Rock climbing naturally brings out the gear geek in all of us. The equipment itself is just plain sexy—and as sport-specific and downright essential as it gets. If you rock climb, or aspire to, you ...

Including beginner tips and expert-recommended climbing gear and apparel to help you scale walls or boulders confidently. By Rylee Johnston All products and services featured are independently chosen ...

Brittany Griffith, a 49-year-old professional athlete, has been climbing in Patagonia clothing for more than 20 years. As a veteran ambassador for the company, she works closely with Patagonia’s ...

Climbers come in all shapes and sizes, and different climbs, climates, and style preferences call for different pants. Six of our editors who love everything from desert bouldering to alpine trad ...

Rock climbing isn’t cool. Impressive, imposing, perhaps even insane at times, sure. But not cool, not really. Maybe it’s too wrapped up in technical equipment, or maybe it’s a matter of demographics.

Rock climbing has gained popularity over the past few years, and whether you watched “Free Solo” or the Paris Olympics, you might be wondering how to start rock climbing. Getting into the sport is ...

Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

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