“We’re Coming”: In the Mountains, Hikers of Color Push Back Against Racism
How hikers of color are challenging who gets to feel at home in the outdoors.
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In Casablanca, Tla3 Wants to Build a Homegrown Bouldering Scene
A new gym hopes to make climbing more local, accessible, and rooted in Moroccan culture.
Nicolas Jean: “I Often Have a Hard Time Calling Myself an Athlete”
Elite alpinism is advancing faster than the profession built to support it.
Does the Wall Start to Look Different the More We Climb?
What expert climbers see before they ever leave the ground.
NEWS
Working in Climbing: Passion Still Doesn’t Pay the Rent
New data reveals who’s benefiting—and who still isn’t—in America’s climbing gyms.
EDITOR'S PICK
India’s Climbing Scene Is Stuck in a Federation Fight
Athletes caught between two bodies, delayed answers, and a fragile support system.
OPINION
Climbing & Capitalism: The Death of Climbing Culture?
How profit reshaped mentorship, access, and community in modern climbing.
Diary of a Forgotten Pof Bag in Fontainebleau
A resin bag watches climbers turn Bleau into something a little too gym-like.
Why Climbing Is Political, Full Stop
Every wall, crag, and gym already carries the weight of the world.
“Just Climb”: The Convenient Fiction of a Sport With No Problems
When climbing claims neutrality, it often asks the harmed to stay quiet.
COLLECTIONS
Nos enquêtes
Des investigations qui vont voir ce que l'escalade laisse sous le tapis.
Alain Robert XXL
L'histoire monumentale du Spider-Man français.
Grands portraits
Des gens, mais surtout des grandes histoires.
Morpho-socio
La morphologie de l'escalade passée au filtre des sciences sociales.
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Parce que l'escalade a aussi la science infuse.
De l'art
Le monde de l'escalade est peuplé d'artistes. Il fallait une collection pour leur rendre hommage.
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