
Climbing Stories

Running won’t solve the issue of wood pellet biomass pollution. But it can ignite community and conversation—and that’s a start.

Inside the efforts to protect Chile’s Cochamó Valley from developers and overtourism.

How the worst climbing conditions can bring out the best in us.

Running Up For Air is not a race. It’s a community, a gathering of friends and a fundraiser for clean-air advocacy.

narinda heng finds out by taking public transit from Oakland to Yosemite National Park.

A Patagonia advanced R&D designer takes to the Swedish alpine to test out a new pack prototype—and a bold idea for rethinking multiday trail travel.

In the male-dominated world of alpinism, Juliana García is leading the way for a new generation of female mountaineers.

Hard alpinism in the Cordillera Huayhuash endures as the climate changes the routes.

For these Afghan women, climbing in Yosemite is a connection to home.

Footprints Running Camp is as much about finding solutions to the climate crisis as it is about running.

TM Herbert helped put up the first ascent of the Muir Wall in 1965. His son followed in his footsteps 55 years later.

One family sets the pace at a historic refuge near Chamonix, France.

Elder Wilson Wewa tells the creation story of Animal Village. Tara Kerzhner and Len Necefer consider how these stories can reshape stewardship.

An ode to Raúl Revilla Quiroz, one of the fathers of Mexican rock climbing.

A conversation between Lor Sabourin and Madaleine Sorkin.

Charlie Fowler was a world-class alpinist; what did he find out in Colorado’s Wild, Wild West climbing area that kept him coming back?

On an intergenerational new routing trip in the Sierra, Tad McCrea asks, What if your best adventure is the one you’re already on?

As we make a transition to renewable sources of energy, let’s not renew the same old mistakes.

When they urged climbers to stop using their best-selling product in 1972, Tom Frost and Yvon Chouinard laid the foundation for Patagonia’s work today.

Fifty years ago, Yvon Chouinard, Tom Frost and Doug Robinson set down an ethic for climbing that emphasized restraint and respect for the rock. In 2022, it’s needed more than ever.

Cydney Knapp and her husband, Bartek, knew they wanted to raise their kids to love the outdoors, so they learned how to navigate change and embraced the chaos.

Rolling Stone called him “the real Indiana Jones.” His new memoir reveals why our friend Rick has always been a great deal more.

Finding the intersection of identity, stewardship and rock climbing.

Not totally relating to some forms of climate activism, Josh Wharton found his own way to contribute.

Nearly every Wednesday, Courtney Reynolds can be found elbow-deep in a bin of someone else’s castoffs, searching for scraps of fabric and colorful quilts to deconstruct and sew into original clothing items for her three preschool-age kids, or to sell in her online shop, Napkin Apocalypse.

Reflecting on risk and partnership in Pakistan.