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Recent posts

10 Years of Skwama with Matthew Domm
Matt Domm Climbing in the Skwama
Climbing Cotopaxi with ROMP and La Sportiva
Bri Daniels with Cotopaxi in the background
Vuelo de Condores - Emilie Pellerin
Climber leaning back on vertical granite face
Routesetting & Representation with Adeline Wright
Thank your local routesetter
Maintenance and Resoling: How to Extend the Life Cycle of your La Sportiva Product
Shoe to be resoled on grinder
Climbing Tips - Placing Ice Screws
Ice screw in ice
One of the greatest challenges of leading ice is placing ice screws. Here are 5 basic tips to succeed... Read more...
Climbing Tips - Joining Two Ropes
Rope going through bolted chains
Learn best practices for joining two ropes together to rappel or top rope, and which knots are safest... Read more...
La Sportiva Factory - Behind the Scenes
La Sportiva employee making shoes
In the heart of the Italian Alps, there is a factory of 240 people who craft quality footwear by hand. This has been the La Sportiva family tradition since 1928. Read more...
Rannveig Aamodt - Shelf Lake Cirque Traverse
Rannveig Aamodt hiking down
We weren’t sure of the exact route, and we didn’t know how long it would take or how hard it would be Read more...
Projecting South Africa's Hardest Sport Climb
Paige Claassen sport climbing in South Africa
All outside factors played out in my favor. I showed up fit and psyched, but no dice. What happened? Read more...
Climbing the Diga di Luzzone
Climber on the Diga di Luzzone artificial climbing wall
The Diga di Luzzone dam in Ticino Switzerland is home to the world's tallest artificial climbing wall Read more...
Paige Claassen - Climbing in Voralpsee
Paige Claassen climbing outside
Climbing tiny white ripples that don’t show chalk and won’t let you see the holds until you are above them... Read more...
Rannveig Aamodt - Climbing in Romsdal
Rannveig Aamodt climbing in Romsdal
Romsdal Norway is known as a premier destination for all types of climbing, mountaineering and skiing Read more...
Abbey Smith - Andaman Sea Climbing
Abbey Smith in Kayak
Circumnavigating a remote sea stack in the Andaman Sea by kayak searching for stunning lines to climb. Read more...