These Kids Used Parachute Cord For Slings …. Said They Learned It From The Boy Scouts
They needed to be prepared for disaster. Fortunately, a real climber stepped in.
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Kevin Corrigan
Kevin Corrigan was a digital editor at Climbing Magazine for seven years. He has also written humor for The Onion and Collegehumor.com
My Stories
A Series Of Unfortunate Events—A Fortunate Groundfall Landing
A tossed rock and a lost belay would have killed this leader if not for a miraculous landing among the boulders.
Yet Another Dangerous Belay That’s Hard To Believe
A true story that could have ended any number of ways.
This Belayer Should Be Banned From Climbing
This sketchy dude took the leader off belay and left to chat up a couple of girls.
Leader Decks When Experienced Climber Bungles The Belay
Don't assume that because someone can climb hard that they are good belayers.
Park Rangers Kick Clueless Climber Off Crag For Using Dangerous Gear
There's a reason why gear is made specifically for climbing, but this guy just didn't get it.
Another Insanely Dangerous Climbing Technique, This Time For Rappelling
When a team of inexperienced climbers discovered that their rope was too short, a nearby climber suggested they use an unorthodox method to rappel.
This Incident Was So Unsafe It’s Unbelievable, But It’s True
Out of draws, the leader opted to hold onto the chains and untie to thread.
For Safety’s Sake Don’t Do This: Let A Clueless Dad Take A Kid Climbing
He bought all new gear then hit the cliff with his son. Unfortunately, he hadn't learned to climb and put both their lives in danger.
This Actually Happened: Used Bedsheet For a Climbing Rope
It's Halloween, and homegrown ghosts abound, but here's a use for bedsheets that will really have your hair standing on end.
What Happens When a 5.9 Climber Starts Training Like a Pro?
A 5.9 climber recruits the best climbing coaches in America to see if he can jump two number grades in two months. Here’s what he learned.
For Safety’s Sake Don’t Do This: Let Go Of the Belay and Drop The Leader To the Ground
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For Safety’s Sake Don’t Do This: Let Your “Best Friend” Loose At The Crag
Doesn't seem like a big deal, your dog is behaved, right? Problem is, not everyone loves Fido.
Surprise. Surprise. Nathaniel Coleman Didn’t Believe He’d Made Olympic Finals, Then He Won Silver.
America's Olympic sport-climbing medalist on the shock of advancing to finals, how he got to the Games, what it means and what's next.
For Safety’s Sake, Don’t Do This: Crazy Cleaning
This climber made two big mistakes and was lucky to get away with them.
This Might Just Be the Ultimate Home Training Wall
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100 Everest Achievements That Are Still Available
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Daniel Woods Spent a Month Alone in the Desert to Send the First US V17, He Came Back a Different Person
"I told myself, 'If you want to be able to adapt to these moves and get strong enough to do this thing, you're going to have to have complete obsession over it."
April Fools: Aid Climbing Added to 2028 Olympic Games
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Interview: Matt Segal on His Life as a Pro Climber and Entrepreneur
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Review: Alpine Start Coffee and Matcha With Benefits
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Opinion: Why I Won’t Be First in Line to Return to Climbing Gyms
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Get Better At Crack Climbing: Practice And Train At Home
Just a few bits of wood and expert know-how are all you need to master the art of hand jamming.
Opinion: The Free Solo Documentary Addressed Some Uncomfortable Truths, But Ignored Others
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Rappelling—The Most Extremest Sport
Unsent /un-sent/ 1. To have failed so badly on a route you had previously climbed that you negate your redpoint. 2. A humor column.
Understanding Climbing Grades
New to climbing? Read the primer below to get yourself up to speed, then cut it out and post it in your local gym with or without their permission.
Unbelayvable: Alan, You’re Off Belay
SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU
Interview: Carabiner Coffee’s Erik Gordon
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Unsent: 100 Reasons Why We Climb
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Unbelayavable: The Slackline Belay
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Unbelayvable: Two Terrible Anchors
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How to Know If You’re a Real Climber or Not
Are gym climbers rock climbers? Are sport climbers? Is anyone? No.
Dawn Wall Update: Final 5.14 Pitch Goes Free
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For Safety’s Sake Don’t Do This: Let Dangerous Dad Belay The Kids
This guy should have to clean the bathrooms. For life.
Unbelayvable: The Unwilling Leader
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Unbelayvable: Scary (And True) Tales From A Crag Near You
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