Rock Climbing

Pull on the Millet Replikan Climbing Shoe, and turn yourself into the mutant climber you've dreamed of becoming. The Replikan's Dual Lock closure features both hook-and-loop straps and lacing to give you a precise fit on techy boulder problems or steep sport climbs. Millet's Alpha Arch helps the shoe maintain its downturned, asymmetrical shape, and the integrated Jump Pad absorbs shock on bouldering falls. Add to that a sick graphic to scare...  

I spent a good portion of my Sunday bouldering in the gym. Time flew by and before I knew it, I had spent about four hours climbing up and down bouldering walls. I felt OK that evening, but the next day I was unbelievably sore. I knew the soreness I was feeling wasn't anything to be alarmed about. Soreness is caused by microscopic tears in your muscle fibers - when your body rebuilds the damaged muscles, they become even stronger. To be honest...  

BY MATT SCHOOLEYNo matter the landscape, the view is best from the top. A group of young athletes, part of the Goffstown YMCA rock climbing team, fuels their passion for adventure scaling a variety of indoor surfaces.Team members, who travel to at least three events in addition to weekly practices, enjoy two main styles of competition. Bouldering allows climbers to reach heights of 15 to 20 feet without ropes or harness, while climbers can...  

Pull on the La Sportiva Viper Climbing Shoe and sink your teeth into a wicked gym session or a go at your overhanging project. This slip-on is built on a modified Katana last with a slightly downturned toe for grabbing power. The thin sole adds total sensitivity, and the Hidden Heel Shock Absorber takes the sting out of gym and bouldering falls. *The Viper may stretch up to one whole size after repeated wear, so size accordingly.Price: $37.49...  

Last week the Access Fund announced a partnership with the Carolina Climbers Coalition to purchase the Rumbling Bald West Side Boulders in North Carolina. The Access Fund is providing a loan of $72,000 to finance 90% of the price of the 6.12-acre bouldering area, keeping the boulders from being closed to climbers and developed. This is just another great example of the wonderful work that the Access Fund does to keep climbing areas open so...  

It's the time of the year when trails are getting snowpacked and icing up. If you're trekking up an icy trail to go climbing on a sunny winter day or poking through snow to the base of an ice climb, sometimes you don't need snowshoes or skis and using crampons on an icy trail is usually overkill. For those times there are lots of different ice cleats that you can use to keep your balance and keep from sliding away or worse, falling on your...  

Climbers can be a pretty tough bunch, as 44-year-old British climber Sean Moore proved this past Sunday. Moore headed up to solo climb 11,243-foot (3,482-meter) Mulhacén, the highest mountain in continental Spain, in the Sierra Nevada above Granada. While climbing, he fell and broke his leg and was marooned for two freezing nights below the snow-covered summit. When Moore failed to show up at the hotel in Pradallano on Sunday evening, his...  

This past year was a sad and tragic year for climbing and climbers. All of 2009's best climbs, from short gymnastic routes to long fast-and-light ascents in the high mountains, were overshadowed by a startling number of climbers that lost their lives on the rocks and peaks. The sorrow and ache from the deaths of so many great American climbers--John Bacher, Jonny Copp, Micah Dash, and Craig Luebben--will not soon be forgotten. These iconic...  

January 1, 2010 -- LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON -- An ice climber who fell approximately 300 feet while climbing the Great White Icicle in Little Cottonwood Canyon...  

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