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Sasha DiGiulian spent most of 2020 convalescing as doctors reconstructed her hips, with the spectre of a recent tragedy in Mexico never far from her mind. Less than a year and a half after, she returned to El Gigante, the site of the tragedy, with a rebuilt body and a new mindset.Read more about ...

We're kicking off LGBTQ Pride Month with a celebration of athletes, climbers all, that we're proud of. This story by Alex Johnson about her 10-year battle with the boulder problem The Swarm (V13/14) in Bishop, CA, exemplifies the spirit of climbing and the community.Photo: @breesframes

Know that feeling when you're at the top of a boulder, getting ready to round the lip, only to realize the crux is yet to come and the ground is wayyyyyy far away? This is exactly what happened to Justin Taylor on the highball V6 Goodnight Cowboy in the South Platte, Colorado. Cut and paste the l...

Connor Herson, Who Freed the Nose at 15, Just Notched His 50th 5.14 (And He Still Cant Vote).When you make the sixth free ascent of the Nose on El Capitan at the tender age of 15, it might be a hard act to follow. But @connor.herson found something to pique his interest. While most of us will nev...

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5 Climber Guys Youll Date if You Move to Colorado [Read the article at the link in bio!].Writes @ericagivans : Im not a dating expert, but I have dated my fair share of chalk-dusted, strong boys with a penchant for pulley injuries, so it seems only fair that I share the knowledge. Please consider...

These Guys Took 45-Foot Whips On Their Way To a New El Cap Speed Record [Read the article at the link in bio!].On May 13, Yosemite big-wall climbers Lance Colley and Tyler Karow cut three hours off the obscure and striking Sunkist on El Cap, setting the new time at 15:57. SuperTopo rates the 2,90...

Climbing Bros, Your Ironic Sexism is Still Sexist [Read the article at the link in bio].Mary Mathis writes: I see ironic misogynist jokes on female rock climbers Instagram accounts consistently. Alissa Quart coined this practice hipster sexism, writing that it, 'consists of the objectification of...

This 10-Year-Old Sent 5.14 and Shes Just Getting Started [Read the article and interview at the link in bio!].On May 5, 2021 at 12:26 pm, three months before her 11th birthday, Meini Li redpointed China Climb ((), a 5.14a sport route at White Mountain, Yangshuo, China. This makes her the third fe...

Imagine Freeing the Salath Wall as Your First Big Wall. Brittany Goris Just Did. [Read our full interview with Goris at the link in bio!].The American climber @gorisb completed a rare free ascent of El Capitans Salath Wall (VI 5.13b) last Friday, joining an esteemed list of individuals to have fr...

Climbers Are In an Uproar Over Yosemites New Big-Wall Permit System. But Is It Really So Bad? [Read the article at the link in bio].What we are trying to do with the permits is to minimize the impact on the walls, lead Yosemite Climbing Ranger Jesse McGahey told Climbing over the weekend. That wa...

Photo and caption by @chrisdonovan8 // Here is Micheli Oliver @micsteeze - she is a Native American woman who is standing up for representation and justice for her people's history, culture, and future. The handprint on her helmet symbolizes missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-s...