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?
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.
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.
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.
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 years ago.
‘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.
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.
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‘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.
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 sport.
Adam Ondra – Climbing Tick List & Accomplishments of 2022
What makes for a productive season when you’re Adam effing Ondra? We take a look at the best climber in the world’s year so far.
‘Girls Gone Wide’ and Hard Crack Climbs: ‘Tradprincess’ on 5.13 in Indian Creek
After a prolonged recovery from wrist surgery, Mary Eden returned to Indian Creek to battle a 5.13- finger crack.
Watch Jonathan Siegrist Climb ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ in Vegas Hills
Watch one of the best sport climbers in the world style a steep route outside Las Vegas in this new cut from La Sportiva.
A Case for Grading the World’s Hardest New Sport Climb
Seb Bouin climbs hard AF. But what gives a 5.15b climber the authority to grade a route 5.15d? This video digs deep for an explanation.
Master at Work: Watch Stefano Ghisolfi Climb ‘Los Revolucionaros’ in Greece
Watch the Olympian dance and weave his way to the top of a stunning 5.14d limestone route in this unadulterated clip.
IFSC World Cup: Garnbret Returns, Plus Historic Wins for Duffy & Grossman
This year’s IFSC Boulder, Lead, and Paraclimbing World Cups in Innsbruck, Austria, were full of surprises, reunions, and historic moments.
Watch 16-Year-Old Climber Colin Duffy Send Utah’s ‘Hurricave’
Olympic climber Colin Duffy is barely old enough to drive, but his command over some of the hardest routes shows skill beyond his years.
‘This Kid’: Will Bosi’s Bouldering Rampage Leaves Ondra Lost for Words
We talked to the 23-year-old Bosi, who recently showed up on Adam Ondra’s doorstep and summarily crushed every climb he saw — V15 FA included.
Climbing Big Cracks, Like Life, Is Suffering: Watch This Brutal Climb
In March 2022, Mari Salvesen flashed a fabled Indian Creek test piece. She’s the first woman and only the second person to pull it off.
Ondra Spans the ‘Impossible’ in a Decade: Watch Two Hard Climbs
The world’s strongest climber needed a decade to send two routes he once deemed ‘impossible.’ Watch Adam Ondra manipulate reality in ‘Last Great Lines.’
Meet the Texas Lady Crushers, Climbing’s Newest Women-Led Group
In the wake of a rapidly accelerating diversity, equity, and inclusion movement in the outdoors, the Texas Lady Crushers took on new meaning.
Roof Crawl: Stefano Ghisolfi Spiders 5.15b ‘L’Arenauta’
Watch Stefano Ghisolfi climb and claim the first ascent of ‘L’Arenauta,’ 5.15b/9a, a 20-year-old open project in Southern Italy.
Pakistani Girls Begin Their Ascent to Equality in ‘Climbing for a Reason’
Soon to be released, ‘Climbing for a Reason’ documents the transformative power that climbing can bring to even the most repressed corners of the world.
Uncut Send Footage: Megos Climbs Possible 5.15c ‘King Capella’ in Spain
Watch one of the world’s best climbers on the first repeat of ‘King Capella,’ which could be the world’s sixth 5.15c sport route.
Watch This French Rock Climber Dominate a 9b+ Grade
A 9b+ grade, or 5.15 c, is the second-hardest grade of climbing in the world. Watch Black Diamond athlete Seb Bouin tick it off his list.
Five Ten NIAD Lace Review: The Rebirth of a Trusted Classic
The Five Ten Anasazi rock shoe line has been a stalwart for an incredible length of time — 1993 to 2020! This year, Five Ten replaces the Anasazi dynasty with a three-shoe NIAD line.
Sabrina Chapman Crushing 5.13d: Help Fund Her Film
With less than 2 weeks to go and over $12,000 to raise, Melanin Base Camp’s Titan Project is racing against the finish line to create a short film profiling black Canadian climber Sabrina Chapman.
Black Diamond Launches Z4 Camalot: What You Need to Know
Black Diamond crafted one of the most versatile pieces of trad climbing protection with its ingenious new Z4 Camalot.
