The tao of Paul gleason, Stonemaster Emeritus....

Cast by chance into the frenzy of a dramatic Yosemite rescue, the author confronts his youthful fears head-on....

The search for the source....

John Long relives the adventures of the Stonemasters when they first began rock climbing at Pirates Cove at Newport Beach, California....

In the mid-1970s, John Bachar set out to become a legend. Soloing harder and harder routes, Bachar quickly outpaced the rest of the world only to find himself isolated by his staunch belief in the traditional ethic. Now, at 50, Bachar has come to uneasy terms with sport climbing. Or has he?...

Free soloist Michael Reardon dies in a freak accident, and is remembered by John Bachar....

John Bachar's friend and rival Henry Barber recounts their competition to make the first ascent of a difficult rock climbing in Yosemite in the late 1970s....

John Bachar leaves the indelible stamp of the generation active from the mid-1970s into the 1980s. Many of them are gone or retired now, but Bachar, and what he meant to climbing, will remain. ...

Climbing pioneer Doug Robinson reflects on the death of John Bachar...

Recounting the first ascent of the Bachar-Yerian....

Jimmie Dunn and Earl Wiggins pioneered the era of “the rope, the rack and the shirt on your back.” In this exclusive account (page 21), Dunn reveals the details of his and Wiggins’ proudest joint achievement: The Diagonal in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison....

The "Great Game" of Modern Mixed Climbing Is On Its Deathbed. Will it Survive?...

It's a long way to the runout routes of Meteora, a climbing area as ancient as Greek myth....

World class ice climber Will Gadd journeys to the titanic ice of Norway to establish new routes and learn first hand the hard ethics first established by Henry Barber in the 1970s....

My senses sharpened, and I smelled the damp, pungent forest floor 20 feet below. The crimp bit into my fingertips with a fierce comfort, and I swung my feet out into space and then forward to high-step on the arete....

Anticipating a snail's pace, we left for the summit of Mount Rainier at 11 p.m. on our second night at Camp Muir. We had originally hoped to spend just one night at the 10,080-foot camp before continuing on, but Carolyn was exhausted....

Summer 2003: I should have enjoyed the waves of golden knobs, the cold thin air of the Sierra, and the 500 feet of granite swimming below me, but I couldn't....

With big potential for new routes on the country's best limestone, the climbing surrounding the gambling town of Mesquite, Nevada, might be the only bet you can't lose....

Snickers or an apple? The pre-climb snack is a tough call, but if you're interested in how the foods you eat affect your energy level, then the glycemic index will help....

The story of Connecticut bouldering is, in many ways, nothing more than a legend. Due to the secretive nature of Connecticut climbers, it is almost impossible to find accurate beta about many of the best areas and problems....