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Laura Pineau: “I Decided to Stop Showing People a Perfect Version of Me”
A crack-climbing standout opens up about pressure, ambition, and finally showing the cracks.
Matthieu Amaré
2 days ago9 min read
USA Climbing: Athletes Step Up to Defend Their Future National Training Center
Why Team USA says the Salt Lake City center is a necessity, not a luxury.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
3 days ago7 min read
La Sportiva Takes Its Climb World Tour 2026 Back on the Road
A road trip linking Europe’s gyms, crags, and the climbers moving between both.
Sponsored by La Sportiva
4 days ago3 min read
Kilter–Aurora: The Truth Behind the App’s Disappearance
Based on documents and direct exchanges, here’s our reconstruction of what happened.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
5 days ago8 min read
PFAS, Gore-Tex, and the End of Technical Innocence
PFAS bans are here. Outdoor brands now have to explain the tradeoffs.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Apr 35 min read
Jean-Luc Marion: “Climbing Is Something No One Else Can Do for You”
In La Raison du Sport, the philosopher argues that effort reveals the self.
Matthieu Amaré
Apr 27 min read
Climbing Style: What Science Reveals About Fluid Movement
Why expert climbers seem to move before the next move even begins.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Apr 16 min read
U.S.: A Legendary Climbing Area Is About to Be Swallowed by a Mine
Oak Flat’s transfer could erase a sacred Apache site and iconic climbing area.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 314 min read
Squamish: Climbing Brings In $25 Million a Year
A new study shows how climbers help shape Squamish’s economy—and its growing pains.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 306 min read
The Business of the Climbing World Cup: Anatomy of a Sport in Transition
Ce que les comptes de World Climbing disent d’un circuit encore porté par sa tournée.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 269 min read
The Mountain and the River: Why Climbing Is Better When It Holds Together
Climbing’s old-school and modern styles clash less than they complete each other.
Ethan Lavoillotte
Mar 246 min read
The Myth of the Rebel Climber Is Dead (And That’s Good News)
Care for cliffs, access, and ecology now shape modern climbing culture.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 246 min read
Why Climbing Feels So Much Like Surfing
Both turn skill and freedom into status, style, and quiet rules about belonging.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 237 min read
Is America’s Outdoor Boom Over?
Growth is cooling, even as participation stays near record highs.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 196 min read
Climb Up CEO Resigns as an Unprecedented Nationwide Strike Shakes France’s Biggest Climbing Gym Chain
How a local walkout exposed a deeper crisis inside France’s biggest gym chain.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 178 min read
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