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Base Camp to Summit in 9:55: Tyler Andrews on His Everest Speed Record
Base Camp to Summit in 9:55: Tyler Andrews on His Everest Speed Record
Ridges and Roads
Someone riding their bicycle on a mountain road with peaks visible in the distance
Max Kilcoyne: Denali Trip Report
Max Kilcoyne: Denali Trip Report
Lea Mulligan: Cruel Jewel 100
Lea Mulligan: Cruel Jewel 100
10 Years of Skwama with Matthew Domm
Matt Domm Climbing in the Skwama
Drew Hulsey - Climbing Shoes for Wide Feet
Drew Hulsey outside getting ready to climb
It’s always so exciting to get a fresh pair of shoes! There are so many options to choose from. So many different styles for different styles of climbing... Read more...
Brent Barghahn - Close to Home
Brent Barghahn climbing
Little Cottonwood Canyon, just outside of Salt Lake City, has been my climbing home for the past five years... Read more...
Beth Rodden - Self Love
Beth Rodden climbing
A little over one year ago, before the world turned upside down, I was bouldering in Camp 4 on a warm fall morning... Read more...
Anton Krupicka - R2R2R
Anton Running the Grand Canyon
This past winter, La Sportiva athlete Anton Krupicka ran R2R2R in the Grand Canyon. Here's his story... Read more...
Kevin Lindlau - Bingo Cave
Draws at Bingo Cave
Sparks fly in the air and a sudden jolt on your hand forces your grip to squeeze tighter as the pick pops and shifts out of place... Read more...
Emily Harrington - Golden Gate
Emily Harrington Climbing Golden Gate
On November 4th, Emily Harrington freed Golden Gate, a 5.13 route on the SW face of El Capitan, in 21 hours and 13 minutes ... Read more...
Angela Lee - Parallel Traditions
South Korean village
Angela Lee received the American Alpine Club's Live Your Dream grant & traveled back home to South Korea, here's her story... Read more...
Sarah Keyes - Planning a Bucket List Adventure
Sarah Keyes Portrait
The lessons that l have learned in mountain and ultra running go far beyond just the physical ones ...  Read more...
Paige Claassen - Building a Home Wall
Paige Claassen at her home wall
La Sportiva climbing athlete Paige Claassen shares steps for creating a climbing wall in your home ... Read more...
Climbing Shoe Care
TC Pros
We understand that purchasing high quality climbing shoes is an investment... Read more...
April Herrera - Importance of Womxn’s Specific Climbing Communities
Group photo
If you would have asked me 3.5 years ago, when I first started climbing, how important having a squad of women to surround yourself with was, I wouldn’t have thought... Read more...
Kylee Toth - Mindfulness
Kylee Toth observing mountain vista
This is an uncertain and anxiety-filled time for many people, with routines being interrupted, forced changes to schedules, finances, and lifestyles... Read more...