One of my first times going bouldering outside, I thought I was hot stuff. I was finally doing V7s and V8s in my gym, so I was gonna crush on real rock, right? My lesson: outdoor bouldering grades may ...

Ben Rodden is one of climbing’s most influential athletes. In the nineties she gained attention for her junior national titles and impressive ascents of big walls in Yosemite. Then, in 2000, Rodden ...

This story first appeared in the Outdoors newsletter. Click here to learn more and sign up. When Nick Richards was a sweaty 8-year-old at summer camp in the 1990s trying to pull himself up a wall for ...

Rough, calloused hands may be seen as a badge of honor by some climbers, but not everyone wants their skin to feel like sandpaper. If you are one of these people, you may want to consider getting a ...