Offwidth Tips for Beginners
Offwidth. What is it anyway? We hope these tips will help speed you along your wondrous and wide climbing journey!
Outdoor Adventure
What We Can Learn from the Water in the Mountains: Ways to Make Our Lives More Waterwise
What does it mean to be waterwise? The concept conjures ideas of conservation, rationing, and drought—but maybe it’s simpler than that. On a backpacking trip, being waterwise could mean having enough water left over to still have a satisfying sip…
Summer Trad Climbing Destinations
Summer is in full swing and trad climbers everywhere are hunting for shady crags and cooler temps. Fortunately for everyone everywhere, there are tons of places to go trad climbing in the summer where you can avoid the sweltering heat.
The Ultimate Conservationist & Angler: Gabaccia Moreno
Gabaccia is an artist and conscious creative whose works, regardless of the medium, intersect beautifully with the social and environmental issues surrounding her. Thanks for joining us on this interview, and give her a follow at the links above.
Spend a Day with a Trail Crew in the Front Range
6 am: Most of us are out of our tents at our backcountry campsite by now, bleary-eyed and making coffee. Although it’s mid-July, at 11,000 feet elevation it’s chilly with a nip in the air, and I feel grateful for…
Climbing Lingo 101
Come along with us as we deep dive into a new language: rock climbing lingo!
A Beginners Guide to Resoling Your Climbing Shoes
Choosing where to resole can be a matter of trial and error. Here's some great tips to get started!
Comeback Kid: Recovering from an Injury in Climbing
Resident OPL contributor Meg shares tips on how to get back on the climbing horse.
How to Adventure Outdoors in 5 New Ways
The best part about outdoor adventure? Each of us gets to define what it looks like on our terms. You can use these activities to help supplement your more intense adventures. Or these suggestions could be your gentle introduction to…
How to Not Fight With Your Partner at The Crag
Fellow climbers, we’ve all been there. Snapping at your partner for not giving you a tight enough belay, getting frustrated at the anchors when you’re belaying from above, trying to be encouraging when somehow you only start an argument.