It is so cool to see more and more women out on the crags these days enjoying sport lead climbing. There are so many strong women climbers today; Ashima Shiraishi, Sasha Digiulian, Lynn Hill, Daila Ojeda, and Alex Puccio – to name a few. In the past couple of months I have also seen several women climbing groups developing, advertising …
Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein visit the Grampian Mountains of Australia to sample the best bouldering and sport climbs in the world. As part of the Grampians “BIG 4”, Katha climbs the classic sport test piece “Eye of the Tiger” (29/5.13b) and ticks one more #lifelist box.
Rock climbing is a thrill for many men and women who enjoy the challenge of such an intense outdoor and indoor sport activity. There are several different forms of the rock climbing sport and rock climbing equipment you would use will target each variation. Traditional rock climbing involves two people, yourself and your partner as …
Carlos working a set of moves on sport lead. He is strong, determined and wears mega cool pants!
Arturo lead climbing the 10s. When it comes to lead, he will take anything you put in front of him – no questions asked. Climb on!
Jose showing us his awesome lead climbing skills. We just KNOW, outdoor sport climbing is going to become one of his new favorite hobbies. Great job Jose!
Craig sending like a pro. He reaches to top, after a very difficult roof – on what we would call, “a perfect day to be outdoors”.
Bao reaching the top of the climb and getting ready to set up an anchor.
Some climbers find it difficult to transition from face climbing to slab climbing. A big part of why this can be so difficult is, so far there is no indoor gym that offers this type of terrain to practice the technique before you get outdoors. So you basically have to get out there to try …