Francis Sanzaro

Every five years or so, a major controversy erupts. This time, it is in Ten Sleep, a come-hither limestone area in Wyoming.

"Most modern reproducers of life, even including the camera, really repudiate it. We gulp down evil, choke at good."

---Wallace Stevens

Editor's Note from Rock and Ice issue 258 (July 2019), on sale now.

Two cams pull, sending climber into a tree.

The Raptor gives you a hell of a bang for your buck.

The 2019 edition of Ascent---compendium of the year’s best writing---is now available! For a preview of what's inside, check out Francis Sanzaro's Editor's Note.

The G20 Plus is a tough, performance-oriented mono-point.  

The hypocrisy of the U.S. embrace of comp climbing. Adam Ondra in spandex. And arm wrestling with Jakob Schubert…. Is climbing ready for the Olympics? You decide.

Complacency can cause accidents when you let your guard down, even for a second.

Rock and Ice Editor Francis Sanzaro's editor's note for 2019's Epic Adventures issue.

TR fall, ledge strike, broken leg.

We take a look at one of Sterling's more advanced rope options.