Rock Wall At Your Local Playground Has Closed
As COVID-19 continues to spread across our nation and the world, climbing gyms worldwide ...
Why Climbers Need To Journal
It may seem like a frivolous, self-indulgent activity reserved for 12-old-girls with purple ...
How to Be Better in the Face of Coronavirus
The happiest moments in my life all used to center around climbing. ...
Top 10 Climbing Tattoos That Went Full-Send
The Tib/Fib Chimney It’s not clear what the artist means when he says, ...
(More) Pro Tips: How to Wrangle Squirrelly Nerves
“No matter how many competitions you’ve been to, nerves will always kick in. ...
Resoling Shoes: A Chat with The Rubber Room
It’s inevitable that your favorite pair of rock shoes will eventually start to ...
Classic Films You Need to Watch If You Call Yourself A Climber
Chris Sharma’s first ascent of Witness The Fitness, V15, in the Ozark Mountains ...
What’s in Your Iso Bag?
Whether you’re competing in your regional boulder bash or you’re headed to Nationals, ...
Excerpt From High Drama
This excerpt of High Drama: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of American Competition Climbing, ...
The Height of Injustice: Is Being Tall an Advantage in Your Climbing Career?
No day at the climbing gym is complete without hearing the complaint that it ...
The Winning Mind
I started climbing in 1978 while attending St. David’s College in Llandudno, North Wales. I ...
The Secret Rivalry at IFSC Competitions
“Cheater!” he yelled with an outstretched finger. “Na uh,” retorted a pale woman ...
Select Gyms Ban Standard Tube-Style Belay Devices From Lead Wall
With its 1991 creation, the Grigri was the saving grace for the many ...
Access Fund Challenges Indoor Climbing Gyms With New “InsideOut” Education
Access Fund is excited to announce the launch of a new education initiative ...
Are Sheep Harmed for Wool Products?
Farmed sheep are not the same as wild sheep. They can’t shed their ...
Mental Rock Climbing Problems: Rebus Puzzles (Part 2)
Ok, you think you’re pretty slick because you solved all the puzzles from Mental Rock ...
Climbing Has Gone Mainstream
The Access Fund and this article are supported by Outdoor Research. In 2018, ...
(More) Pointers From The World’s Top Climbers
Watch very good climbers climb, and try to figure out little things they ...
American Soldier Crushes in Austrian Military World Championships
Villach, Austria. On the mats with nearly 100 climbers from five nations, Troy ...
Motivated Perfectionist
Janja Garnbret is the most successful competitive climber alive, bar none. It is ...
