“Springtime drips with blooms of fresh blossom; warmth returning to thaw the soul of lost autumn.” —Me, after spending winter in sad, icy dribble https://t.co/LzUBS8kLTm

The ability to properly tie climbing knots is an essential skill that every climber, regardless of experience or ability, should not only learn, but master.

These all-too-common climbing mistakes could kill you, hurt you, beat you down, delay your send, or ruin your reputation. https://t.co/iIQwEzIjKV

Beth Rodden writing about how "Meltdown" changed her outlook on the projecting process. https://t.co/Jo0gv8BaWO

Paul Gleason was a talent of his generation and would be well-known today, but his greater impact was elsewhere, in firefighting where he revolutionized techniques and saved lives. https://t.co/ZKwo8MfwXR

The ability to properly tie climbing knots is an essential skill that every climber, regardless of experience or ability, should not only learn, but master.

5.11 is pretty far from the cutting edge. But it's still pretty hard. And once you can climb 5.11, you can get up (with, maybe, a little aid) just about any mountain, cliff or wall in the world. https://t.co/n5bLdna7Qp

A pillar's verticality leads to strenuous climbing, and the skinniest of them are prone to collapse if conditions aren’t just right. We asked three expert ice climbers for their advice.

"All you need is a pair of shoes and a crashpad. Indeed, a day of solitude frolicking among the boulders is a pleasant way to pass time, but I find that it lacks an essential piece of the climbing experience: partnership." https://t.co/G6Tx0fL3j9

Hell, even the comp kids need to finger jam these days. https://t.co/6IReYvb2K2

"He won’t tell her his name, so she gives him one, 'John'—and that is what Pam Bales calls a soaked, hypothermic, resistant stranger she finds huddled on Mount Washington. She calls him that all the way down the peak in a blinding snowstorm."

The ability to properly tie climbing knots is an essential skill that every climber, regardless of experience or ability, should not only learn, but master.

Neil Gresham explains the often-baffling British grading system—and why the “eGrader” app can keep it afloat. https://t.co/XcLn1EUUly

Learn to grovel and armbar and kneebar and bear hug and so on and so forth because climbing at maximum efficiency isn't (always) just about using your hands and feet.

Because remember: overtraining cycles are almost as detrimental as not training at all.

Fail to send that proj this weekend? This in-depth eight-phase training plan might help. https://t.co/nRfdnBc0Pv

"The air under me when I had started up didn’t seem consequential, but now it was all I could think about, the foot slipping, hands skipping off the polished rock, a long fall to the base." https://t.co/XT2wf5ZfWb

Here, Victor Copeland dives into (and far beyond) the physical and emotional and spiritual (!?!) implications of the humble spraywall. https://t.co/AgiXPeLghx

What you are about to read contains a plethora of illegal activities, dangerous climbing techniques, and unsavory lifestyle choices that are in no way condoned or promoted by the editors of Climbing magazine. Read at your own risk.

As our chest becomes tighter, the shoulders and back become more rounded, and a forward head posture can develop. While not inherently harmful, these traits can put climbers at higher risk of shoulder or neck injuries. https://t.co/1pM5uSDQrL