The Hidden Curriculum of Alpine Climbing
Six days climbing in the Bugaboos with Yamnuska Mountain Adventures taught me that the most lasting alpine lessons are about judgment, trust, and instinct.
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Active climbing industry news and articles, written by industry professionals.
Beyond the Wall: The Power & Community of Paraclimbers
For a group of elite paraclimbers, success is measured not only in routes climbed but in resilience, stoke and community.
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When to End Full Send
Two veteran athletes on aging, identity and finding a new version of “all in.”
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‘Fifty-Fifty’: The Power of Partnership on Rock & Ice
Arc’teryx’s latest short film 'Fifty-Fifty' follows pro climbers Ines Papert and Sarah Hueniken as they navigate their sport after 50.
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Live It Up with ML Podcast: Matt Maddaloni
A true adventurer, Matt Maddaloni is a climber, surfer, paddler and mad-genius tinkerer/inventor/self-taught engineer whose company Sea to Sky Cable Cam has helped him travel the world to capture top…
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The Gritty Truth: Climate Change and Rock Climbing
How can climbers and other outdoorists use climate solutions and science at a scale that matters?
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New Climbing Film Dissolves Boundaries Between Self and Stone
Born in New York City to Japanese artist parents, Ashima Shiraishi first touched the rock at just six years old. From the beginning, climbing felt less like a sport and…
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Building Connection through Climbing
Cassie Ayoungman musters and shares the healing power of the mountains.
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Parenting: Disaster Style
Patagonia’s latest short‑film series, Parenting: Disaster Style, is a raw and tender look at family life built on trust, adventure and the belief that resilience is something you learn by doing—preferably outside. In Parenting:…
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Grateful To Be On The Land
Iikaiksimatsa’pao’p (Grateful to Be on the Land) is a story of healing, belonging and reclaiming space in the mountains. This new short film follows Cassie Ayoungman—climber, community advocate, and founder of Soul…
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Behind the Photo: The Human Flag
Superstar climber Sonnie Trotter flies a human flag—because a 5.13a pitch isn't hard enough when you're 1,000 feet off the ground.
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Mountain Lifer: Sport Climber Marieta Akalski
Marieta Akalski’s journey to the upper echelons of sport climbing has been filled with twists, turns and tenacity.
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Sonnie Trotter’s Uplifted: The Evolution of a Climbing Life
Sonnie Trotter has spent much of his life calculating risk—logging roughly 5,000 days scaling rock faces around the world.
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An Uplifting Conversation with Climber Sonnie Trotter
In the latest episode of the Live It Up with ML podcast, Sonnie Trotter talks about his competition-centred youth; pivotal moments; following the fire; his scene in a Twilight movie; and his new book, Uplifted: Evolution of a Climbing Life.
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Tested: Arc’teryx Alpha SL 30-Litre Pack
A new molecule-bonded polyethylene laminate construction and stripped-down design allow Arc’teryx to raise the bar (and lower the weight) of what’s possible with an ultra-light, waterproof day pack for fast alpine missions and beyond.
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Nikol Kovalchuk and the True Explorers Grand Slam
To most people, any one of the Explorers Grand Slam missions would be the goal of a lifetime. Nikol Kovalchuk is on pace to finish them all before her youngest child starts high school.
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Storied Slabs Above Sunny Abraham Lake
“Hidden gem” is a phrase that gets chucked around liberally in tourism parlance, but how else can you describe a historic hamlet, tucked in a wild corridor, offering the same epic outdoor opportunities as neighbouring resort communities, but with a fraction of the crowds? In spring, Nordegg and Abraham Lake is an incredible destination to find sunny crags, take an Indigenous-led hike, or simply share a slice of pie.
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La Rubia: Big Wall Climber Faces Toughest Route of Her Life
A new all-female film production showcases Canadian climber Bronwyn Hodgins' epic achievement on La Rubia, a gruelling sport climb in southern Spain.
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