Off Belay

As the sport continues to grow, the topic of inclusiveness in climbing has come to the forefront. Films and articles about women in...

For all the outdoors people out there with adventure animals. We take the dog to the crag most days. When the approaches get a bit...

As the weather warms and the outdoor climbing season begins, a good habit to develop is the regular inspection/maintenance of climbing...

Originally published in 1967 in Ascent magazine, and later the opening piece and title to Ken Wilson’s classic 1978 anthology, this essay...

A few weeks ago, the English version of the Climber's Code of Respect was finalized. Some background on the project can be found here,...

A few months ago we had posted this content: Access Fund There did not seem to be something similar in Canada at the time. That provided...

Neil Gresham is one of the top climbing coaches in Britain. His "how to climb" instructional videos is an incredible resource for any...

The first time I saw this I could not stop chuckling through his many attempts. At the same time, it is very easy to empathize with with...

I saw this poster in a climbing gym in Las Vegas. It turns out that the Access Fund has made a concerted effort to prepare climbers to...

"How can you be what you can't see?" Short and thoughtful. As much as we'd like to see climbers as just climbers, one can't help but...