What’s Your Excuse?

What’s Your Excuse?

by Chris Kassar February 16, 2012

Breath. Swing. Smack. Breath. Swing. Smack. Brian Fountaine appears calm as he dangles precariously from a rope and methodically works his way up an imposing wall of vertical ice. He swings each axe and digs in the spikes on his feet smoothly and proficiently despite the fact that he has never done this before today. [...]

Conrad Anker

Straight Talk: Conrad Anker

by Doug December 15, 2011

Mountaineering legend Conrad Anker talks to EO about the climb he considers the pinnacle of his career.

Movement Climbing + Fitness filled to the brim with eager fans.

Climbing Madness Comes to Boulder

by Chris Kassar October 10, 2011

This was the first IFSC Lead World Cup comp held in the U.S. since it hit Snowbird, Utah in the late 80s.

Elevation Outdoors Monthly Gear Guide and Review for Women

Ice Maiden

by Jayme Moye September 27, 2011

Ice climbing isn’t just a sport for hard-swinging dudes. Meet the hardware that gets a girl up that frozen waterfall.

Telluride Via Ferrata

by Elevation Staff September 6, 2011

View a photo gallery of Telluride’s Via Ferrata.

Forbidden Fruit: Hanging out high above Telluride on the

Via Ferrata Incognita

by admin September 5, 2011

Don’t ask and don’t tell when it comes to Telluride’s iron-clad climbing secret.