Rock

Here’s a quick treatise on whether climbing matters — er, exactly why it both does and does not.

Free solos come in all shapes and sizes. This ropeless outing left us puzzled, and drew a perplexing debrief from the climber.

The Boulderite became the first woman to notch a 5.15. But long before that, she started climbing in Rifle, Colo.

Nobody likes slab climbing, right? Watch this clip of misfits and major talents cavorting happily on low-angle rock.