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Climbing has a way of dragging our true selves out into the open.

When high school sweethearts Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger stood on top of the world on May 22, 2023, their success proved far more than just personal. Sure, Mt. Everest (29,032 feet) was a life goal achieved for the longtime couple, who met when Unger was just 14 years old and Lehmann was 17. But […]

By the time Jonathan Lagoe was 23 years old, he had traveled the world and returned to the U.K., where he was from.

Some climbers in the Palestinian territories meet at a local crag on Fridays to climb and support one another. With the catastrophic war in Gaza less than 50 miles away, the simple act of getting outside together is a victory in an otherwise defeated reality.

At the end of the year I sometimes write about a breakthrough climber, local or otherwise, who has shown extraordinary progression or expertise in some way. Since my column falls on Christmas Day this year, I figured it’s the right time to recognize someone not normally considered a climber, per se, but whose consistent performance […]