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Climber Dies After Fall at Luxembourg Gym; Investigation Opened
A fatal fall at RedRock raises renewed questions about auto-belay safety.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
11 hours ago4 min read
Climbing Grades: Too Precise to Be Honest
Why chasing the perfect grade may be missing the whole point of climbing.
Matthias Deligniere
1 day ago5 min read
In Lebanon, Climbing to Get a Grip Again
A small climbing community keeps building routes, trails, and trust through crisis.
Amélie David
2 days ago7 min read
In Morocco, Outdoor Adventure Has a Colonial Backstory
What climbing and trekking reveal about power, tourism, and inhabited mountains.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
4 days ago7 min read
Dolomites vs. Wall Street: La Sportiva’s Bet
A century-old mountain brand redraws its future without selling its soul.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
May 285 min read
Black Diamond Solution 2.0 Hoody Cross Core: Same Jacket, a Few Degrees Warmer?
A lightweight synthetic layer gets a smarter insulation update.
Editorial Staff
May 284 min read
Bouldering and Lead on Team France: What’s Making the Difference?
Why France is flying in bouldering — and still chasing its next big lead win.
Ethan Lavoillotte
May 276 min read
Spain: The Israeli Flag Looms Over the Climbing World Cup
In Madrid, pro-Palestinian climbers are preparing to bring the protest to the wall.
Armelle Desmaison
May 266 min read
La Traversée Sagittaire: Raphaëlle Damilano and the Himalaya as Inheritance
A Himalayan expedition becomes a quiet reckoning with grief, family, and inheritance.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
May 224 min read
Downclimbing: Why Climbing Needs to Slow Down
Climbing keeps chasing the next level. What happens when the better move is to stop?
Léo Dechamboux
May 196 min read
Israel Boycott: Le Camp de base Refuses to Host European Youth Climbing Event
A Brussels climbing gym draws a line over Israeli national representation.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
May 197 min read
Patagonia R1 Ultralight Hoody: A Fleece for When You’re Not Climbing
A smart, specific layer for cold belays, sweaty approaches, and long days on rock.
Editorial Staff
May 194 min read
India’s Vertical Equation: Olympic Dreams, Thin Margins
India’s climbers have the talent. What they still need is a system built to carry it.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
May 197 min read
Tests of Femininity at the 2028 Olympics: Sports and Advocacy Coalition Denounces “Gender Policing”
A new IOC rule reignites an old fight over who gets to define women in sport.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
May 154 min read
Alex Honnold Didn’t Love Being Cast as the Villain in The Dark Wizard
HBO framed a Yosemite rivalry. Honnold remembers something more complicated.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
May 125 min read
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