The Climbing Wall Association’s “Inside Voices” is a marketing campaign designed to give climbing gyms tools to stay afloat.
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.
The Climbing Wall Association’s “Inside Voices” is a marketing campaign designed to give climbing gyms tools to stay afloat.
Endurance runner Hillary Allen is a specialist when it comes to charging hard on rough trail. The new VECTIV shoe line is helping get her where she needs to go, fast.
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The duo climbed a new route, christened La Chaltenense last Wednesday on Cerro Chaltén (Fitz Roy) in Argentine Patagonia.
The German climber is selling t-shirts emblazoned with his famous #CarrotsForPower slogan, with all proceeds donated to a different NGO each month.
High-altitude workers have long been subject to hazardous work conditions and practices. With their new Mountain Worker Initiative, the UIAA hopes to help the situation.
Gym Climber reached out to Chelsea Rude, a climbing coach who recently founded the nonprofit “She Sends Collective” to ask her some questions about the project.
Many climbers spend thousands on gear each year, and there’s a lot of waste going on. Here are a few ways we can all spend less and be more sustainable.
Jackson Smith, a 33-year-old climber, has clipped the chains on Toxic Paradise, his 5.11d project that he’s been telling everyone at the gym about for the past three months.
Five more tips for staying positive and stoked throughout your climbing career.
The first 2021 World Cup will go ahead in Meiringen, and the IFSC has yet to formally declare South Koreans Jongwon Chon and Chaehyun Seo “qualified” for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, among other news.
On two wheels, you’re completely aware of the present moment, with no time for the past or future.
Whether you’re heading out for a sunny day at the sport crag or planning a multi-day winter 14er expedition, these packs will get the job done.
“The battle begins and ends in the mind,” said a strawberry lollipop wrapper that I read once. Five tips for staying psyched for the long-run.
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Lonnie Dupre, the polar explorer and mountaineer, is attempting the first winter ascent of Begguya’s southern summit with longtime partner Pascale Marceau.
Original copy for Valandré: Chill Out print advertisement. This ad ran in Alpinist (#73).