Call of Duty

Vikki Weldon: Hard lines and the front line

THE BADGE

WE DEFINE OURSELVES AS CLIMBERS, BUT IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?

THE ACHIEVER

MARICELA ROSALES HAD EVERYTHING AGAINST HER. SHE BECAME A CLIMBER ANYWAY.

Chris Sharma

FIRST ASCENTIONIST, FORMER WORLD CHAMPION, OWNS GYMS IN SPAIN AND USA. INTERVIEWED IN QUARANTINE IN BARCELONA WITH HIS WIFE, 3-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 1-YEAR-OLD SON.

PROJECT WAIT

A LIFELONG CLIMBER CONSIDERS THROWING IN THE TOWEL

Older, Wiser, Stronger!

YES, THEY CAN GO TOGETHER. HOW TO TRAIN STRENGTH AS YOU COME ALONG DOWN THE ROAD.

CALCULATED RISK

HOW UNDERSTANDING DANGER COULD KEEP YOU OUT OF HARM’S WAY

Accessories To Climb

Field tested

To The Grit

About 10 winters ago I touched down in Manchester in a hard, driving English rain. The city was hidden from view. I was groggy after a red-eye from Dallas, an over-brewed black tea barking on my dry tongue.

The Wild Ones

North Conway is a typical New Hampshire town tucked among rolling hardwood hills and set at the foot of imposing granite slabs, but 30 years ago it was the stage on which a small band of climbers led the way in boldness and vision.

Progression

A Modern Master Traces the History of Contemporary Winter Climbing—ice, Alpine, Mixed and Dry—and Offers Thoughts on Style, Ethics and What’s Next.

Golden Visions

The Grimer’s head was once filled with Olympic dreams, too.

Jimmy Chin

43, mountaineer, alpinist, skier, photographer, film director

Turning Points

Canada’s Alannah Yip, 23, swaps climbing and engineering

The Example

When Alex Honnold soloed El Capitan, we all got a little braver

Crush It!

Improve your pinch strength

Hard Lesson

A Newbie Is Shown the Ropes And Carried Out On a Stretcher.

The Seeker

The Mountains Breathed Life into Kyle Dempster.

The Following

Inspired by Alex Lowe's famous solo of the Ames Ice Hose, the author retraces his footsteps and learns a lesson in fear.

Chasing Winter

Graham Zimmerman goes his own way

Achieving Symmetry

Advance Your Training By Doing Things The Same.

A View From The Top

Alex Honnold on what’s next, that Heaven solo, and why people who criticize soloing are right.

The Coz

In the 1980's and Early 1990's, When American Climbers Were Still Deciding Whether to Accept Sport Climbing, Scott Cosgrove Established Some of the World’s Hardest Sport and Trad Climbs. Opinionated and Vocal, He Was Loved and Disliked Sometimes Simultaneously. When He Died in February, 2016, American Climbing Lost an Icon.

Mountain of Trouble

On Katahdin, the problems begin as soon as you leave the car.

Mountain of Sorrow

Marty and Denali Schmidt hoped to be the first father-son team to summit the Savage Mountain. Instead, they disappeared, leaving a daughter / sibling to pick up the pieces.

Cold, Cold World

Tips for staying warm.

A Self - Made Superman

UELI STECK was a global phenomenon in alpine climbing. He electrified the world with his ming-blowing speed and solo mountaineering exploits-so much so that people came to think of him as superhuman, a conciet abruptly overtuned by the shocking news of his death at just 40 while training on Nuptse. Leavin us to wonder: Just how did a seemingly normal Swiss guy from a town of hockey fanatics and dairy farmers transform himself into the world's foremost alpinist?

The Burden

The lingering impact on those left behind

What To Expect When Expecting

When Randy and I first found out I was pregnant, we had a host of emotions: ecstasy, excitement and terror, as any first-time parents would have.