Weekend Whipper: Near Ground Fall on the Famous “Zombie Roof” 5.12d Trad
Pulling the lip is widely considered to be the crux, but it's only until you've nailed the sneaky right-to-left crack switch that you are in the clear.
Pulling the lip is widely considered to be the crux, but it's only until you've nailed the sneaky right-to-left crack switch that you are in the clear.
It’s so easy to lose track of all the various exercises and practices that help us to keep improving our climbing. Training plans are useful, but most elite climbers simply develop a mental checklist of good habits, which they revisit intuitively on a regular basis.
Our field test results for the new Wild Country Zero Offset Cams, Sterling's dry Aero 9.2 rope, the Rab Xenair Alpine Light Jacket, Valandre's Bloody Mary 5° F sleeping bag, the Metolius System Climbing Holds...
Dave: I was supposed to be traversing the Cuillin with James and Perry but unfortunately the weather wasn’t great, we postponed for a few days hoping a window would appear, but the weather got worse.
See if your problem solving skills on the rock translate to these mental rock climbing mysteries.
A directional is a piece of gear, be it a bolt or a cam or a nut, that places your climbing rope in the most appropriate location for zigs and zags on a climb.
The 5.14 crux is firmly situated in the no-fall zone, but that hasn't stopped many of the UK's best from having a go.
Professional climber and coach Neil Gresham's advice for training yourself to grip holds just enough, and not so much you waste power.
Brian Teale's climbing career spanned hard early rock climbs around Colorado Springs, big peaks in the Alaska Range, and classic ice climbs in Valdez, where he had been director of the famous annual ice festival.
Rock climbing is hard. If you're tired of toughing it out in the great outdoors, here is how to acclimate to gym life.
When the wall kicks back past vertical, the pump clock starts ticking. It’s all about getting to the chains before that alarm goes off.
On top of the sustained and low-percentage 5.14 climbing, the crux comes at the very top—the final four moves—while facing a gut-wrenching fall.
Like with Walmart versus Armani jeans, there are differences in the quality of yarns and construction used to make your harness. Here's how to pick the right harness for your objective.