The Best Climbing Ropes of 2025 We took to the whips to find the best climbing ropes for every type of climbing, with top picks from Sterling, Mammut, and Edelrid. Written by Miya Tsudome and Matt Bento June 06, 2025
The Best Approach Shoes of 2025 Even though the sport climbers and boulderers don’t like it, sometimes getting to the crag requires a bit of hiking. Written by Austin Beck-Doss and Matt Bento March 12, 2025
No Edge, No Problem for Indoor Climbing: La Sportiva Mantra Review The La Sportiva Mantra proved to be a super soft, pliable, and sensitive shoe for indoor climbing. For pumping plastic, it’s a top choice. Written by Seiji Ishii November 11, 2024
How to Save a Climbing Area? Look at Red River Gorge The improvement to access in Red River Gorge shows the importance of combining climbers, land owners, the Access Fund, and politicians. Written by Andrew McLemore October 31, 2024
Climbing Duo Crushes 4 Big Walls in a Day After breaking one of climbing’s most impressive records this month, Michael Vaill and Tanner Wanish proved they had more to do in Yosemite Valley. Written by Andrew McLemore October 28, 2024
‘Dam’ Fine Climbing! Watch Dizzying Red Bull Comp The third annual climbing competition once again challenges Olympic climbers to compete on a 720-foot-tall Swiss dam. Written by Andrew McLemore October 28, 2024
Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill Break Hallowed Yosemite Triple Crown Record News from Yosemite Valley: Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill break one of the most iconic Triple Crown records ever. Written by Seiji Ishii October 21, 2024
Meet the Women Who Decide What Climbing Gear Hits Shelves We interviewed the three women who decide which and how much climbing gear is sold at the three largest retailers in North America. Written by Seiji Ishii October 07, 2024
Watch How Alex Honnold Becomes a Weekend Warrior in Yosemite Watch as Alex Honnold teams up with Connor Herson to make the most of a weekend in Yosemite Valley. The two weekend warriors knocked off… Written by Seiji Ishii September 25, 2024
Step Up From Your Beginner Climbing Shoe: Tenaya Oasi LV Review The Tenaya Oasi and Oasi LV proved to be a great choice for the climber moving beyond the beginner ranks. It’s also a good value. Written by Seiji Ishii September 05, 2024
Check Out Alex Honnold’s Jaw-Dropping Home Climbing Gym Alex Honnold’s new family addition surely infringes on his free time. A simple climbing board can help. But Honnold, of course, goes big. Written by Seiji Ishii September 04, 2024
Move Over, GRIGRI — The Edelrid Pinch Is the New Belay Device in Town The Edelrid Pinch is a much-anticipated assisted braking belay device. Read our review to see why it’s our climbing editor’s first choice. Written by Seiji Ishii August 13, 2024
Rock Climbing Will Never Be the Same: Chalkless Keeps Hands Dry With a Single Application Chalkless claims its weightless, almost invisible dust keeps hands dry with a single application. Watch this video to see if it’s true. Written by Seiji Ishii August 09, 2024
Evolv Zenist Review: The Brand’s Softest Bouldering Shoe Delivers All the Feels The Evolv Zenist is the brand’s most sensitive shoe, making it ideal for bouldering and training. But it still was supportive and durable. Written by Seiji Ishii August 05, 2024
Recyclable Climbing Holds: What Sustainable Indoor Climbing Can Look Like Millions of holds end up in dumpsters annually. Here’s a rundown on the past, current, and future of recyclable climbing holds. Written by Seiji Ishii June 27, 2024
Beyond the GRIGRI: Petzl Launches Neox Assisted Belay Device for Lead Climbing Petzl announces the new Neox assisted-braking belay device today, touting it as optimized for lead climbing. Written by Seiji Ishii June 04, 2024
Blind Climber Completes Historic Trad Ascent on Devils Tower Jesse Dufton completed the first blind trad lead on Devils Tower last week. He proclaimed it ‘the hardest trad route I’ve completed to date.’ Written by Seiji Ishii May 28, 2024
The Best Climbing Helmets of 2024 Whether you’re headed to the sport crag or a distant alpine big wall, every climber’s kit should include a helmet. Written by Austin Beck-Doss May 17, 2024
Learn From the Best Pro Climbers: Arc’teryx Climb Academy Opens Today Learn from the sport’s best in iconic Squamish, B.C., Canada. Registration opens today for the 2024 Arc’teryx Climb Academy. Written by Seiji Ishii May 09, 2024
Queer Ascent: Arc’teryx Offers LGBTQ Climbing Weekend The weekend of Queer Ascent events includes a Saturday night performance from drag queen Pattie Gonia. (And yes, it’s sold out already.) Written by Andrew McLemore May 08, 2024
Prepare for Your Next Climbing Trip With High-End Discounted Gear Find great deals on outdoor gear. That’s our goal each week. Written by Austin Beck-Doss February 22, 2023
How Climbing Bolts Work: Know Your Pro If you’re into sport climbing, you probably don’t think twice about clipping bolts. But how do these life-holding climbing bolts work? Written by Christian Black November 29, 2022
Our Crusty Old Climbers Love This Gear, and It’s on Sale Now Holiday deals for climbing gear are scarce this season. But we found a pair of holiday sales on goods our crusty climbers on staff love. Written by Seiji Ishii November 25, 2022
Steepest 5.13a in the States? Jordan Cannon Climbs ‘Countdown to Ecstasy’ In this brief, send-y footage, the accomplished big-wall climber grinds out an epic, bolted roof in the Vegas hills. Written by Jilli Cluff August 05, 2022
Portaledge Concert or Self-Care Routine? Watch This Crooning Climber Has a portaledge ever had so many guitar pedals on it? Watch this climber record a Tiny Desk-worthy performance in a rocky workplace. Written by Andrew McLemore August 02, 2022
Alex Megos Claims First Ascent of Chris Sharma’s ‘Rastaman Vibrations’: 5.15b? It took the carrot-powered climber less than a total of 9 days to get the first redpoint of a route that Chris Sharma bolted 10… Written by Jilli Cluff August 02, 2022
‘Connecting Walls’: 2 Climbers Find Pristine Cliffs & Grace on Yukishima A new film from Patagonia follows two Japanese climbers as they explore and develop routes on a little-known island. Written by Jilli Cluff August 01, 2022
IFSC World Cup Climbing Rules & Scoring Explained Perplexed by the IFSC’s scoring system for World Cup climbing competitions? Here’s how to decrypt Boulder, Lead, and Speed stats. Written by Jilli Cluff July 29, 2022
‘Girls Gone Wide’ Strike Again in Buddy-Style Climbing Sufferfest Crack climbing specialists Mary Eden and Kaya Lindsay crank hard on a spicy multipitch route deep within Grand Canyon National Park. Written by Jilli Cluff July 27, 2022
Is the ‘Instagram Effect’ Ruining Climbing — And What Can We Do About It? Instagram has and continues to affect climbing. Some of it is good, some of it is bad, and some of it is potentially ruining the… Written by Matt Samet July 22, 2022
