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 ...
Should Climbers Take Oral Contraceptives?
Let’s cut to the chase: For many girls and women, training or performing ...
Transitioning from Gym to Crag
No matter how many hours you put in at the gym, the first few early-season ...
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 ...
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 ...
Before I Die – What Would Climbers Think?
This article originally published May 5, 2015 Before I die, I want to_____________. ...
COVID-19 Gift Guide: 9 Hot Picks Made by Companies Doing Good Things
Shopping out of boredom? Trying to make someone smile? Whatever the reason, we’ve got ...
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 ...
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, ...
