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Tour de Bloc: 2015 Kick-Off This Weekend

The Canadian bouldering series, Tour de Bloc, will be kicking off this weekend in Alberta’s Canmore and Burlington, Ont. If […]

Climbing Quebec’s Dawson College… Literally

Dawson College Outdoor Education teachers Mark and Joey Abbott climb the North Facade of Dawson College during the 2014 Open […]

Dawn Wall’s Pitch 15: The Battle; The Project

Kevin Jorgeson has attempted pitch 15, a 5.14d traverse, on El Cap’s Dawn Wall project four times and each time […]

Dreamtime V14

Dreamtime is a V14 boulder problem in Cresciano, Switzerland, that was first climbed by Fred Nicole in 2000. Since then, […]

Memoir of 1970’s Ontario Rock Climbing: Chaundy-Smart, A Youth Wasted Climbing

Dave Chaundy-Smart was one of the leading Canadian climbers in the 1980s. Along with Sam Cohen, Smart started Gripped Magazine in […]

Will Mayo on Coaching Sasha DiGiulian for Ouray Ice Fest

Sasha DiGiulian is one of the world’s strongest rock climbers. She was the first North American female to climb 5.14d. […]

Dawn Wall: NPR Interview and Last Hard Pitch Sent

Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson are busy working on their Dawn Wall project. They talked to NPR’s Melissa Block from their […]

Gord McArthur on Getting Ready for the Ice Climbing World Cup

Gord McArthur is one of Canada’s leading competitive climbers. His specialty is ice and mixed climbing. He currently flew to […]

Dawn Wall: 50 Crazy Comments From Around The Web

Dozens of news sources that usually do not cover rock climbing are covering the Dawn Wall attempt. The results are […]

Cobra Crack’s FFA

In June, 2006 Sonnie Trotter climbed the first free ascent of Cobra Crack 5.14. Trotter worked the overhanging, thin-finger crack […]