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After a lot of thinking, we've finally identified 10 reasons why dating climbers isn't the worst idea ever
A climber dealing with severe mental health issues finds solace in a rescue dog—who has terrible manners at the crag
We asked 10 testers to try 16 climbing shoes. These came out on top.
Six testers tried 22 climbing accessories. These ones came out on top.
She didn’t seem up for the challenge—but her friend kept pushing her to keep soloing anyway
The Metolius anchor draw held up surprisingly well in our field testing
Bouldering climbs are short, but they demand as much strength, agility, and puzzle solving as anything done on rock. Here are the fine points of a classic challenge—Paul Robinson’s V16 route Lucid Dreaming—to show how the game is played.
Friends, family, fellow dirtbags, and the man himself on one of the world's best aerialists
What happens when a rock climber, gripped by the natural high of his sport, gets hooked on powerful prescription tranquilizers that help him beat back the fear and anxiety? Very nasty things. MATT SAMET bares all about a long, life-threatening addiction journey that took him from the top of the mountain to a mental and physical free fall that nearly cost him hi
Tommy Caldwell needed a challenge, so he decided to hoist his clanking gear rack and free-climb one of Yosemite's hardest routes—a punishing 5.14 called Magic Mushroom—in 24 hours or less. Matt Samet was there from start to finish to watch the planning, training, and performance of a superhuman athlete at the top of his game.
Over the winter, in Yosemite Valley, the 28-year-old superclimber from Davis, California, notched the country's hardest trad climb, meaning she used nuts and camming devices only to catch her falls. It took Rodden 40 days and more than 80 attempts to scale Meltdown, a 70-foot, overhanging, finger-width crack rated 5.14.