Now, it gets a little more complicated... Trad (traditional) climbing is where the first climber (the 'lead') places their own protection on their way up the rock face and their partner (the 'second') ...

Traditional (trad) climbing Climbing routes outside where the lead climber places protection such as hexes, cams and nuts as they go up. Often shortened to Trad climbing. Climbing short, challenging ...

Mount Rainier is the highest peak in the Cascade Range. We look into its climbing history, spotlighting the pioneers who ...

The route weighed in at a mighty E10 7a and the uninviting 8m arête boasted a Font 8a crux with only one piece of gear as psychological protection above a bad landing. As such the route represented ...

which meant the surface was glass-smooth and could not be ascended without placing bolts for protection. After a week of climbing with James Garrett, a veteran alpinist from Utah, we had drilled ...