Rock Climbing

Building Community Through Climbing

A Multisport FKT on Colorado’s Longs Peak

‘The Network’ Gets to the Connected Heart of Climbing

‘Reel Rock’ Brings Top Climbers to the Small Screen

Fatherhood Is About Embracing Independence

D.C. Students Leave the City to Explore a National Park

This Climbing Gym Is for People, Not Profit

How Two Top Competition Climbers Train

When to Retire Your Climbing Gear

Rock Climbing Gear for Beginners

Black Diamond Just Launched Approach Shoes

‘Outside’ Editors Define Climbing Terms

A Trad-Climbing Mecca in Upstate New York

Introducing the Alex Honnold Spatula

‘Uruca II: Bugaboos Edition’

First Ascent in the Faroe Islands

Staff Picks: Scarpa Furia S

The Challenge of Filming ‘The Dawn Wall’

Big Wall Climbing In South Africa

Chossy Climbing in the Faroe Islands
Why Sasha DiGiulian and Emily Harrington Climb Outdoors
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Earlier this year, Outside sat down with two of the world's best climbers, Sasha DiGiulian and Emily Harrington, to find out why they switched their focus from climbing in gyms to tackling big outdoor walls. While both women continue to build their skills on color-coded problems inside, they relentlessly pursue—and dominate—big outdoor routes. This climbing career trend is profiled in the April 2016 issue.