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I Climbed America’s First V11 (Except Maybe I Didn’t)

3 days ago | climbing.com | Matt Samet

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Over three decades ago, I established the first V11 in the United States. I think. Maybe. Well, probably not…. I named the problem Gnar-Gnar. It added a sit start to a previously unnamed line on the Africa Boulder, on the Lower Mound of the granite, semi-urban—think spray paint and broken glass—U Mound Boulders above Albuquerque, New Mexico.
12 Climbing Film Fests to Attend or Stream

1 week ago | climbing.com | Maya Silver

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. We scoured theaters and streaming services for the best climbing film festivals and tours to help you catch the many quality climbing films dropping these days. Some festivals are dedicated to climbing storytelling, while others focus more broadly on adventure, including climbing.
Pro Climber Allison Vest Thinks Climbing Pants Can Do Better. So She Makes Her Own.

1 week ago | climbing.com | Maya Silver

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. For Canadian professional climber Allison Vest, objects of obsession aren’t exclusively found within the realm of rock. She finds them in quiet moments at home between climbing trips, sitting at her sewing machine and losing track of time making her own clothes.
Katie Lamb On Becoming the First Woman to Climb V16 (Again!)

2 weeks ago | climbing.com | Owen Clarke

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Yesterday, American boulderer Katie Lamb announced that she’d scaled The Dark Side in Yosemite National Park. The Dark Side, which has a V9 intro followed by sustained V15 climbing, is 17 moves long and graded V16, making it the hardest boulder problem in Yosemite, and among the hardest in the United States.
8 Creative Mother’s Day Gift Ideas for Climber Moms

2 weeks ago | climbing.com | Maya Silver

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. All I want for Mother’s Day this year is … a lot of things.
“I Had To Become Invisible.” Hamish McArthur Makes First Repeat of ‘Megatron’ (V17)

2 weeks ago | climbing.com | Owen Clarke

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. On April 20, English climber and Olympian Hamish McArthur made the first repeat of Shawn Raboutou’s Megatron (V17), one of the world’s hardest boulders. Megatron adds about half-a-dozen moves of V15/16 into the stand-start Tron (V14) in Colorado’s Eldorado Canyon State Park.
Lonnie Kauk Found Guilty of Domestic Violence

3 weeks ago | climbing.com | Maya Silver

Kauk strangled his ex-girlfriend during a fight in June 2023 in Mammoth, CA. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. This is a developing story and will be updated periodically with new information.
“Upside Down Free Soloist” Dies a Week After Tackling His Greatest Goal

3 weeks ago | climbing.com | Mary Beth Skylis

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. On March 17, 68-year-old Earl Prunty, fell to his death while free soloing Washington’s Nooksack Falls, an 88-foot waterfall that plunges over a volcanic cliffside in two segments. While there are no established climbing routes at Nooksack Falls, Prunty frequently climbed and downclimbed the wet rock surrounding the falls unroped.
8 Eco-Conscious Climbing Gear Deals and Picks for Earth Month

4 weeks ago | climbing.com | Maya Silver

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Every piece of climbing gear comes with a carbon footprint. But some gear is better than others when it comes to its impact on the environment. From belay devices and harnesses made with recycled materials, to chalk that helps keep plastics out of the ocean, here are a few eco-conscious climbing gear picks—and some deals—to choose in honor of Earth Month. 1.
8 Ways Tariffs May Impact Climbing Gear

4 weeks ago | climbing.com | Maya Silver

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. In early April, the Trump administration imposed new tariffs—taxes on imports—on trading partners worldwide in order to encourage manufacturing at home and recalibrate the scales of global trade in favor of the United States. Needless to stay, the global stock market has been rocky since, leaving consumers and businesses wondering what’s next.