Sendtember is gone. Rocktober has passed. No Passive Gear November is in its waning days. It's almost time for Santa to rap down your chimneys and drop off gifts for…
Before we bought hundreds of climbing DVDs, Before we hoarded and then rented out a plethora of crash pads, Before we published snarky "editorials" to the internet and begged you…
Boone, North Carolina. A magical place, where there's plenty of hard bouldering, some well known, some the word-of-mouth "locals only" sorts. In 1996, Climbing Magazine put out an article about…
Alpine bouldering. First Ascents. Controversy. Free Films. Welcome to Abyss, a 47-minute feature film produced by Louder Than Eleven and posted free to YouTube. Mount Evans is unique that you…
What is the optimal haircut for climbing? What should I ask for the next time I walk into Hair Cuttery? Just kidding - I'm an athlete, and we go to…
Oh boy, where do we begin. Just a month before the debut of climbing in the Olympics, the IFSC World Cup stopped into Innsbruck for a bouldering, lead, and adaptive…
If you know anything about sport climbing in the United States, then you know that Smith Rock is the birthplace of hard sport in the 80’s. Ushered in by a…
This is the first ever training program review from this blog and perhaps it won't be the last. I will be looking at the pros and cons of the program…
So you want to compete? Well, take it from me, it's a good time. I've lost track of how many competitions I've been in over the last 17 years, but…