Mountain Music: Climbers Jam Out Inside Portaledge
An iPod might be lighter, but for these climbers it’s just not the same as making their own music.
Video: Prominent 89-Year-Old Climber Still Going Strong
If you need a reason to try something new, this video certainly inspires. Follow an 89-year old man has notches one more route on an illustrious career.
Ski Descent Of Fourth Tallest Mountain On Earth
It’s getting tough to find a summit that hasn’t been skied unless it’s insanely difficult to descend or really high and remote. 27,940-foot Lhotse is both…
Movie: Reel Rock 8 Features Everest Conflict, Gnarly Whippers
An intense look at high stakes rock climbing and mountaineering, Reel Rock 8 opens in theaters worldwide Thursday.
Gaps, Highlines, Great Heights at ‘All Girls’ Slackline Fest
Slacklining has been a male dominated sport. So last month slackline veteran and GearJunkie athlete Chelsey Magness helped launch the first U.S. All Girls Slackline Festival.
Crazy Falls, Daring Solo Ascents on Overhanging Wall in New Video
Last month in Utah, we watched as climbers went head-to-head at the Psicobloc Masters Series comp. Here’s a new video of the amazing event.
Was Tom Cruise Inspiration For Next-Gen Climbing Shoe Rubber?
A climbing shoe released this month by Five Ten has connections to Hollywood, the “Mission Impossible” movies, and the world’s tallest building in Dubai.
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Climbing Comp: A 50-ft Wall, Only Water Below to Catch Your Fall…
GearJunkie was on site last weekend at the Psicobloc Masters Series in Utah, the first deep-water soloing comp in the U.S. Inspired climbing and huge falls were a part of the wild scene.
Famous Rock Climbers Get Naked For Annual ESPN ‘Body Issue’
“The Body Issue” magazine by ESPN walks a fine tether between athletic voyeurism and gratuitous flesh shots. This year two famous climbers are featured in a glossy spread.
No-Ropes Climbing Comp Features 50ft. Walls, Water Below
A 50-foot wall. No ropes. If you fall… Splash! This swimming pool based comp is unlike anything else in climbing.
Solo a Cliff… Call Your Mom (video on climber Alex Honnold)
“Hi Mom.” Climber Alex Honnold is dialing up his mother for a check-in from a remote site. This is after free soloing a 500-foot desert face…
10 ‘Dirtbag’ Climbers Convert Vans Into Mobile Homes
Climb, eat, sleep, repeat. Here’s a look at 10 individuals who live and breath rock climbing and the vans they call home.
Video: 3 Weeks Of Pristine Climbing In Greenland (In 3 Minutes)
Mountain Hardwear sent its climbers to Greenland for three weeks of uninterrupted climbing bliss. Warning: The video will result in a need to experience the great outdoors immediately.
Up and Down the World’s Highest Mountain in 36 Hours (that’s the goal)
Seattle-based climber Chad Kellogg has a speed ascent of Mount Everest in his sights. He’s on the mountain now, with a planned summit on May 22. This post outlines some of his strategy and his gear.
‘I solemnly swear not to throw rocks and stab people on Mount Everest…’
There’s an all-time weirdness high on Mount Everest this week. This handwritten “armistice” document is a peace treaty of sorts between the embattled Sherpa guides and the Western climbers who made them mad.
Fist Fight on Mount Everest? Bizarre story out of Nepal this weekend
It looked like a gag post. “Three foreigners thrashed at Everest base camp.” That’s the headline on a Himalayan Times story from this weekend.
Video: ‘Climber Beth Rodden is Back’
Beth Rodden is a household name to any rock climber. This video highlights her comeback from an injury that has put her on the sidelines of the sport since 2009.
Friday Photo: Beard Insulation on Ice Climb
“With 60mph gusts pushing the wind chill well below zero and a mixture of snow and graupel falling at such a rate that, at times, it was hard to see more than a few meters, Pinnacle was the perfect introduction to the sport…”
100 Glowsticks And A Vertical Cliff Make For Crazy Climbing Scene
This photographer coaxed his friends into wearing glowsticks and climbing at night. His camera soaked in long exposures (three to five minutes) to capture the trippy scene.
Winners of Caption Contest draw on ‘Crack’ jokes, Parachute references
Last month, we challenged readers to submit a caption to the photo at right. In the end, these five captions (out of hundreds submitted) stood out as the best.
Climb a peak, Paraglide off summit. And repeat
This just-released video highlights speed alpinist Ueli Steck conquering three peaks in the Alps in a single day. A paraglider is key to accomplishing the feat.
Industrial Wasteland Transformed into Climbing Paradise (in Buffalo, NY)
A massive, 100-year-old grain elevator in Buffalo, New York, that has long been abandoned is getting a major facelift. Plans are in place to transform the facility into a climbing destination of epic proportions.
Eddie Bauer Parka among ‘most iconic in history of outdoor sports’
This spring marks 50 years since Jim Whittaker stood as the first American on the summit of Mount Everest. His bright red Eddie Bauer parka holds special fascination with gear aficionados the world over.
Agricultural alpinism? Grain silo in Iowa converted to Ice Climbing wall
What do the rolling fields of Iowa and the sport of ice climbing have in common? Well, not much . . . but to some midwesterners the answer is an 80-foot-tall farm silo coated in manmade ice.
Puffiest ‘Puffy’ jacket of all time launched this week by Patagonia
Move over Michelin Man. A new puffy character is in town. The Encapsil Down Belay Parka from Patagonia has a heretofore unheard of 1,000-fill insulation rating to add significant warmth.
Lights installed behind frozen waterfall for Trippy scene
Ice climbing meets. . . um, stage lighting and theatrics? Check out this crazy scene from Minnesota last weekend, where a climbing festival at the Sandstone Ice Park brought out the nocturnal, axe-wielding hordes.
Artificial climbing holds serve as handle on Coffee Mug
Want to get your pump on while caffeinating? Check out the climbing-themed tumblers from CruxMugs. Grip and drink your coffee or tea.
GearJunkie Exclusive: Studio shots of 1963 Mount Everest expedition gear
This May marks the 50th anniversary of the first American ascent of Mount Everest. GearJunkie got an exclusive on new studio photos of the gear used by Jim Whittaker and team as they climbed their way into history five decades ago.
Black Diamond Struts out with Outerwear, Apparel lines
Your ice axes and carabiners can now match your jacket. Black Diamond will soon sell outerwear and clothes. We were there in Utah last month for the company’s official line launch and a sneak peek of the jackets, pants, and apparel to come.
Video gives inside look at Life of climber Chris Sharma
He screams like a ninja on overhanging stone. He sweeps out a dusty swimming pool at a house in Spain. In a new video, “Chris Sharma: Intrinsic,” we get a peek inside the life of arguably the world’s best rock climber.
Startup promotes ‘Adventure for Good’ in Favelas of Brazil
“Create real social change through the power of rock climbing and the power of adventure.” That’s the goal of a unique project being promoted by BEYONDgear, a social enterprise working to raise funds for an ambitious project in the favelas slums of Rio de Janeiro.
