Everything you need to know about falling, but were afraid to ask. Falling is the opposite of climbing, which can explain why we apply every membrane between our ears toward getting up the rock, but dedicate precious little to hurtling down it.

The myth of Oliver Moon changed the face of Yosemite climbing forever.

Six-sided columns ran up basalt ramparts like a stack of Grecian pillars. A dike of perfect gold stairs split a strange, 300-foot tower of gray choss. Snowy mountains with slopes of varicolored grasses fell precipitously to orchards, sedge and clear rivers. Gorges of volcanic rock were cloaked in fog.

Dave MacLeod, 29, of Fort William, Scotland, is the top contender for the title of world's best all-around climber -- not just because he has a fat tick list of top-end grades, but because he has also established first ascents at this high-end level.

The mighty Grimer and the world's best climbers square off at Arco.

As the foremost hipster of Carbondale, Colorado (population 6,000), I accept that people look to me for what’s avaunt-garde, trendy and cool. Believe me, it’s a lot of pressure.