THE BIG, THE BAD, THE BOLD, AND THE BEAUTIFUL
The best of the British Isles’ endless sea cliffs, from sport to trad to deep-water soloing, WHEN LEGENDS DIE: The changing face of Hueco Tanks State Park, and how regulations saved it from being loved to death...

Josh Wharton - Taking a break from his training dojo in Estes Park, Colorado, one of the world’s best all-arounders talks about hard climbing, the risk in alpinism, his low profile on social media, and balancing life as a father and pro climber.

Damn right the science of climbing friction is in its infancy (climbing.com/ sciencefriction). As a geochemist, I can assure you that you’re missing the most important aspect: relative humidity. Temperature has little to do with it except that it’s usually less humid in cooler weather.

THE STONE OF EXODUS: Four Wyoming climbers find bigwall
FA gold—and essential truths about our shared humanity—on
the flanks of Mount Sinai, Egypt, Basecamp 20 musthave
cragging accessories, Bouldering 14 pads, slippers, chalk
pots, and more, Trad 12 cams, slings, helmets, shells, and more...

BATTLE ROYALE: The Wide Boyz’ epic quest to send one of the world’s toughest cracks, SCHOOL OF ROCK:
How The Climbing Academy is building redpoint and
academic crushers, ¡VIVA CALIZA!: A quixotic tale of hornswoggling and hubris on Spain’s limestone Costa Blanca...

DUST, SWEAT, AND TEARS: A firsthand look at the
little-understood art of
establishing sport climbs, ASCENDANT: How quitting professional
football launched Mugs
Stump’s climbing career, CLIMB SLOVENIA!: The thousand faces of
Central Europe’s karstic
limestone gem, PERFECT TENS: An homage to the
Shawangunks’ many
classic 5.10s...

Confessions of a Poseur, The Highs and Lows of El Cap Speed, An Honest Guide to Your First Trad Lead, High Planes Drifter...

IT BEGINS AT IMPOSSIBLE
American Fork Canyon, Utah, and the birth
of America’s steep revolution, FROZEN IN TIME
A look at the new-school sport climbs of
the Flatirons, Colorado...

TOPO: The Phoenix: the line that cemented new gear, new tactics, and a new grade, UNSENT: It’s time for our sport’s most dreaded pass/fail exam: the rock-gym belay test, GEAR GUIDE 2018: The best, most innovative
gear of 2017/2018: 66 new products, field-tested...

GRASPING AT DRAWS
The human side of Alex
Honnold, TRYING FOR INVISIBLE
Confronting our sport’s true
impacts on the road to La
Esfi nge, Peru, IN SESSION
Balance your body to climb
harder and prevent injury...

BIG REVIEW: 2017 rock shoe review—13 of the best new climbers Kicks, BEGIN HERE
Jonathan Siegrist explains
how to climb to train...

UNSOLICITED BETA: Our monthly reader mail haul, UNSENT:
Eighteen new climbing slang terms so you can further
confuse your parents, TESTED: Six pieces of the latest and greatest climbing gear from our diligent testers...

UNSOLICITED BETA: Our monthly mail haul, plus a
reader-submitted comic, OUT ON A LEDGE: Katie Lambert lists the unique ways women inspire each other...

COMMITTED THE QUEST TO CLIMB - All 50 Classics.

GYM TO ROCK - TRANSFER YOUR SKILLS.

CHAMONIX - EUROPE’S BEST ALPINE.

HONNOLD! FREERIDER’S INSIDE SCOOP..

A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A CLIMBING GUIDE.

HOW CLIMBING HEALS TRAUMA.

TECH TIPS - TAME YOUR INNER GYM BEAST.

BUILD SAFER ANCHORS - TREAT ALTITUDE SICKNESS.

ROCK AND WAVES - THE WORLD’S BEST ISLAND CLIMBING.

HIGHBALLING VS. SOLOING - WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE?..

ACROSS THE GLOBE - A YEAR IN THE LIFE OF A CLIMBING PHOTOGRAPHER.

CALM YOUR MIND - SEND YOUR HARDEST.

TECH TIPS: SPOT BAD BOLTS | CONQUER YOUR FEAR | PROTECT YOUR BELAYER.

90+ TOP CLIMBING PHOTOS...

TALK OF THE CRAG
Climbers, federal agencies, and locals are working to preserve Joe’s Valley. 

PORTRAIT
Kris Hampton’s rise from a rough past to coaching stardom.

THAT ONE TIME
Paige Claassen tries a uniquely Russian diet.

THE PLACE
Long hikes, bushwhacking, and hard rock at Virginia’s trad-climbing mecca.

GEAR GUIDE  - TOP PRODUCTS OF 2017.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT - THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF GEAR.

TESTED & REVIEWED THE YEAR’S BEST GEAR.

BUDGET PICKS - SHOES, ROPES, HARDWARE, HARNESSES APPAREL & MORE!..

THE TRAINING ISSUE:

TRAIN YOUR WEAKNESS - FINGER STRENGTH, POWER, ENDURANCE AND TECHNIQUE.

(RED) ROCK & RIVER - TWO OF THE BEST ROUTES IN THE COOLEST PLACES.

TECH TIP:TAG LINE RAPPELLING, EXTENDING ANCHORS AND ROOF CLIMBING.

+ ONDRA & THE DAWN WALL.

STAY LOCAL - WORLD CLASS CRAGS NEAR YOU.

CARABINER COMPANION - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.

TECH TIPS: BETTER KNEEBARS.

BACK COUNTRY FIRST AID - HOW TO HIGHBALL.

THE BEST DEEP WATER SOLOING IN THE U.S.

EAT TO CLIMB, CLIMB TO EAT AND MORE....

THE ADVENTURE TRAVEL ISSUE:

Sonnie Trotter meets modern rock star Alex Megos for a tour of Germany’s hardest and most committing climbs.

Shannon Davis explores Israel to find a growing climbing community and impressive new route potential hindered by restrictive rules.

A year living in Japan showed Colette McInerney that the climbing scene is just as complex as the nuanced culture.

Ben Rueck and Mayan Smith-Gobat push their limits on the ephemeral and frigid sea stacks of Tasmania. 

The Climbing staff visited the U.S. hipster capital, where magma formed climbing before it was cool.

BEST CLIMBING FILMS OF 2016:

PORTRAIT - V14 climber Isabelle Faus remains under the radar.

THAT ONE TIME - The ultimate training day.

BIG REVIEW - Slip your feet into these eight new climbing shoes.

BEGIN HERE - Better clipping and extension techniques for trad.

TOPO - Climb The Nose...in North Carolina? and more.....

THE STRONGEST WOMEN ALIVE

MELTDOWN - THE STORY BEHIND THIS UNREPEATED YOSEMITE CRACK

FEAR AND FIRST ASCENTS - ESTABLISHING NO-FALL ROUTES IN THE DESERT 

MOVE FAST ON MODERATE TERRAIN

WORDS FROM: STEPH DAVIS//BETH RODDEN//EMILY HARRINGTON//KATIE LAMBERT//MELISSA ARNOT//HEIDI WIRTZ//PAMELA PACK.

TALK OF THE CRAG - A look at how alpinism has changed.

TOPO - Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower is the biggest big wall. 

PORTRAIT - Prolific first ascensionist and photographer Mikey Schaefer.

GRASPING AT DRAWS - Fickle fingers lead to contemplation.

THE BETA - Psicocomp is America’s craziest climbing competition.

THE PLACE - Montana’s Beartooth Mountains are an unsung alpine paradise.

THAT ONE TIME - Mike Libecki makes a crappy first impression on a new partner.

THE WRIGHT STUFF - Why style is important, and not important at all.

BIG REVIEW - Our five favorite alpine packs.

TESTED - The latest and greatest from our diligent testers.

OFF THE WALL - The world’s first virtual reality rock climbing video game.

TALK OF THE CRAG - For better or worse, Instagram is changing the game.

PORTRAIT - Climber and photographer Colette McInerney reflects on her life in motion.

OUT ON A LEDGE - Katie Lambert on being married to a pro photographer

THE PLACE - Committing to the routes of the Virgin River Gorge.

GRASPING AT DRAWS - Andrew Tower marches with the criticism brigade.

MASTER YOUR MIND - TECHNIQUES FROM A CLIMBING SENSEI

HOW TO
- PLAN FOR BIG WALLS
- MOVE FASTER IN THE ALPINE
- DEAL WITH FAILURE

PURE GREECE - A LIFETIME OF CLIMBING IN KALYMNOS

Adam Ondra, Ashima Shir aishi & the Future of Climbing

THE TRUTH ABOUT GEAR RECALLS AND MORE...

2016 GEAR GUIDE - 67 MUST-HAVE PRODUCTS FOR CLIMBERS

LEARN THE ROPES - AN EXHAUSTIVE GUIDE TO YOUR MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF GEAR

SMART, LIGHT & TOUGH - 2016 EDITORS’ CHOICE AWARDS

HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT ROPE FOR YOU

BEST NEW:
- ROCK SHOES
- VERSATILE ROPES
- COMFY HARNESSES
- ROAD TRIP NECESSITIES AND MORE!

Climb A grade harder your 9 week plan,Tropping:The first step to being a kickass climbing partner is becoming a world class belayer,Bouldering:Prevent injury with proper falling technique and much more...

THE HERO ISSUE - DARK HORSES, LIFESAVERS AND CLIMBERS LIKE YOU

RECOVER RIGHT - 6 TOOLS TO GET STRONGER FASTER 

STOP RESTING, START SENDING - +25 MORE CRAZY BUT TRUE TRAINING TIPS

READER SURVEY - ENDURANCE VS. POWER

GRIGRI VS. ATC HONNOLD VS. CALDWELL AND MORE!

HONNOLD’S MOM Dierdre Wolownick shares what it’s like to be the parent of a free soloist. GEAR Six essential items for traveling around the world. , Chattanooga, Tennessee Eight crags within an hour’s drive covering sport, trad, and bouldering, climber-centric accommodations, an incredible gym, and America’s finest fried chicken—you’ll never want to leave this southern climber paradise. Virgin Gorda A tropical destination filled with high-quality, climbable rock that’s also affordable? Your island itinerary is simple: Send, rinse, repeat. and more...

100 ROUTES TO CLIMB BEFORE YOU DIE.

YOUR FIRST BIG WALL - LEARNING THE ROPES IN ZION.

CRACK CLIMBING 101.

KNOW THIS - HEART RATE ZONE TRAINING, AUTOBELAYS EXPLAINED, THE SECRET TO FASTER DESCENTS, JUGGING MADE EASY.

+ RECOVER FASTER - THE MEAL YOUR BODY NEEDS

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