Hans and Yuji Claim New Nose RecordThe Nose of El Capitan in Yosemite Valley is not only the most famous big wall rock climb in the world but it’s probably the most beautiful. It’s a sight...
Climbing Quote of the Week: John GillJohn Gill, a long-time resident of Pueblo West, Colorado, is perhaps the most legendary of all American climbers. John is simply the father of bouldering. He began specializing in short,...
How Many Climbers Are in America?How many climbers are in the United States? There is no firm number. An Outdoor Industry Association survey shows that the number of Americans over the age of 16 that...
Climbing Quote of the Week: Reinhold MessnerReinhold Messner, born and raised in the Villnöss Valley among the Dolomite mountains of northern Italy, is quite simply the greatest mountaineer of the 20th century and perhaps of all...
Which Rappel Knot do You Use?Yesterday, I went up to a new unclimbed cliff overlooking a hidden valley near Pikes Peak. It’s a big cliff, broken into four immense buttresses that are divided by three...
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