Droz and Kelleghan blitz the Naked Edge in 37:40—the women’s speed record

With 100 DWS routes from 5.9 to 5.13c, the cliffs range from a relatively safe 30 feet tall to a scary 70 feet tall. There’s only one catch—deep water soloing at Summersville Lake is technically illegal.

“How can we respect the beliefs and sites of the indigenous peoples of this land while we continue to allow climbing at Hueco Tanks?” wrote Marilyn Rose Guida, a volunteer at the El Paso Archaeology Museum, in a March 2017 letter to the El Paso Times.

On the outskirts of Sonora, a sign for Saturday night strip shows at the a motel sits a hundred yards from one promoting Sunday morning service at the Sonora Cowboy Church. Nearby is the state conservatory, a jail. Meanwhile, those with a diehard obsession for climbing blaze past these disparate venues on their way to Jailhouse, one of America’s best, and until now “ secret,” sport crags.

A boring reality is more frightening than unknown possibilities, even dreadful ones. I want to live in a world of imagination, where a fifth force helps climbers ascend, where the impossible exists. I want to believe in ghosts, magic and science.

Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of Yosemite Bouldering

Sport Climbing and commitment at the Virgin River Gorge

How a tidal wave of climbers is reshaping Bishop, California

Bringing Diversity to the Boulders of Alabama—and the US

50 Days In RMNP