What do you do when you're stuck inside all day? That's a question climbers wrestled with during the worst periods of the pandemic, when stay-at-home orders barred travel, gyms closed, and climbing outdoors was frowned upon. This drove many to bake bread, build...

Evolv, the southern California-based leader in creating high-performance climbing shoes, today unveiled its new Ashima X Brain Dead Zenist shoe, a collaboration with world-renowned climber Ashima Shiraishi and celebrated Los Angeles creative firm Brain Dead. The...

On June 3, Anak Verheoven made the first ascent of a long-standing project in her home country of Belgium. She graded the line, which was bolted by Nico Vavresse and Manu Vandenberg about 15 years ago, 8c+/9a (5.14c/d), making it the most difficult route in the...

Towering 14,493 ft (4417 meters) into the air, Mount Elbert is the tallest 14er in the state of Colorado. Of course, that makes it a popular target for hikers, backpackers, and peak-baggers each year, although it is also quite a mountain biking destination too. As...

As if we needed further proof of the positive impact that being in the outdoors can have on our lives, along comes this video. It shares the story of Kenya and Michelle Jackson-Saulters, who have hit upon a powerful combination of inspiring women to journal their...

A climber got their leg stuck on St. Bernard on The Apron in Squamish and rescue crews used dish soap to free her let. St. Bernard is a new three-pitch 5.9 close to St. Vitus Dance with a few wide crack sections. Within 24 hours, Squamish rescue got four calls,...

Today marks the 67th anniversary of the first summit of Mt. Everest by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. This video contains the archival footage of the news reels that announced this feat to the world. It is an amazing look back on a different time, with a unique...

Learning what to wear when you go for a run actually isn’t as easy as it sounds. It can take months or even years to dial in your clothing based on temperature, seasons, precipitation, and other factors. As someone who runs nearly every day, and has my clothing fairly...

If you have worked in a gym or at a pool or anywhere that requires first-aid certifications, you have probably heard of RICE. It’s an acronym that stands for Rest Ice Compression Elevation as defined by Dr. Mirkin, the author of the term in 1978 with in Sportsmedicine...

Research is integral to proper training. Over the last 40 years, climbing has seen a transformation from an outdoor recreational activity to an Olympic Sport. Though free climbing has been around for over a century, the introduction of competition climbing in 1986...