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The two climbing greats teach important things about footwork, climbing holds, and how to avoid being a gumby.

This article originally appeared on Climbing.com in 2016. There’s an understood credo in climbing that every climbing team is responsible for their own safety, and knowing how to escape from a bad situation, whether it’s injury, weather, or rockfall, should be in every climber’s bag of tricks.

This article was originally published to climbing.com in May 2008. Many sojourn to Yosemite with starry-eyed dreams of El Capitan or Half Dome. For some, myself included, the draw is so strong we return every year.

The author was mean to his body in the worst ways. But is he really sorry?

They lived at the base of a 1,000-foot wall, but didn't know what climbing was, and anyway they were too poor to care. A free, climbing gym and mentors changed that.

Hangboards are a useful tool for improving finger strength, but when used incorrectly they can cause injuries. Here's what you need to know before you start up a hangboarding practice.

Colorado climbers gathered in this limestone paradise for some fantastic climbing.

Ed note: If you want to climb harder, and for that matter, live a healthy life, take none of the following advice. Also, if you don’t have a sense of humor, read no further. Climbing used to be easy.

Unless you’re part of a search and rescue team, you don’t head out for the day expecting to be thrust into a life-or-death situation. Heroism, like the accidents and epics that might prompt it, is something you can’t plan for.

The Gaia GPS map of the best approach to Hillbilly Rock, Flatirons, Colorado. Unless your crag is roadside (looking at you, Rifle Mountain Park and Potash Road), you’re going to need to hike in. What typically happens with a new crag is...

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