The Man Behind Merlin Rock Gear
Erick Davidson makes his own cams and founded a company called Merlin Rock Gear to share them with others. And they're big.
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Jack Tackle: What I’ve Learned
Alpinist, 17 major first ascents in Alaska; mountain guide; lives in Castle Valley, Utah, and Bozeman, Montana, age 67.
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Snapshot: Keenan Griscom | The Victor
Keenan Griscom, 15, Shines on the World Ice Stage
Snapshot: Shanjean Lee | Doing It All
As a busy surgeon, Shanjean Lee doubted her ability to climb harder.
Snapshot: Diego Lopez Montull – Out of Mexico
Diego Lopez Montull opens lines at home and away.
Lhakpa Sherpa: What I’ve Learned
Lhakpa Sherpa: Female world-record holder for climbing Everest nine times; mountain guide, single mother; Hartford, Connecticut.
Renan Ozturk: What I’ve Learned
Renan Ozturk: Filmmaker, Photographer, Artist, Rock Climber, Mountaineer
John Roskelley: What I’ve Learned
John Roskelley: High-altitude mountaineer, former county commissioner, Piolet d’Or Lifetime Achievement awardee
Ed Viesturs: What I’ve Learned
Ed Viesturs: The only American to climb all 14 of the 8,000-meter peaks, sixth person overall to do it without supplemental oxygen.
Snapshot: Alannah Yip – Turning Points
An interview from the 2017 Vail World Cup---when the Olympics were just a glint in then 23-year-old Alannah Yip's eye.
Paige Claassen: “Every Attempt is a Success if I Learn Something”
After her recent send of Kryptonite, Rock and Ice caught up with Paige Claassen to learn more about the mindset and process that has made her one of the best American sport climbers of the past decade.
Chris Sharma: What I’ve Learned
Chris Sharma: First ascentionist, former world champion, owns gyms in Spain and U.S. Interviewed in Covid-19 quarantine in Barcelona with his wife, 3-year-old daughter and 1-year-old son.