We’ve been going about dealing with access issues all wrong. It’s time to make change happen from the inside.

Let’s face it, if you’re a desk jockey and spend much time in front of a computer, you’re probably no stranger to the various online watering holes known as climbing forums.

There are a number of excellent books on the topic of how to get better at climbing, and each tackles the subject in a unique way. Here’s our distilled version of the popular training programs out there, and what you can expect from each.

Every now and then a thread pops up on Mountain Project that is especially entertaining, and this is our collection of the top forum posts we could find. You’ll probably laugh, might cry and definitely shake your head a few times. Enjoy.

So let’s say you have 6 hours to kill before guiding some clients on Wall Street. A reasonable objective might be the North Chimney on Castleton, with your friend who has never climbed the tower. The climbing is moderate and you should have plenty of time to get up and down quickly.

Sunday afternoon in Boulder. We could have gone to Eldo, and climbed a couple of cold, chossy pitches, but it was much easier instead  to head over to the new Movement Climbing + Fitness gym.  My third day in a row there, I couldn’t help but wonder if this ultra-modern facility signals the end of [...]

Ok, this has nothing to do with the holidays, but hopefully it’ll bring a smile to your face. Enjoy and hope everyone is having a great Christmas week. Captain Kirk is Climbing a Mountain, Why is He Climbing a  Mountain?

I recently partook in a humorous event that led me to coin a new term: “sand booting.” So what are we dealing with here? Well, take your standard sandbag, but mix in the possibility of finding booty and you’ve got sand booting. Here’s how it plays out: A confident looking party asks for your input [...]