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Why Were Climbing Crash Pads Strapped to an Isar Aerospace Rocket Launch Tower?
A baffling crossover between bouldering gear, launch hardware, and a delayed mission.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
2 days ago3 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
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
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
“He’d leave me behind…”: What “alpine divorce” reveals about couples in the mountains
When pace turns into power, a day out can become something far more dangerous.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 168 min read
Sydney: A Fatal Auto-Belay Fall, and About €250,000 in Fines
A fatal auto-belay fall exposes failures far beyond the device itself.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 44 min read
Archiving the Relief: A Vertical Dancer Staring Down Collapse
Aster Verrier archives in gestures the memory of a mountain that is disappearing before our eyes.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 44 min read
Le Bord De La Terre: An Exhibit About the Vertigo of a Mountain Slipping Away
At Poush, art reimagined the mountain in the age of climate change.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 44 min read
Sexual Assault Allegation: A French National-Team Climber Says the Federation Failed Her
An email, two disciplinary rulings, and a case that left her feeling unprotected.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 410 min read
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