Everything you need to know about chalk and the history of chalk in ten minutes.
At The North Face Climbing Festival in London, I spoke with Stefano Ghisolfi, Fay Manners, Nathaniel Coleman, and others about their upcoming projects.
To Grammy-nominated violinist and activist Vijay Gupta, classical music was made for the streets.
Forget the 5.14 sufferfests. We asked elite athletes like Alex Honnold, Sasha DiGiulian, and Alex Megos to share the moderate lines they love.
Siebe Vanhee, Séan Villanueva O’Driscoll, and Symon Welfringer completed a first ascent two decades in the making. Now, Vanhee reveals the scariest moments and whether the 5,000-foot route was worth the risk.
On May 9, Konstantin Smirnov’s mountaineering guide abandoned him at 25,900 feet on the fifth-highest mountain on Earth. He's now taking the guide company to court.
Two Wyoming campers did everything right—keeping food out of their tents and using deterrents—but a black bear refused to back down.
Over intense opposition from the Havasupai Tribal Council, state officials quietly approved a request from the Pinyon Plain uranium mine to adjust acceptable levels of toxic chemicals in the mine’s monitoring well.
The Indian government has definitively identified the mountain's most famous dead body. Now comes the dangerous, expensive reality of hacking him out of the ice.
An expert explains why the destroyed artwork is an irreplaceable piece of Grand Canyon history.
Facing severe staffing shortages and equipment issues, the National Park Service has quietly dismantled its underwater recovery team at Lake Mead.
Everything you need to know about chalk and the history of chalk in ten minutes.
Take your fingers to the gym with these grip strengtheners, perfect for getting your crimp on.
More gumby climbers are roping up than ever before, but who’s going to actually show them the ropes?
Rocky Contos on a solo first descent blitz of some of Mexico’s most remote rivers in 3 ½ months.
Ever wanted to climb... but not actually climb at all? Climbing video games are perfect for you!
The formula is fried. Aren’t there better aspects of climbing we can focus on?
Forget low gravity days… apparently, there’s a reason why us Southern climbers are so much stronger than Colorado climbers…
Rock and Ice has some new competition in the climbing magazine space: Belayer Magazine.
Throw your old trail shoes out with the dumpster fire of 2020. BOA is changing the game with the Saucony Switchback 2.
Stephen Gladieux on a damp, dark Christmas spent in China’s remote Yantangping Cave.
A healthy relationship with death makes for a healthy relationship with life.
A new 167-mile hiking route, the Juliana Trail, winds through Slovenia’s Alps, showcasing the best of the country's distinctive landscapes and regional cuisines.
COVID-19 continues to give all of us a chance to embrace the solo life, which isn’t always a bad thing. There’s lots to learn from climbing alone.
Tied to the train of progress, climbers are always chasing harder climbs and higher grades. The evolution of climbing is a constant dance between new gear and human potential. But does the latter have an upper limit?
Dangerous rapids, hostile Maoist rebels, and living without fear. Darren Clarkson-King on an expedition down Nepal’s treacherous Arun River.
Let’s face it, nowadays the Seven Summits are just conga lines for the uber-wealthy.
Mike Libecki, the first ascent of the Ship’s Prow, and the art of solo climbing on the edge of the world.