Destinations

How a massive granite dome in Colombia was climbed, exploited, and protected thanks to local rock climbers determined to foster a sense of ownership within the community.

Kalymnos is known as an island paradise island for climbers, and has fast become one of the most dreamed of climbing destinations in the world.

28,500 problems, complete with color-coded circuits: What more could a boulderer want?

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Sometimes climbing trips involve far more time spent off the rocks than on.

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We all knew it was stupid. It was 109 degrees, humid enough to necessitate a swimsuit and with nearly no shade. I was upside-down, clinging to the underside of a boulder. The rock felt like a sauna stone against my face. Sweat and dirt stung my eyes. My hands burned, and slipped. This was not sending conditions. It was stupid, but we couldn’t help ourselves.

This is excellent. In 1975, ABC Sportsnight followed a group of climbers as they climbed the Candlestick, a tower in Tasmania rising out of the sea just next to the classic Totem Pole.

A select (not exhaustive!) timeline of many of the major moments in the history of free climbing on the Big Stone.

[Article Sponsored by Entre-Prises] After a slew of gym openings in the Denver area, the often forgotten Western Slope of Colorado finally gets their own state of the art gym.

In this excerpt from his new book, "Chasing Denali: The Sourdoughs, Cheechakos and Frauds Behind the Moust Unbelievable Feat in Mountaineering," Jon Waterman reckons with the mountain that has influenced his life more than any other, and one of the most enduring legends associated with it...

With the Olympics looming and the indoor climbing scene growing daily we talked to Ryan Sewell about all of that and more while highlighting their new bouldering gym.