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Someone Made a Giant Elon Musk Head and Drove It Around Arches National Park
Jul 17, 2025
Someone Made a Giant Elon Musk Head and Drove It Around Arches National Park
Jul 17, 2025
Jul 17, 2025
Wildfires Are Raging in These Two National Parks
Jul 15, 2025
Wildfires Are Raging in These Two National Parks
Jul 15, 2025
Jul 15, 2025
Scientists Detected a “Swarm” of Earthquakes Below Mount Rainier
Jul 11, 2025
Scientists Detected a “Swarm” of Earthquakes Below Mount Rainier
Jul 11, 2025
Jul 11, 2025
A Botched Photo in Glacier National Park Led to a Dramatic Rescue
Jul 9, 2025
A Botched Photo in Glacier National Park Led to a Dramatic Rescue
Jul 9, 2025
Jul 9, 2025
Everything Motocampers Need to Know About: SLEEPING BAGS
Jul 8, 2025
Everything Motocampers Need to Know About: SLEEPING BAGS
Jul 8, 2025
Jul 8, 2025
President Trump Orders National Parks to Raise Fees on International Visitors
Jul 7, 2025
President Trump Orders National Parks to Raise Fees on International Visitors
Jul 7, 2025
Jul 7, 2025
Everything Motocampers Need to Know About: TENTS
Jul 2, 2025
Everything Motocampers Need to Know About: TENTS
Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
To Save a Predator, Maybe You Have to Get Close. Very Close
Jul 2, 2025
To Save a Predator, Maybe You Have to Get Close. Very Close
Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
A Giant Wild Elk is Terrorizing Campers at Grand Teton National Park
Jul 2, 2025
A Giant Wild Elk is Terrorizing Campers at Grand Teton National Park
Jul 2, 2025
Jul 2, 2025
After a Series of Backcountry Dog Rescues, Colorado SAR Teams Alert Hikers
Jun 30, 2025
After a Series of Backcountry Dog Rescues, Colorado SAR Teams Alert Hikers
Jun 30, 2025
Jun 30, 2025
Owen Clarke
Forgotten First Ascents: The Bombadorj Arête
May 26

May 26 Forgotten First Ascents: The Bombadorj Arête

Owen Clarke
Features, Forgotten First Ascents, Rock & Ice

In 2002 Steve Schneider, Heather Baer and Shawn Chartrand tackled this 1,600-foot line, then the hardest route in Mongolia.

Forgotten First Ascents: Malaria
May 18

May 18 Forgotten First Ascents: Malaria

Owen Clarke
Rock & Ice, Features, Forgotten First Ascents

In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week: Malaria, Rhumsiki Tower, Cameroon, 2007.

Away from the Wall: Nina Caprez
May 4

May 4 Away from the Wall: Nina Caprez

Owen Clarke
Away from the Wall, Interviews, Rock & Ice

Athletes in isolation during the coronavirus crisis. A limited-run column from R&I columnist Owen Clarke. Follow along as he checks in with top climbers to see what they are up to in their quarantine. This week: Nina Caprez.

Away from the Wall: Will Gadd
Apr 27

Apr 27 Away from the Wall: Will Gadd

Owen Clarke
Away from the Wall, Interviews, Rock & Ice

Athletes in isolation during the coronavirus crisis. A new limited-run column from R&I columnist Owen Clarke. Follow along as he checks in with top climbers to see what they are up to in their quarantine. This week: Will Gadd.

Sleeper Hit: Drew Ruana
Apr 21

Apr 21 Sleeper Hit: Drew Ruana

Owen Clarke
Features, Rock & Ice, Sponsored

How young gun Drew Ruana left plastic and Olympic prospects behind and came into the spotlight as one of American bouldering’s top end outdoor crushers, all in a matter of months

Away from the Wall: Molly Mitchell
Apr 20

Apr 20 Away from the Wall: Molly Mitchell

Owen Clarke
Rock & Ice, Away from the Wall, Interviews

Athletes in isolation during the coronavirus crisis. A new limited-run column from R&I columnist Owen Clarke. Follow along as he checks in with top climbers to see what they are up to in their quarantine. This week: Molly Mitchell

Away from the Wall: Adam Ondra
Apr 13

Apr 13 Away from the Wall: Adam Ondra

Owen Clarke
Away from the Wall, Rock & Ice, Interviews

Athletes in isolation during the coronavirus crisis. A new limited-run column from R&I columnist Owen Clarke. Follow along as he checks in with top climbers to see what they are up to in their quarantine. This week: Adam Ondra

Away from the Wall: Ashima Shiraishi
Apr 7

Apr 7 Away from the Wall: Ashima Shiraishi

Owen Clarke
Away from the Wall, Rock & Ice, Interviews

Athletes in isolation during the coronavirus crisis. A new limited-run column from R&I columnist Owen Clarke. Follow along as he checks in with top climbers to see what they are up to in their quarantine. This week: Ashima Shiraishi

First Look: BiotoxinPro Micro-Touch Infinity Suit
Apr 1

Apr 1 First Look: BiotoxinPro Micro-Touch Infinity Suit

Owen Clarke
Humor, Gym Climber

In the age of COVID-19, climbers require a new form of protection…

Chill Out. COVID-19 Doesn't Mean the End of Climbing
Mar 26

Mar 26 Chill Out. COVID-19 Doesn't Mean the End of Climbing

Owen Clarke
Humor, Rock & Ice, News

Our sport is on hold right now, but there are always silver linings.

Rock Wall at Your Local Playground Has Closed
Mar 25

Mar 25 Rock Wall at Your Local Playground Has Closed

Owen Clarke
Humor, Rock & Ice, News

COVID-19 has shut down the climbing wall at your local playground… and the kids aren’t happy.

Deep Pockets
Feb 15

Feb 15 Deep Pockets

Owen Clarke
Features, Rock & Ice, Sponsored

Access Fund’s economic impact data reveals climbers are a considerable economic force. When we spend money in the places we climb, we’re helping not only to protect and secure access, but to improve local economies.

Winter Expedition Rundown: K2, Everest, Broad Peak
Jan 22

Jan 22 Winter Expedition Rundown: K2, Everest, Broad Peak

Owen Clarke
News, Rock & Ice

The major winter expeditions in the Himalaya and Karakorum, from Jost Kobusch on Everest to Don Bowie and Denis Urubko on Broad Peak.

A New Trail in Slovenia Takes You Back in Time
Jan 22

Jan 22 A New Trail in Slovenia Takes You Back in Time

Owen Clarke
Features, News, Outside

Coverage of the new Juliana Trail for Outside: 170 miles through remote villages in the Julian Alps of Slovenia

In the Right Hands: Rock
Dec 30

Dec 30 In the Right Hands: Rock

Owen Clarke
Sponsored, Rock & Ice

Gobis are great until you want to use hand sanitizer. Sponsored by Outdoor Research for Rock & Ice

In the Right Hands: Ice
Dec 25

Dec 25 In the Right Hands: Ice

Owen Clarke
Sponsored, Rock & Ice

A good pair of gloves are essential for any climb, whether ice, mixed or alpine. Sponsored by Outdoor Research for Rock & Ice

Black Diamond's Winter Arsenal
Dec 3

Dec 3 Black Diamond's Winter Arsenal

Owen Clarke
Sponsored, Trail Runner

Top picks for the trails this holiday season. Sponsored by Black Diamond for Trail Runner

American Soldier Crushes in Austrian Military World Championships
Dec 2

Dec 2 American Soldier Crushes in Austrian Military World Championships

Owen Clarke
Gym Climber, News

Specialist Troy Anger, the sole U.S. competitor, won his division and placed second overall in the Austrian Military World Championships November 15th

Conquest and Calamity in Alaska
Dec 2

Dec 2 Conquest and Calamity in Alaska

Owen Clarke
Sponsored, Rock & Ice, Features

Jackson Marvell and Alan Rousseau’s epic new line and brutal accident in Alaska. Sponsored by Black Diamond for Rock & Ice

Interview: Jakob Schubert on "Perfecto Mundo"
Nov 19

Nov 19 Interview: Jakob Schubert on "Perfecto Mundo"

Owen Clarke
Interviews, News, Rock & Ice

Rock & Ice caught up with Austrian Jakob Schubert, the fifth person in the world to climb 5.15c after a send of Perfecto Mundo last week.

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