ words) “I’ll smoke the roach! Go on down that slide, man, go on down!” Janes Addiction’s “Slow Divers” blared as I hooked bodylength after bodylength into nothingness, without any gear that would really hold a decent fall. Below, the long corner leading…...
So, You Want to Date a Dirtbag Climber? Here’s How to Lure One in on Hinge.
3+ week, 2+ day ago (901+ words) Luckily, even the most Luddite dirtbag probably has a smartphone and a dating app profile these days. After you down that hard kombucha and (re)download Hinge, here’s how to maximize your chances of landing the dirtbag climber of your…...
The Climbing Terms That Influence Big Paydays and Lies
4+ week, 2+ day ago (393+ words) Climbing grades don’t matter. You, me, us—we should just climb because it feels right. An unnatural focus on grades or definitions is to miss the whole point of climbing—freedom, travel, experience, intensity, overcoming boundaries. We all hate the…...
"You Bet My Life On It?": The Reality of Big Wall Climbing
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (674+ words) When I arrived in Yosemite in May, my goal was to make my fifth ascent of El Capitan. For climbers, “The Big Stone” is the most iconic cliff in the world, and I’d been looking forward to climbing it again…...
A Climber Who'd Give You the Shirt Off His Back: Remembering Steve Sutton
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (702+ words) Steve Sutton grew up climbing on the iconic Squamish Chief. In 1970, he pioneered a 10-pitch route on the Grand Wall with Hugh Burton: Uncle Ben’s (5.10 C2+). The climb cemented a dynamic partnership. But it also served as a precursor to cutting-edge…...
Think You’re Brave? Try the Most Runout Climbing Spots in the U.S., Ranked
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (1366+ words) When most climbers think of sport climbing, they picture clipping bolts, pulling hard moves, and trusting that if they fall, the rope will catch them without much drama. Sport climbing emerged in the U.S. in the 1980s, shifting the focus away from…...
Trump Strips Protections from 1,200 Indian Creek Climbing Routes
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (897+ words) Three new maps created by the Outdoor Alliance with insights from Access Fund shed light on how the recent reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments could impact climbers. As most climbers know, Indian Creek is by far…...