Spring Climbing Hardware Essentials for Your Rack
From belay devices to cams, here’s everything you’ll need to freshen up your kit this season
Seb Bouin Climbs Another New 5.15b
After making the first ascent of Les Rois du Lithium, he hints there’s another harder project at the same crag
Aidan Roberts Establishes Two Possible V17s
Spots of Time and Midnight are two of the newest hard boulders in the world
Gaia: Yosemite Locals Establish New Route on Middle Cathedral Rock
“Today I finally sent the crux pitch,” says Lance Colley, who established Gaia last autumn with Brandon Adams
New Kids Book About Janja Garnbret
“Janja and the Magic Flower” turns the life of Janja Garnbret into a children’s fairytale
Alex Honnold Flashes 5.13d in California
He climbed the “beautiful” route while on a family trip to the Bishop area
Book Review for Alpine Rising: Sherpas, Baltis, and the Triumph of Local Climbers in the Greater Ranges
“McDonald lays bare the truth and doesn’t mince words, just as this subject matter demands”
Award-Winning Yamnuska Film is Now Touring Canada
The feature-length film documents over 80 years of climbing history on the famous Rockies wall
Have You Tried This Climbing Grade Calculator?
Darth Grader is an online tool that helps climbers make objective climbing grade assessments for routes and boulders
James Pearson Climbs Extreme Highball
“Bold routes like this one are usually a beautiful experience, where I climb in a bubble of peace and tranquillity, only to be replaced by pride and elation at the top of the route”
