Paulin, Ari
Check out Basecamp: A Climbing Magazine Podcast on iTunesDaniel Woods needs no introduction. We discuss his early days when he dominated the competiton circuit, what it’s like to be a famous pro climber...
Paulin, Ari
Since our founding in 1970, Climbing Magazine’s goal has been to inspire and entertain with compelling coverage of climbing in all its forms, from bouldering to the big walls, trad to sport climbing, ice climbing to mountaineering.
Paulin, Ari
7 p.m. in Arco, Italy. A few hours after flashing the IFSC Arco World Cup qualifiers, putting him in first place, Adam Ondra says, “I was worried about being one month on the rock. Doing bouldery routes was not the best for competition.” Ondra was speaking of his July trip to Alberta...
Paulin, Ari
You’re wearing your climbing helmet wrong if... One very important piece of personal protective equipment (PPE) for climbing is the helmet. Designed primarily to guard the top of the head from unwanted impacts...
Paulin, Ari
Ed. Charles Cole, the founder of Five Ten, passed away on July 14, 2018. He was 63. Below, friend and climbing partner Steve Grossman looks back on the times they shared and the routes they authored together in Yosemite.
Paulin, Ari
Falling is something we all tend to avoid. It’s scary and can potentially cause us injury. However, falling is also a very real part of climbing, so avoiding it doesn’t help. It’s also a skill. We can find responsible ways to integrate falling into our training so we can practice it well.
Paulin, Ari
This weekend’s competition in Arco, Italy marked the halfway point of the IFSC’s World Cup lead season—hard to believe, since it has only been a month since this year’s circuit began. But with the World...
Paulin, Ari
The Arco, Italy event of the 2018 World Cup season will take place July 27-28. Watch livestreams of the Lead and Speed events below. Missed the previous events? Check out summaries and videos from the 2018 competition season to get up to speed.
Paulin, Ari
For the past 25 years, the sleepy town of Lander, Wyoming has hosted the International Climbers' Festival, a four-day event that brings climbers together to celebrate our community. The festivities include everything from clinics to pull up competitions...
Paulin, Ari
First things first: The Revo is not a Grigri-style belay device, despite any misconceptions. (An earlier version of the Revo was positioned to be released in 2017, but the device was withheld from the...
Red River Climbing
Hey everybody. I'm not exactly a climber but I figured here was the best place to consult for advice. I'm about to do some work on a somewhat inclined roof on a 1 story structure and I'm designing the gear to keep me safe.
Paulin, Ari
Less than 20 miles southeast of Portland hides a treasure trove of rock amongst swaying madrone trees: the 1,000-foot-long, 80-foot-tall Madrone Wall, with 100-plus sport, trad, and mixed lines from 5.7 to 5.12 on 660,000-year-old igneous basalt. The Clackamas River bubbles below...
Paulin, Ari
Hot summer weather means more outdoor climbing, swimming, and maybe both in the form of some deep water soloing. Our readers shared photos of themselves climbing high above cool, refreshing bodies of water.
Paulin, Ari
As per BD’s literature, the new Shadow is designed for rock so steep it casts shadows. Take this at face value: These light (16 ounces for size 10), super-soft, super-grabby, downturned bad boys are a specialist’s shoe that excels at the way-beyond-vertical.
Paulin, Ari
With an onsight or a flash, one slip of the foot or botched sequence and it’s over. You have to climb with confidence. And if it’s a flash, with beta from another climber, then you need to make sure the sequencing suits your body.
