Pro Climber Ben Hanna Sent Six 5. 14s in the Dry Canyon - Climbing Hanna, originally from Santa Fe, New Mexico, began climbing as a toddler Beginning on a youth team and eventually transitioning to the World Cup circuit (just last weekend he placed 30th in the Seoul Bouldering World Cup!), Hanna has been a steadfast student of the craft
Border Country: New Mexicos Organ Mountains - Climbing I used to say it wasn’t real bushwhacking until you put your helmet on During my second day of route-finding in the Organ Mountains, I decided it wasn’t real bushwhacking until you also ripped your pants and lost a fully tied approach shoe while battling vegetation
The Ultimate American Climbing Road Trip Climbers often pontificate on the “ultimate road trip,” and these musings have become ever more common with the rise of #vanlife Much has been said about how to plan a long-term road trip, and plenty of routes have been thrown out there, but many of these over-represent one region of the country and under-represent others If you’re a Tennessee-based climber, your “ultimate climbing
How to Motivate - Climbing Slogging up a snowfield, panting beneath a heavy pack, with a couple miles to the next camp Flaming forearms on the rock, still three pitches from the summit These moments are difficult to break through on your own—how do you keep a whole team moving? Even if you’re not an aspiring guide, keep these useful incentives in your head next time you or your partner starts struggling
Climbing Hard Isnt Everything - Climbing - Climbing Magazine I A prodigal son On a bleak, gray evening in March 2007, during a poorly planned off-season pilgrimage to Rifle, Colorado, my friend Scottie and I, driving aimlessly through the darkening canyon, noticed a lone Tacoma parked at the Skull Cave It was raining, but there was still snow on the ground, and the dirt road was a mess of ruts and puddles
Profile of Top Female Sport Climber Paige Claassen - Climbing Paige Claassen makes the FA of Digital Warfare (5 14a), Free State, South Africa, in May 2013 The route was bolted by the local climber Andrew Pedley, who named it for the razor-sharp crimp lips on the climb’s pockets Photo: John Glassberg Louder Than 11
How Not To Expect Too Much Of Yourself And Succeed - Climbing “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take ” —Wayne Gretzky, hockey legend It’s the eternal struggle: how to identify and achieve our goals in climbing without getting so attached to those goals that we put too much pressure on ourselves to actually achieve them That we became so wracked with anxiety, tension, and redpoint jitters that we get snippy with belayers and friends