One of my first times going bouldering outside, I thought I was hot stuff. I was finally doing V7s and V8s in my gym, so I was gonna crush on real rock, right? My lesson: outdoor bouldering grades may ...

When you're eying up a climb, assuming it's a line that's been done before, first and foremost it's worth knowing a couple of things. One: is the climb actually any good? Routes are usually given some ...

Planetmountain.com is a site about climbing, mountaineering, trekking, via ferrata, freeriding, ski mountaineering, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and ice climbing on all the mountains of the world. It ...

Rock-climbing gyms are riding a wave of popularity, fueled by films including “Free Solo” in 2018 and the sport’s debut in the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Roughly 12 million people now climb in the U.S., ...