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When Black Diamond released its first-ever batch of climbing shoes, only a third of the initial line was marketed to women
A meditation on dating people who have different skills than you do
Generations of climbers, journalists, and scholars relied on her reporting from the foot of the world's 8,000-meter peaks
Don't try to justify what we do in the outdoors. Just enjoy it.
The pro climber on her go-to, high-tech methods for staying healthy and injury-free
A new study says yes, and scientists are trying to find out why
During 40 years of adventure, hard-charging writer and climber Mark Jenkins has asked a lot of his wife and kids. After his fourth attempt on a dicey Chinese peak, he examines the risks and rewards of a risk-defying career.
The pro climber caught flak on Instagram for straying into politics—but he says it's essential for athletes to speak out
Still dominant on the crag at 36, Sharma reflects on his greatest climbs and how those lessons have helped him break into the business world
Take your workouts and results to the next level with the help of these expert-recommended (free) apps
From technical, three-layer shells to casual flannels, Basin and Range makes clothes designed for an adventurous lifestyle
Alex Txikon attempts an off-season climb of the world's highest peak
A new study wades into the controversy, with unexpected results
Who cares how you funded your nice van or thru-hike? What matters is that you're spending time outside.
We know you’ve been lacking this year—here’s how to change that
No one wants to have the conversation—but no one can avoid it, either
Big wall free solo climber Alex Honnold reflects on why he’s so enamored with El Cap in this recent animated film called Walls Are Meant for Climbing from the North Face.
Wild and Wonderful from advocacy group New River Alliance of Climbers and filmmaker Tara Kerzhner documents the persistence it took to make the PsicoRoc deep water solo competition happen.
In this short documentary from Uninterrupted, climber Kai Lightner takes his skills to the next level as he navigates the world of adult climbing with his sights set on a 2020 Olympic bid.
Steph Davis is an accomplished climber and BASE jumper, so on a climbing outing north of Moab, she combined both skills and made this short video.
In February 2017, Margo Hayes became the first woman to climb a 5.15a when she sent La Rambla, one of the most technical climbs in the world.
So why were most of their major accomplishments also accompanied by a swarm of questions about the routes' legitimacy?
Big-wall climber Quinn Brett fell 100 feet while climbing El Capitan. Now paralyzed, she thinks back to her accident and reimagines her future.
Rob Miller worked for seven years to develop a new line up Yosemite's tallest wall. In the end, it all came down to a few short moves.
Wouldn’t you like to get away? To a place where you can be pampered and just relax? Of course you wouldn’t.
For this Tough Love, by popular request, we're doing something a little different: a semi-noncapitalist gift guide
From director Jon Glassberg and writer Caroline Treadway, this film documents Heather Weidner's attempt at trad climbing China Doll.
The fight over Utah's Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments is just getting started
From filmmaker Jon Glassberg and writer Caroline Treadway, China Doll follows climbers Heather and Chris Weidner as Heather attempts to climb China Doll in Dream Canyon.
The Himalayan Database has long been considered the place to find stats about climbs on the region's big peaks. Now, for the first time, that data will be free to the public.
When she was in college, Jack Kerouac’s book The Dharma Bums helped the author find her place in wilderness and in life. She hoped it would do the same for her 16-year-old son as they embarked on a mother-son California road trip retracing Kerouac’s adventures.
Before Amazon and big-box stores, mountain shops like Eastside Sports dotted the West. Now, it's one of the last survivors.
Meet Ray Verseau, widely known as the world's best belayer. Not only has he created a career out of belaying, he's made it into a lifestyle.
Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright are known for sending incredible routes in remote regions around the world.
And why I can't live without personal projects—even if they don't mean anything to anyone else
With its new Walls Are Meant for Climbing program, the company hopes to make climbing accessible for everyone of all ages and abilities
Tip: It helps to build your toddler a mini climbing wall so he can boulder with you
The case for rethinking one of cycling's oldest and most misused components
When he set a new record up Wyoming’s Devils Tower last month, Robert Kelman confirmed what experts say about aging and athletics: use it or lose it
A growing number of outfitters are offering options for adaptive athletes
Beckey, who has often been called the country’s ur-dirtbag—a climber who eschews riches to pursue climbing full-time—was widely recognized as North America’s most prolific mountaineer
Most gyms have more to offer than a big wall
The well-known mountain guide breaks down his 10 essentials
The pro climber's 10 essential travel tools
The ReelRock 12 Film Tour highlights this year's best climbing accomplishments from across the globe.
A few months before Junko Tabei died, she looked back on her summit of Everest, and what drove her to keep climbing
Skip the overpriced food from the concessioner and check out these local restaurants instead
The National Park Service findings, released last week, are troubling. The reality is even worse.
Jim Herrington's book 'The Climbers' is a masterful tribute to the formidable characters who shaped the sport
The 27-year-old Kennedy died by suicide after Perkins, his girlfriend, was killed in an avalanche in Bozeman, Montana
A team of some of the top mountaineers attempt the first ski descent of the world's fifth-highest peak.
And how we can use that data to possibly prevent accidents on the crag
From the North Face and Camp4 Collective, Life Coach follows climbers Alex Honnold and Renan Ozturk in The Ruth Gorge in Alaska.
For big projects, I need food that’s tasty, packable, and calorically dense. These blended bars are my answer.
For 19 years, Keir Beck has been behind some of the most complex stunts in the industry
Writer and climber Jeff Johnson was near the base of El Cap when a chunk of rock the size of an apartment building broke off above him. Here's what he saw next.
A piece of granite "the size of an apartment building" sheared off while 30 climbers were on the wall
Plotting the sport's first ascents and groundbreaking advances
Everything you need to scramble up your local alpine summit
The writer and film producer reveals her favorite tried-and-true women’s gear for the crag
Doug Peacock, Mark Allen, Kris Tompkins, Shaun White, Lynn Hill, Lindsey Vonn, Yvon Chouinard, Conrad Anker, and Laird Hamilton reflect on their passions and their lives outside
No one knew if it could be done. But when Reinhold Messner and Peter Habeler climbed Mount Everest without oxygen in 1978, they smashed one of the last barriers of human performance. Almost 40 years later, both legends talk about their first ascent by “fair means”—and the long-running feud that followed.
Change comes for everybody, including a group of adventurous friends who’ve convened for years to climb, swap stories, and hoist a few. These days, their founder is grappling with incurable cancer. On a happier note, their decision to open the doors a little wider has given the gathering a fresh, life-affirming spirit.
12 pieces of essential gear chosen by our resident climber
For climbers Carlo Traversi, Kevin Jorgeson, and Tommy Caldwell, multi-discipline climbing has become a top priority. Emerging from a conversation about pushing limits these three set up a new challenge: climb a 14'er, a 5.14, and V14 all in the same day.
Seven hikers have died on 14ers since May, an unusual string of fatalities that has Aspen officials wondering what measures they're obligated to put in place to keep people safe in the mountains
From Never Not Collective, this the trailer for Pretty Strong which is an upcoming film project starring only women climbers.
The Czech climber continues to dominate the climbing world, sending the world's first 5.15d in Norway
After an injury to his hand, climber Bernd Zangerl tries one of the hardest routes of his life, Into the Sun.
Sometimes people are looking for more than a good belay
A driven, patient, and injured Vanessa O’Brien becomes the oldest woman—and first American one—to summit the Savage Mountain
Andrew “Bob” Harris recently became the first person with Down syndrome to climb the Grand Teton
When alpinist and photographer Cory Richards dug himself out of an avalanche in 2011, he emerged alive but scarred—an ascendant star in a community that tends to shun the very idea that trauma can have lasting effects. As his profile climbed ever higher, his career and personal life imploded. Six years later, one of the world’s best artist-adventurers comes clean about the panic attacks, PTSD, and alcohol abuse that nearly killed him.
I'm as addicted to my phone as anyone. Could three weeks in Madagascar without service provide some sort of lasting digital renewal?