OPENING NEW LINES

A livestreamed skyscraper solo sparks sharp debate across climbing.

Comfort activism: loud online, low risk in real life.

Can a rubber duck help you send? Try explaining your beta out loud.

New organizers, tight budgets, and thinner winters test a 36-year ice gathering.

73% of U.S. gym operators report worsening economic conditions in 2025.

Chalk is reassuring, but physics is decisive: sometimes, you need to use less to hold more.

At Poush, art reimagined the mountain in the age of climate change.

A federal order reshapes U.S. climbing’s women’s field overnight.

Neutrality isn’t a firewall. It’s a policy—one that picks its blind spots.

If we climb for ourselves, why does comparison never stop?

An email, two disciplinary rulings, and a case that left her feeling unprotected.

Refactoring isn’t getting stronger. It’s making the move stable, clear, and repeatable.

Between Lapland, anxiety, and glaciers, Lauriane Miara searches for ways to live in peace.

Hero of the towers, ghost of the rock: behind the legend, a hunger for legitimacy.

Portrait of the man who revolutionized French rock climbing.