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Osprey Transporter Duffel: The Duffel That Actually Carries Like a Backpack
A carry-friendly duffel that makes hauling heavy gear surprisingly manageable.
Editorial Staff
Mar 45 min read
Black Diamond Women’s Momentum: Comfort First, Progress Faster
A breathable, forgiving shoe built for long sessions and steady progression.
Editorial Staff
Mar 44 min read
Petzl WHISPER: 170 grams for a real rock-and-alpine harness
Ultralight yet fully featured, built for real racks and long days out.
Editorial Staff
Mar 44 min read
Black Diamond Capitan E Helmet: A Climbing Helmet Built to Last
Durable design with added side and rear coverage for real-world climbing days.
Editorial Staff
Mar 43 min read
Scarpa Drago XT: 43 sessions to learn that precision wears you out less than brute force
A precise, aggressive shoe that rewards clean footwork over brute force.
Editorial Staff
Mar 44 min read
Alain Robert, an Injured Climber’s Comeback
After losing 45% of his blood, Alain Robert fights his way back to elite climbing.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 47 min read
Alain Robert: The Revenge of a Kid
A troubled childhood, precocious daring: episode 2 of our series on the life of Spider-Man.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 47 min read
The Plural Actor: How Climbing Reshapes Identity
What if climbing allowed us to escape the prison of identities? A sociological analysis.
Matthieu Amaré
Mar 45 min read
Belay Devices: Are Tube-Style Belay Devices on the Way Out?
Are assisted devices making tubes obsolete in climbing gyms worldwide?
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 49 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
Jean Rouaux, or the Art of Not “Cheating”
12,000 km by bike. A forced flight. Stopped at 4,100m—still chasing a clean line.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 411 min read
Muscle Memory: Your Brain Climbs Better Than You Do
When your body climbs better than your brain: a clever explanation of a surprising phenomenon.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 46 min read
What If Climbing Could Pull Us Back from Social Freefall?
Durkheim, anomie, and climbing gyms: when climbing recreates bonds in a fragmented society.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 47 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
Hugo Perez’s Chaos: In Praise of Falling
Hugo Perez sublimates the fall in climbing: when chaos becomes photographic poetry.
Pierre-Gaël Pasquiou
Mar 43 min read
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