“This place is special,” Michael declared. I drove to Bolton, Vermont at the invitation of a man with a story to tell.
I was curious about Vermont’s first bouldering hostel and campground and what the hell “allemansrätten” means.
Continue reading Michael Hunter on Stewarding Land and Creating Black Barn Farm, a Bouldering Hostel
Jacob Bushmaker is the creator of The Wandering Climber, a resource for climbing beta in South America. Jacob works remotely, supporting his way as a traveling climber. Continue reading Jobs for the Traveling Climber: Niche Blogger
Jack Lyons is a climber who always wanted to travel more. He started by teaching English in China, and hating it.
“For the next 6-12 months I just totally immersed myself in learning to code,” he says. “I knew it would allow me the chance to create the lifestyle I always wanted: To work and travel on my own terms and without burning a hole in my savings.”
He began learning web development on the side and eventually succeeded at making a full time go of it. Now he’s all in as a digital nomad climber. Continue reading Jobs for the Traveling Climber: Freelance Front-End Web Developer
Brothers of Climbing is a group of climbers looking to increase involvement of minorities in the outdoors. This post is about how they go about building community. Continue reading Mikhail Martin of Brothers of Climbing (BOC) on Leading by Example and Community Building
A review of the Boulder Denim 2.0 Men’s Athletic Fit Jeans. Continue reading Gear Review: Boulder Denim 2.0 Men’s Athletic Fit Jeans
The VW Passat barreled along the Pike, a last leg surge depressing the pedal. Tim McGivern, lanky, a quick-talker and antsy was careening back to his childhood home with his wife Syrah, and all their belongings in tow. He wasn’t sure what to expect, it had been a few years since he left for California. … Continue reading Climbing Access Is Not a Given: Tim McGivern on Starting SNECC and the Importance of Participation
The drill whirls about in place, boring into the soft limestone. Fine grit clouds kick out at the edges of the hole, puff, puff, puff. The walls echo with the ricochet of millions of years of solidity grinding back into individual particulates. Water droplets sizzle on stone from sweat trickling down forearm and dripping off … Continue reading Josh Cook: On Developing Crags, Self, and the Next Generation
For Juliane, bouldering has helped alter her perspective on work, life, and her relationship to herself. “You can learn so much about yourself, the mental aspect, your body,” she says. But most importantly, “You can just be free and have fun.” Continue reading The Upshot of Migraines: How Juliane Fritz Found Relief in Bouldering and Podcasting
Ya, ya. We all know about Fountainbleau, Frankenjura, RRG and the likes, but there are plenty of climbing areas that have a ton to offer without the hype and the crowds. This here (hear ye, hear ye!) is a call to celebrate the lesser knowns, the under the radars, and the off the beaten tracks. … Continue reading Shh! Climbing Under the Radar: 10 Lesser Known Crags You’ll Want to Go Climb Now
If you’re keen to head out on the road in 2019, for climbing of course, here is a list of some of the coolest climbing festivals to organize your trip around Continue reading The Coolest Climbing Festivals in North America That Will Bring Your Stoke to 11
Aaron Gerry 