Social media has given everyone a platform, and consequently an unvetted chance at fame. It’s not always a good thing.
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.
Social media has given everyone a platform, and consequently an unvetted chance at fame. It’s not always a good thing.
When you buy Janji’s Winter 2020 running apparel, you’re staying warm and making a positive difference in the world, helping solve the international clean water crisis one purchase at a time.
“Black Ice” was the stand out in another solid year for Reel Rock.
Kahtoola’s EXOspikes combine the unbeatable traction of MICROspikes with the lightweight, durable performance of NANOspikes. Ice and snow. Roads and rock. Dirt and trails. EXOspikes handle it all.
Helmets are effective and easy-to-use pieces of safety gear, but they’re often left on the ground. Why?
Protective gear keeps you safe, but criticizing others for their gear choices is anathema to what riding’s all about.
Should the pros have a responsibility to document their sends?
Memphis Rox is a shining example of a climbing gym that gives back, but weathering the pandemic hasn’t been easy.
Change it up. Climbing with new people (once it is safe to do so) is a great way to learn new skills, make new friends, and avoid falling into bad habits and patterns.
Check out these awesome climbing gyms keeping our sport alive AND giving back during the pandemic.
In an age of COVID-19, environmental degradation, and increasing numbers of climbers at our crags and gyms, liquid chalk is the way to go.
A series of brainless miscalculations on Tungurahua, a 16,480-foot volcano in Ecuador.
A short review of FrictionLabs’ new liquid chalk that doubles as hand sanitizer.
What good is amazing chalk without a rad chalk bag to carry it? Here are the coolest chalk bag styles and brands on the market in 2020.
I’m a new convert to deep water soloing (or psicobloc, as they call it across the pond). Here’s why.