I’ll always remember that photo of Peter Croft pressing his palms and legs outward against two sides of a blank, granite corner, hundreds of feet in the air. You could see the fire in his eyes, and ...

In the 1970s rock climbing was on the cusp of something. While the U.S. was still reeling from the turbulent 1960s, the first issue of Climbing magazine hit a handful of outdoor stores. The sport was ...

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“I like the idea that climbing, more so than other adventure sports, has this rich literary tradition,” said Michael Levy over the phone last week. “And the lore that goes along with the early days is ...