Sports
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Call of Duty
Vikki Weldon: Hard lines and the front line
4 min |
June/July 2020
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THE BADGE
WE DEFINE OURSELVES AS CLIMBERS, BUT IS THAT GOOD ENOUGH?
6 min |
June/July 2020
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THE ACHIEVER
MARICELA ROSALES HAD EVERYTHING AGAINST HER. SHE BECAME A CLIMBER ANYWAY.
10+ min |
June/July 2020
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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.
5 min |
June/July 2020
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PROJECT WAIT
A LIFELONG CLIMBER CONSIDERS THROWING IN THE TOWEL
10 min |
June/July 2020
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Older, Wiser, Stronger!
YES, THEY CAN GO TOGETHER. HOW TO TRAIN STRENGTH AS YOU COME ALONG DOWN THE ROAD.
7 min |
June/July 2020
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CALCULATED RISK
HOW UNDERSTANDING DANGER COULD KEEP YOU OUT OF HARM’S WAY
5 min |
June/July 2020
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Accessories To Climb
Field tested
6 min |
February/March 2020
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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.
10+ min |
December/January 2020
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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.
10+ min |
December/January 2020
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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.
10+ min |
February 2017, #240
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Golden Visions
The Grimer’s head was once filled with Olympic dreams, too.
5 min |
January 2017, #239
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Jimmy Chin
43, mountaineer, alpinist, skier, photographer, film director
2 min |
October 2017, #245
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Turning Points
Canada’s Alannah Yip, 23, swaps climbing and engineering
3 min |
October 2017, #245
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The Example
When Alex Honnold soloed El Capitan, we all got a little braver
8 min |
October 2017, #245
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Crush It!
Improve your pinch strength
2 min |
February 2018, #248
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Hard Lesson
A Newbie Is Shown the Ropes And Carried Out On a Stretcher.
7 min |
April 2017, #241
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The Seeker
The Mountains Breathed Life into Kyle Dempster.
10+ min |
April 2017, #241
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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.
7 min |
April 2017, #241
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Chasing Winter
Graham Zimmerman goes his own way
1 min |
February 2018, #248
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Achieving Symmetry
Advance Your Training By Doing Things The Same.
6 min |
February 2017, #240
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A View From The Top
Alex Honnold on what’s next, that Heaven solo, and why people who criticize soloing are right.
10+ min |
February 2017, #240
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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.
10+ min |
February 2017, #240
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Mountain of Trouble
On Katahdin, the problems begin as soon as you leave the car.
4 min |
January 2017, #239
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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.
10+ min |
January 2017, #239
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Cold, Cold World
Tips for staying warm.
2 min |
January 2017, #239
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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?
10+ min |
October 2017, #245
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The Burden
The lingering impact on those left behind
5 min |
October 2017, #245
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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.
3 min |