Climbing

What We’re Watching: REEL ROCK 7

Rope up and get ready to climb. The traveling REEL ROCK 7 film fest is coming to a city near you. The three-minute trailer posted…

Written by Patrick Murphy September 13, 2012

Baby on Board: Climbing Harness made for Pregnant Women

Called the world’s first harness for pregnant climbers, the Mountain Mama by Mad Rock offers support and a design to accommodate the “big with child”…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 06, 2012

Video: ‘Bouldering the Great Plains’

For episode No. 4 in our “Off The Map” video series, we travel to western Minnesota in search of some of the most obscure rock…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 29, 2012

Norwegian Industrial Site reclaimed as Adventure Attraction

Huge industrial pipes that once carried water from a mountain lake jut off the face of a 1,200-foot rock wall near Tyssedal, Norway. Last week…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 26, 2012

Bouldering on the Great Plains

This week, to shoot an episode of our “Off The Map” series, the GearJunkie crew packed up a stationwagon and stacked bouldering pads atop a…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 07, 2012

Black Diamond Acquires POC, enters ‘Gravity Sports’ Space

Climbing and outdoor brand Black Diamond Inc. announced it will acquire POC Sweden AB, a Stockholm-based maker of helmets and protective gear for action sports.…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 07, 2012

Anker Cancels ‘West Ridge’ Climb on Everest

A plan to climb Mount Everest’s West Ridge route has been canceled due to unsafe climbing conditions. Now Conrad Anker and other National Geographic Expedition…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 17, 2012

‘Split-Boards and Sombreros’ A Spring Ascent of Mt. Shasta

A crew of GearJunkie editors scaled Shasta’s 14,179-foot flank on a Peaks for Peace charity climb. Some serious product testing took place along the way,…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 15, 2012

History Retraced on Mount Everest This Spring

In homage to the groundbreaking American Mt. Everest Expedition in 1963, this spring Eddie Bauer is outfitting an expedition with hopes to summit the mountain…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 28, 2012

EPIC Award: Kruk, Kennedy Ascent of Cerro Torre

Today we officially launch our EPIC award to highlight adventurers, athletes, gear designers, activists, and artists who affect notable change in the outdoors world. And…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 26, 2012

Naming Rights: Team GJ Stakes Claim on Patagonian Mountain Pass

You read the headline right. Our Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers squad last month staked its claim on a previously unclimbed pair of mountain passes in remote Patagonia.…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 25, 2012

Spring 2012: Climbing Season Kicks off on “Big E”

A new National Geographic Adventure microsite, “Everest 2012,” covers this spring’s climbing season in Nepal. GearJunkie collaborated with Nat Geo to create a unique look…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 16, 2012

Jaw-Dropping Cover: Magazine ‘Unveils’ Gétù Valley in China

A fighter jet purportedly once rocketed through this immense limestone arch in China. Rock&Ice magazine covers this developing mega-crag, called the Gétù Valley, for its…

Written by Stephen Regenold January 24, 2012

15-yr.-Old Conquers ‘Seven Summits’

“It’s in the books. The kid and team summit with all fingers and toes.” Those were the brief words this past weekend transmitted from Antarctica…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 26, 2011

Modular ‘FAST’ Shades from Adidas Put to Test

In a three-month wear test, we’ve evaluated a new pair of sports glasses from Adidas Eyewear on a dozen adventures in conditions from snow to…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 22, 2011

New Video Channel: ‘Fast & Light’ with Gear Junkie

“How fast and light can Gear Junkie go?” That’s the name of our new micro-site channel and the premise of a video series we’re launching…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 15, 2011

Mammut’s ‘Biggest Peak Project in History’

To launch an audacious project of climbing 150 mountains around the planet in conjunction with its 150-year anniversary, Mammut hosted a gathering in the Swiss…

Written by T.C. Worley August 31, 2011

14 Giant Mountains, Zero Oxygen for Austrian Alpinist

Stepping into the mountaineering record books, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner last week became the first woman to summit all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks without using…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 29, 2011

Trip Report: Fast/Light Ascent of Highest Peak in Utah

In early August, the GearJunkie crew climbed the 13,528-foot Kings Peak in Utah’s remote Uinta Range. This trip report and gear wrap-up includes details on…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 17, 2011

Top U.S. Climber Signed to Endorse Fila ‘Toe Shoes’

In another example of the main-streaming of the toe-shoe genre, this week Fila USA signed Alex Puccio, a rising bouldering star, to a multi-year endorsement…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 02, 2011

Climbers Soon To Trust Life To Magnets

A line of new carabiners from Black Diamond Equipment will use “magnetic fields” instead of screw gates or spring-loaded sleeves to lock shut.

Written by Stephen Regenold July 13, 2011

Explorer-Made Swiss Army Knife

Mike Horn, one of the world’s great explorers, worked with Wenger to create a custom Swiss Army Knife that now bears his name. This article…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 08, 2011

Trip Report: Ascent of Maukspitze

Gear Junkie is in the Austrian Alps this week. Here is a trip report, including photos and an interactive map, from his ascent of a…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 02, 2011

Shoe Made For ‘Mountain Running’

Last summer, Gear Junkie put a made-for-the-mountains running shoe to the test on the 15-mile Jupiter Peak Steeplechase race in Utah. The shoe, La Sportiva’s…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 23, 2011

High on Argon: Q&A with Founder of Inflatable Jacket Company

Handheld cartridge air pumps are usually reserved for bike tires. But Utah-based Klymit thinks it’s found a better way to insulate jackets and sleeping pads…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 21, 2011

Skinny Carbon Trekking Poles

Skinny but stout, the new ultralight trekking poles from Black Diamond borrow tricks from probe poles used in avalanche rescue. Gear Junkie goes on a…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 13, 2011

Power Pack: Equal to 70,000 Batteries!

Need off-the-grid energy? Our writer, a professional photographer and adventurer, conducted a long-term test of Goal Zero’s portable solar power kit, the Sherpa 120, which…

Written by T.C. Worley June 08, 2011