OPENING NEW LINES

How one ranger’s firing turned public lands, visibility, and climbing access into one fight.

Authorities shut five routes as geologists investigate a fatal collapse in Catalonia.

What the Forest Service overhaul could change at America’s crags and trailheads.

A fatal anchor failure exposed the hidden cost of keeping Kalymnos safe.

A major review shows elite climbing research still treats male bodies as the default.

Based on documents and direct exchanges, here’s our reconstruction of what happened.

PFAS bans are here. Outdoor brands now have to explain the tradeoffs.

Oak Flat’s transfer could erase a sacred Apache site and iconic climbing area.

A new study shows how climbers help shape Squamish’s economy—and its growing pains.

Care for cliffs, access, and ecology now shape modern climbing culture.

Both turn skill and freedom into status, style, and quiet rules about belonging.

Growth is cooling, even as participation stays near record highs.

How a local walkout exposed a deeper crisis inside France’s biggest gym chain.

When pace turns into power, a day out can become something far more dangerous.

A worker-owned gym network bets on shared power, capped pay gaps, and local roots.