Storm Giant — The World’s Hardest Dry Tooling Route
In this 13-minute film, we follow Gordon McArthur's battle to climb the world's hardest dry tooling route, located in a massive, remote cave outside of Fernie, British Columbia. After two dedicated years of developing, working, training, and establishing this daunting...
Essay: Love on the Rocks — Weighing the Risks and Rewards for Climber Couples
A month ago, in October of 2017, the deaths of Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins stopped the climbing community in its tracks. Not because they were unaccustomed to loss of friends and partners (an occurrence in fact all too common to those in the inner...
3 Basic Technique Tips for New Climbers
The following content is pulled from our 80+ page eBook, Rock Climbing Fundamentals. A mindset to maintain during your early climbing days is to focus on getting better, not stronger. While strength (and strength-to-weight ratio) is an important factor in climbing,...
Mountain Markers: For Your Gear. For Your Goals.
Disclaimer: This is sponsored content. But at Moja Gear, we only work with brands and products that we personally endorse—companies that we think are rad. Now here’s something new for rock climbers and their gear: Mountain Markers. A colorful series of bold graphic...
94-Year-Old Marcel Remy Climbs Miroir de L’Argentine
On August 22, 94-year-old Marcel Remy returned to climb the 450-meter northwest face of Switzerland's legendary Miroir de l'Argentine—a summit he first gained back in 1946. This climb involves 12 pitches and requires climbing up to 5b+ (5.9+). To prepare for this...
Mountain Style: A Holiday Guide to Gear and Apparel
Climber or not, you'll find a stylish something for your someone in this holiday guide. Explore new jackets, boots, and the latest in outdoors gadgetry.
Crag Nutrition: How to Not Poop Your Pants While Climbing
We’ve all been there, anxiously looking up at the first pitch of the day. As you rack up, the sweet sound of carabiners clicking onto your harness triggers your bowels like Pavlov’s dogs salivating at the ring of a bell. In the urgency of the...
Keita Kurakami Achieves 5th Free Ascent of The Nose
Yesterday, on November 15, Japanese climber, Keita Kurakami, joined the ranks of the few elite climbers to ever free climb every pitch of El Capitan's The Nose (5.14a) in Yosemite Valley. This impressive lineup includes Lynn Hill, Tommy Caldwell, Beth Rodden, and Jorg...
Looking Back After One Year of Climbing — 10 Lessons Learned
It has been a little over a year since I started climbing, so I decided to sit down and think about some of the most important things I have learned over the past year. Some of these may be obvious but others not so much. I hope these tips are useful...
Dihedral Dogs — A Short Story on Adventure, Risk, and Absolute Freedom
Lane watched restlessly as the autumn days got shorter. Every morning he drove south on Hwy 93, skirting along the ragged edge of the great plains, and every morning he made it another mile before sunrise caught the mountains. All he wanted was to...
How to Belay Climbers Heavier Than You
Do you and your climbing partner have a significant weight difference? If so, then you know it's quite lucky to be the heavier climber ... You'll pretty much score a soft catch when climbing every time. However, if you're the lightweight belayer on the other end, you...
Action Alert: Don’t Let Congress Gut the Antiquities Act
We need your help! Congress is getting ready to vote on the National Monument Creation and Protection Act, a dangerous bill with a misleading name that seeks to dismantle the Antiquities Act, a law that has been used for over a hundred years to protect our American...
Ethan Pringle FA of Everything is Karate (5.14c/d)
Watch Ethan Pringle's first ascent of Everything is Karate (5.14c/d)—among the hardest granite sport lines in the western United States, located in Pine Creek Canyon near Bishop, California. The uniqueness of this route—it being an all-natural 5.14+ sport route on...
Planning a Climbing Trip to Getu? Here’s What NOT to Do
Wait a minute, we’re actually going to steal a boat? I stared with a slightly incredulous look at our climbing crew, their faces illuminated by headlamps and the torchlight from iPhones with rapidly dying batteries. “Commandeer.” Henesey stressed the word, “It’s the...
Steve House’s Gear for Overnight Alpine Climbs
In this thorough video, highly renowned alpinist and mountain guide, Steve House, walks us through his methodology for packing for an overnight alpine climb—sharing his go-to items for ensuring that he has the adequate nutrition and gear for a lightweight and...
Devils Tower’s El Matador with Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein
This week's Friday Flick Pick joins Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein on their recent trip to Devils Tower, Wyoming where they climb the stunning and iconic stem-box route, El Matador (5.10d). If you liked this article, we think you’ll also enjoy: Video: Catherine...
20 Best Gifts for Climbers This Holiday Season
Looking for a gift that will bring a mountain-sized smile to the rock climber in your life? Then this list of guaranteed-to-please gifts for climbers will help you find the perfect present—whether for a birthday, Christmas, or just because.
Overcrowding, Lack of Funds Create Challenges for NPS (Speak Up, Climbers!)
If you have been paying attention to the news recently, the National Park Service has been in the spotlight. In short, our national parks are struggling to keep up with increasing visitor traffic and deteriorating infrastructure within the parks...
Climbing Destination Guide: Siurana, Cataluña (Spain)
Siurana is a small medieval village at the top of a hill and you climb along the winding cliff system that surrounds it. These tall orange walls...
The World’s Best Belayer
Ray Verseau is recognized by many climbers as "the best belayer in the world." For him, belaying is more than a skill, it is a lifestyle. In this week's Friday Flick Pick we learn about "The Art of the Belay" and hear from the few lucky climbers who have had this...
A Look at Black Diamond’s New ATC Pilot Belay Device
The all-new ATC Pilot from Black Diamond presents climbers with a simple and reliable assisted-braking belay device for single-pitch climbs, both indoors and out. Key features Unlike a more complex device, like the extremely popular GriGri from...
