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The media giant’s removal of a key climber in “Jirishanca” sparked intense debate in the climbing-film industry.

The life and legacy of Niels Tietze

Enter the extraordinary realm of Reagan the rope gun

Hill shares her latest projects and her hope for the future

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

Micah recently passed away in a climbing accident in Red Rock

Climbing caught up with the American sport climber shortly after she released her first EP on Spotify. We talked art, music, modeling, and what’s next.

Send us your tales of climbing love

aka, how to seduce your climbing partner

The story of a fateful El Cap egg swap mission

An interview with the podcasting legend

The joys of redpointing The Green Mile

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Our annual tribute to the community members we've lost in the past year

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Kurt Blair is one of the climbers our community lost in 2024

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community.

The podcasts that the Climbing editors are listening to right now, from interviews and essays to training tips.

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

After a lot of thinking, we've finally identified 10 reasons why dating climbers isn't the worst idea ever.

On November 11, 2021, my climbing partner and I weathered two avalanches while on an alpine climb in Canada. We were simul soloing and dumb luck kept us alive.

Francis Sanzaro's classic book 'The Craft of Bouldering' puts bouldering into conversation with disciplines like dance, skateboarding, painting, martial arts, and parkour.

Johnny Goicoechea—a.k.a. Johnny G—was a prolific bouldering developer in Colorado and Washington in the 2000s and 2010s.

A Melbourne-based climber has a new vision for gym holds: art that climbs like rock. 

Or how many more pairs of rock climbing shoes you'll be able to wear through?

Will Bosi recently became the first person to climb four proposed V17 boulders. The catch: he's still not sure what V17 is.

Armando Menocal, a Cuban-American civil rights lawyer and climber, dedicated decades of his life to ensuring the sport remained accessible.

Wedge Climbing just dropped the video. So we’re dropping our interview.

Google AI says that if you're looking for a climber, just look for the person "standing on one leg.” We think there are more accurate ways to find our kind in the wild.

"Once upon a time, I was a rope gun. Now I’ve become a belay anchor."

Tanner Bauer, 20, has climbed V15, flashed V13, and done 5.14 on gear.

Climbing spoke with the head Boulder and Lead Olympic setters to learn how they felt about the event—and about setting philosophy in general.

Janja Garnbret is the best competition climber of all time—yet she says her coach, Roman Krajnik, is her secret weapon. We caught up with Krajnik to ask about that.

Outdoor enthusiasts, conservationists, and cattle ranchers all want the same thing: a healthy planet for future generations

A lifer reflects on risks taken (and fates avoided) thanks to the unexpected friendships forged along the way.

The 30-year-old Olympian talks about her struggles with hair loss, mental training, the joy of competing, and why she’s (finally) focussing on rock climbing full-time.

We chatted with Garnbret about pre-competition pressure, her finger-injury scare, her friendship with Brooke Raboutou—and more.

A tribute to this man's best friend.

The prolific Georgian died in a fall during a lightning storm on Shkhelda, a mountain in his native Caucasus.

"I suppose I shouldn’t have been surprised when, after watching Janja Garnbret win the women’s Combined final, I blinked and found myself training opposition on my office floor."

A reflection on mortality and renewal.

Bernadette McDonald has spent her career celebrating communities the Western world has trained itself to ignore. Now, at 72, she’s tackled the most complex story of her life.

Astra Lincoln confronts the shame that kept her from the crag while on an international climbing trip.

I never thought I would have to climb alone

Turns out, becoming your worst nightmare isn’t actually so bad.

John Middendorf revolutionized portaledge technology, allowing climbers to survive terrible storms on big walls.

For years, Sam Weir was one of Colorado’s most prolific boulderers, sending dozens of boulders graded V14 and V15 while also holding a full time job. When he moved to Europe, he largely dropped off social media. But he’s only gotten better.

Sunna Shinn went from fundamentalist Baptist teacher to nonbinary climbing TikTok influencer in five years. As they learned to climb, they learned to embrace their queerness.

Grades were meant to guide climbers to appropriate challenges—but a new anti-grade sentiment seems to be gaining steam.

The 46-year-old was a beloved community leader in his local New Hampshire.

A family illness seemed to dash Harrison’s Olympic prospects. But in November 2023, he fought for a second chance.

The new HBO film "Here to Climb" offers an analytical and surprisingly candid exploration of Sasha DiGiulian's journey from solitary sport climber to team player. The film debuts Tuesday, June 18 at 9pm ET/PT on HBO.

The most difficult challenge we climbers have ever faced is not the Dawn Wall. It’s explaining rock climbing to non-climbers.

Pedro and Tomas Odell learned how to climb on the Cerro Chaltén skyline. Now, they’re leading a bold new wave of Patagonian alpinists.

In 2021, Kai Lightner helped open a free climbing wall outside Atlanta for an underprivileged community. City officials fought to take it down.

Tsukamoto’s film is a delicate portrait of the climber Ashima and her father grappling with the possibility of greatness.

Cannon has freed El Cap in a day, made the second ascent of 'Cowboy Direct' (VII 5.13a) on Trango Tower, and repeated 'Wet Lycra Nightmare' (5.13d A0) on the Leaning Tower. But his story is much deeper than that.

A big part of 'The Struggle' podcast is an acknowledgment that the process is the same for all of us, regardless of the grade you can climb.

“What’s the biggest, baddest mountain around here?” a youthfully ignorant Jim Donini asked.

A stranger he met at the gym dropped him to the ground. In the aftermath, the author had to relearn how to climb—and to trust.