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It’s (hopefully) common knowledge that if you want to climb a Colorado 14er in the summer, you should be on…
I was in Zermatt last week and was fortunate to gaze upon the incredible Matterhorn, at the south end of…
To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or depictions of climbing in energy…
Nowadays, every time you’re at the climbing gym, people are coming up to you and asking, “So, are you climbing…
You think that last pitch was tough? Do you know about the first ascent of this climb? Well, you’re in…
On June 6, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold broke the speed record for climbing The Nose of El Capitan, a…
Hey, I was wondering if you might want to go climbing this weekend? I think it’ll be really fun—if you’re…
Want to climb the Seven Summits? Sure you do. Want to pony up $157,000 (not including flights)? If the answer…
Every once in a while at a book signing or during an interview, someone asks me: What’s your favorite piece…
Last Saturday night, I was running one of my favorite trails in the dark. I had gotten a late start,…
It’s coming: The holiday gatherings with your extended family members who don’t exactly share the same views as you when…
Here’s something that didn’t happen: Tommy Caldwell, in the days following the first ascent of the Dawn Wall, being interviewed…
Because we all deserve a little recognition for doing things well out there. —Brendan
I Want To Give You Beta You: A decent climber. Me: An expert on every route in this gym, even…
Every year, the American Alpine Club publishes Accidents in North American Mountaineering, a compilation of notable climbing accident reports from…
Perhaps you have read about Alex Honnold’s groundbreaking ropeless climb of El Capitan on June 3. Here are a few…
Near the top of the Palmer Snowfield on Mt. Hood, the two mountaineers had been skinning uphill for about 2,600…
Dear New Guy At The Climbing Gym, or lady running around the track at the park for the first time,…
Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working on for almost two years:…