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Jul 4, 2023 · Grab a cold one, sit down with your friends, and get ready to debate this list—and build one hell of a sport climbing bucket list in the process.

Dec 19, 2025 · Climbing tested dozens of new pieces of gear over the last 12 months. We abused them relentlessly at the crags, boulderfields, and in the alpine, then decided—without any doubt—which …

Dec 30, 2025 · A minimum of two testers tried each PAS for at least five climbing sessions, both indoors and outdoors. The team took PASs from the gym to crags in Colorado, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, and …

Nov 9, 2025 · Climbing gear can be expensive—but it doesn't have to be. Our field-testing team highlights the best cheap climbing gear of the year.

Dec 31, 2024 · This ban would have threatened climbing on 50,000 routes across 28 countries, including iconic areas like Yosemite, the Black Canyon, Joshua Tree, and Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Aug 7, 2025 · Aside from a single rainy night, the weather was sublime, and nothing objectively bad happened (there was no near-miss with rockfall, no one took any falls), but it was still nine days of …

Dec 8, 2025 · In an effort to find the best climbing harness available, we put a range of them—from fast-and-light alpine options to feature-heavy big wall offerings—to the test this year, taking them on trips …