Maya Silver

The 23-year-old Alaskan achieved impressive solos of historic routes—with glitter on his cheeks.

A quick detour into the etymology of the term—and how climbing language is still evolving

From the state with the most fatalities, to the most common injury, preview some fast stats from the 2025 ‘Accidents in North American Climbing’

A new open letter from Sébastien Berthe, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Katherine Choong, and more signees aims to keep fossil fuel-based sponsorships out of the sport.

At 5.14d, her new route, ‘Mad Lib,’ is the hardest grade established by a woman in North America since Beth Rodden’s ‘Meltdown.’

Proven strategies for preventing and removing odors from your shoes

The 11 best climbing pants for sport, bouldering, trad, the gym, and more—plus our pant pick for all-around climbing.

In a new biography on the French free soloist, Alex Honnold and Alexander Huber salute his pre-skyscraper record on rock. But how does Robert’s limestone heyday reconcile with his “crazy guy” reputation?

'Turn to Stone' shares one woman’s candid and hilarious confessions on dirtbagging, love, and the climbing lifestyle.

At the North American Cup finals yesterday, the local Olympian won in Women’s Lead. Find out how Michaela Kiersch, Kai Lightner, and Nathaniel Coleman stacked up—and who took men’s gold.

Behold: Astrology for climbers

The Ninth Circuit Court granted a temporary injunction just before the planned transfer of Oak Flat to a copper mining company, in a small but meaningful delay in a long legal battle.

We caught up with Sharma to find out whether he's still trying to make Team USA, why he’s inspired by the next generation, and how he’s staying stoked these days.

Mushrooms, bioresins, and recycled materials are revolutionizing climbing hold design and helping gyms ditch virgin plastic.

The Italian climber onsighted ‘Ultimate Sacrifice’ in France

Pro climber snacks, ranked, from Honnold’s notorious bell pepper and Amity Warme’s dried fruit, to Michaela Kiersch’s ale of choice

The youngest person to climb 5.14b explains why she never climbs without socks.

The founder of the first Cholitas Escaladoras movement, Cecilia Llusco, explains why she’ll always wear a skirt in the mountains and how she climbs “for the good of all women.”

We interviewed Veronica Aimee Chik after she redpointed ‘Fish Eye’ on July 8 in Oliana, Spain, to find out how she pulled it off and what’s next for this motivated climber.

New access deals with a timber company and a private landowner open up nearly 200 sport climbing routes on bomber sandstone in Tennessee.

An op-ed about the trials and chaotic tribulations of raising crag kids.

Twenty-six years after Hill developed Bravo Les Filles (5.13d; 2,000ft) in the Tsaranoro Valley, the route sees its first female free ascent.

This beloved member of the Tennessee climbing community and gym employee lost his life to gun violence, along with another victim.

Behind the scenes of the indie horror flick 'The Sound,' from an on-set injury, to Alex Honnold’s acting skills and pro climber cameos

A real estate mogul teaming up with a local climbing organization isn’t your typical climbing access success story. But would the largest climber-led land deal in U.S. history have happened without it?

After a final Environmental Impact Statement is filed, just 60 days remain to save these sacred public lands from becoming a 1,000-foot crater.

Our favorite mostly climbing-themed moments from this annual festival in Denver

The patron saint of crack will enlighten your jams and bring you hard-earned joy

This new rule follows the display of several statement flags in the past year.

5 things the 5.15/V15 climber swears by

The buck doesn’t stop at Reel Rock

From training tailored to moms and long-lasting gear to great climbing reads

Kauk strangled his ex-girlfriend during a fight in June 2023 in Mammoth, CA.

Lead and bouldering split, as competitive climbers breathe a collective sigh of relief

Melissa Arnot Reid goes unfiltered

“Route is much easier if you hire a mule”

The new book "Thirty Below" tells the tale

A thankless rock climbing-adjacent dream job in the mountains

Takeaways for climbers from the finalized Bears Ears Management Plan

A competitive gym climber stars in "Kirby’s Lessons for Falling (in Love)"

Honest, humiliating, and humorous secrets, defrosted after 17 years

Genevive Walker takes us BTS of her new film, shares the importance of mentors of color, and talks sending with Raynaud’s

Climbers score a huge win in the Red River Gorge

Enter the extraordinary realm of Reagan the rope gun

This is the hardest pitch of El Chamán Loco, Runge’s winter project

The Strong Mind master discusses risk and her advice for moms and dads who climb

aka, how to seduce your climbing partner

Here’s what I’m eyeing for my partner this year

An interview with the podcasting legend

The new film Save Arapiles Climbing calls upon global climbers to help

Diesel fumes be damned, the Pricecicle exceeds expectations

For the first time in history, climbing in the Wilderness is legally protected

And climbers collectively breathe a sigh of relief

Your guide to the 3 biggest (and only?) U.S. ice climbing parks

We caught up with Harrington about her recent ascent of The Nexus, aka the Niels Tietze Memorial Route.