Toproping is so safe it’s virtually foolproof, right? Think again. Just a brief belay lapse can produce high loads, testing the holding power of your gear. Rock and Ice field-tests real-world climbing scenarios.

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

Stefan Glowacz and friends make a first ascent on South America's largest rock monolith, ground up and all out.

It’s easy to miss the beauty in climbing—the places it takes you, and the rock itself—if you only try routes you can do straight away.

The scorched desert expanse surrounding Las Vegas smears together into one terrible brown color as Chris Sharma, Dalia Ojeda, Miguel and I whiz along at 90 miles per hour in an old Jeep Grand Cherokee. The American West, this celebrated frontier, as tame as it has become with commercialism and super highways, is still the last good place I know of for real adventure.

With a dove-gray synthetic upper and translucent gel-like flashing, the Smoothy is an eye-catching shoe.