Great News! Crank Climbing is expanding and we’re in the market for new personnel! Due to career changes facilitating a move, a position has opened up here at the Baltimore…
Lynn Hill. As the years go by, her legend grows. She's the must-have interviewee for any piece on women in climbing, and for good cause. We often talk about how…
Let's be clear from the jump. Death Grip is not a climbing book, or a book about climbing. It's an autobiographical account of Matt Samet's struggles with addiction to benzodiazepines.…
You know what Jams My Cams? Rules. There are a lot of "rules" in climbing... or maybe there's just one? Some are comp rules. You have 4 minutes. Make sure…
You know what Jams my Cams? Talking. Lets talk about climbing. More specifically, lets talk about talking about climbing. Some of us do one more than the other. Time to dive into the spectrum:Humble…
Warren Harding, not just a President, but also a name carved deep into the history of Yosemite climbing. Love him or hate him for his tactics, his first ascents earned…
"I have not failed. I've just found 10000 ways that won't work." - Thomas A. EdisonInnovation. Imagining and the creating something new and releasing it into the world. Some companies…
Gyms. You've read article after article about how they are ruining climbing. The kids chase grades, they're scared of runouts, they've got no ethics, etc. You've read about the mentorship…
Anyone with even a passing interest in Yosemite should know the name John "Largo" Long. His climbing exploits were cutting edge in their time, and he has since become a…
Let's talk about scales, and not the one in my bathroom that I avoid. Anything you measure has a scale. Things like weight and distance are linear scales, two units…