Alex Puccio

The performance and price point puts the Icarus right in the mix with other top approach shoes.

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Good choice for the steeps on a climbing trip!

Alex Puccio takes on the Leavenworth bouldering testpiece The Penrose Step (V14)! She returns for a rematch on the granite goodness of the PNW... This time, taking down Beautification (V11), Turbulence (V12) and, the main event, The Penrose Step.

Miho Nonaka and Jernej Kruder took home gold at Adidas Rockstars this weekend in Stuttgart, Germany.

Check out some of the great shots from the World Cup in Vail at this year's GoPro Mountain Games!

We picked the brains of a whole bunch of the weekend's competitors. We asked them about the routes and venue, as well as had a bit of fun with them by challenging them with some trivia about classic outdoor climbs.

Wow, do we wish we were as strong as Puccio!

This excellent, short documentary profile offers an inside look at the Russian climber: his background, his motivations, his training, his daily life.

Checking in with the leading young women of today

Claire Buhrfeind wins Worlds, thinks Olympic Games

Alex Puccio has made short work of her fourth V14.