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Jun 20, 2025 · The differences between rock climbing ropes can quite literally mean life and death. Here's what you need to know to buy your first rope.

Feb 14, 2022 · Learning to free climb is as natural as climbing a tree, but doing it well is a long process. Learn to move efficiently in the vertical realm and you will be rewarded with a lifetime of challenges.

Mar 20, 2025 · We’ve seen innovations that have made climbing easier, more comfortable, and lighter, from pants and ice tools to backpacks and belay devices. But lately Climbing ’s field-testing team has …

May 13, 2024 · Head trauma is among the most feared and catastrophic injuries in climbing. So why aren't more rock climbers wearing helmets?

Apr 7, 2022 · This article is part of Climbing’s ongoing Who’s Who biographical study of climbing’s all-time greats, achievers, and, in the case of Aleister Crowley, most notorious.

Sep 19, 2022 · Alpine climbing will bring you wild adventure, access to pristine landscapes, and routes so long and so beautiful that they’ll make you cry. The trick to enjoying it all safely, though, is easing …

Nov 11, 2024 · I spent much of last March and April testing an Ocun shoe called the Sigma, which was possibly the single best high-end, low-angle sport climbing shoe I’ve ever worn.

Jan 30, 2025 · Lucas Corroto has been climbing at Australia’s iconic Mount Arapiles (also known as Dyurrite) since he was 13 years old, when he went on a group trip there led by his woodworking …