Seb Bouin Free Solos 600-Foot Building With ‘French Spider-Man’ Alain Robert France’s climbing phenom joined with his country’s free solo icon for a jaunt up Paris’ Total Tower. Written by Andrew McLemore October 02, 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
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
Performance and Durability in One Great Sport Climbing Shoe: Ocún Sigma Review Ocún may not be a well-known climbing brand in the U.S., but the performance and durability of its Sigma rock shoe deserves attention. Written by Mary Andino August 09, 2024
How to Make the Most of Your Climbing Gym Here are my tips for getting the most out of your climbing gym, generated from decades of experience, observation, and questioning clients. Written by Seiji Ishii September 27, 2023
‘Protect America’s Rock Climbing Act’ Lands in Congress In the first-ever standalone bill on climbing at a national policy level, a bipartisan group looks to defend the sport from “a growing threat.” Written by Sam Anderson March 09, 2023
Top 5 Sport Climbing Destinations in the United States America is a vast country — 2,500 to 3,500 miles coast to coast. We have an impressive amount of sport climbing cliffs stacked with many… Written by Matt Samet February 09, 2023
The Basics of Trad Climbing Protection Trad climbing involves a wide array of gear, including nuts, hexes, cams, Big Bros, and more, to ensure climbers stay safe. Written by Mark Wilson January 24, 2023
Anatomy of a 430-Foot 5.15 Climb: See Bouin’s ‘Nordic Marathon’ Up Close To ascend Seb Bouin’s 430-footer, climb out the roof of the Flatanger Cave for what seems like forever. Then keep going. Then go some more. Written by Sam Anderson January 20, 2023
Chris Sharma Confirms He’s Still Working on Siurana Mega-Proj, Sends 5.14d On Sunday, the 41-year-old reported he ticked Siurana, Spain’s “La Reina Mora” 9a (5.14d) — and said he’s still “battling” with his new king line,… Written by Sam Anderson December 05, 2022
‘Project Big’ First Look With Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert A few minutes into this clip, 5.15c climber Jakob Schubert says he is not sure a stronger challenge than ‘Project Big’ exists. Written by Sam Anderson December 02, 2022
Watch Alexander Megos Tag the First Ascent of ‘The Journey’ 5.15b Alexander Megos has climbed better than anyone else in the Spanish conglomerate epicenter of Margalef for the past several years. Period. Written by Sam Anderson December 01, 2022
Ondra on Fire, Onsights Fourth Lifetime 9a/5.14d Nov. 20: Adam Ondra climbs ‘the second hardest route’ of his life. Nov. 23: Ondra makes a V15/16 first ascent. Nov. 28: a 5.14d onsight.… Written by Sam Anderson November 29, 2022
Teenager Becomes 6th Woman to Climb 5.15: Sends ‘La Rambla’ in ‘Dream’ Ascent If you think indoor climbers aren’t rock climbers, you’re not hip to the latest dish from 19-year-old Chaehyun Seo. Written by Sam Anderson November 23, 2022
Jonathan Siegrist Tames ‘Flex Luthor,’ Suggests ‘Approachable’ 5.15a The American sport climbing star sent the third repeat of Tommy Caldwell’s early-2000s masterpiece, he announced today. Written by Sam Anderson November 17, 2022
Best of the 2022 Petzl RocTrip in Manikia, Greece If raw climbing footage is your thing, check out this crag-focused highlight reel from a climbing trip to Greece. Written by Sam Anderson November 14, 2022
Generation Gap: Alexander Megos, Sharma Collab to Climb ‘Rastaman Vibrations’ 5.15b When you live on the limit of adventure sports, sometimes it turns out you’re even farther ahead of the curve than you thought. Written by Sam Anderson October 31, 2022
Megos Marvelous in Margalef: Posts Ridiculous Tick List Alexander Megos’ fingers may be wrecked, but his ego is well padded today following a fiendishly successful trip to Margalef, Spain. Written by Sam Anderson October 28, 2022
Seb Bouin Sends ‘Jumbo Love,’ First 5.15b in US, Now Pursues Harder Variant One day after sending ‘Jumbo Love,’ Bouin wants to unlock a never-redpointed variation that might make the iconic climb much harder. Written by Sam Anderson October 26, 2022
Verhoeven Dispatches ‘No Pain No Gain,’ 5.15a in Rodellar Anak Verhoeven is on a tear. Last week, the Belgian athlete ticked another superlative Spanish sport climb. Written by Sam Anderson October 25, 2022
Alexander Megos Completes ‘The Full Journey’ 5.15b at Margalef, Spain Megos can flat-out rip at Margalef. Four years after he established the area’s hardest route, the German uber-mensch came back for more. Written by Sam Anderson October 12, 2022
Stefano Ghisolfi Pushes Pause Button on ‘Silence’ Ghisolfi hung ‘em up for the season on the hardest rock climb in the world. But make no mistake — he will be back. Written by Sam Anderson September 30, 2022
‘Silence’ Q&A With Stefano Ghisolfi: Yes, It’s ‘Probably’ a Real 9c Wake up, climbing nerds! The moment you’ve been waiting for has arrived. Stefano Ghisolfi posts his first YouTube Q&A. Written by Andrew McLemore September 14, 2022
Still ‘Uber’: Alex and Thomas Huber Keep Crushing in Their 50s Alex Huber just established a six-pitch 5.14 climb in the Tyrolean Alps. Will the Huber brothers ever stop pushing their climbing limits? Written by Sam Anderson September 13, 2022
Explore the Climbs of Germany’s Frankenjura, Home of World’s First 9a With more than 100 years of climbing history, this crag in southern Germany still has ‘limitless potential,’ climbers say. Written by Andrew McLemore September 02, 2022
Stefano Ghisolfi Announces It’s ‘Game On’ in Flatanger in Latest Update Today is Thursday and as promised, Stefano Ghisolfi returns to YouTube with another progress update on ‘Silence,’ 5.15d. Written by Sam Anderson September 01, 2022
Watch Climber Stefano Ghisolfi Take His ‘First Steps’ on ‘Silence,’ 5.15d If Stefano Ghisolfi sends ‘Silence,’ he’ll be the first climber to repeat the first route graded 5.15d anywhere on the planet. Written by Sam Anderson August 29, 2022
Stefano Ghisolfi Starts Trying ‘Silence,’ World’s Hardest Sport Climb The hunt is on in the Flatanger cave, and Ghisolfi promises to broadcast his quest to climb Adam Ondra’s ‘Silence,’ 9c/5.15d. Written by Sam Anderson August 23, 2022
Youngest Ever to Climb 5.14d Is This Ripped 12-Year-Old Gianluca Vighetti clipped the chains on “Un Vento Nuovo” (9a/5.14d) last September and became the youngest person ever to climb the grade. Written by Sam Anderson August 15, 2022
‘Real Gem’ or Dirty Pile? Ondra Gets a 5.14d First Ascent in the ‘Leaky Cave’ Adam Ondra deals with the ‘dirty job’ of climbing amid cobwebs and dirt while exploring new routes in a Slovakian cave. Written by Andrew McLemore August 11, 2022
