Climbing

Rock Climber Pete Whittaker Flashes One of the Hardest Trad Routes

A Crystal Hunter Gets Up Close and Personal with His Bounty in New Film

After a Nearly Fatal Fall, Climber Hazel Findlay Confronts Her Fears on the Rock

Sonya Wilson Has Been Lifting Up Deaf Climbers for a Decade

Slacklining Is All About Mental and Physical Balance

Canada’s B.I.G. Initiative Empowers Women to Achieve Their Climbing Goals

These Women Are Making Space for Femininity in Climbing

It Isn’t Always Easy to Be a Female Climbing-Gym Owner

‘Not Just a Boys’ Club’ Kicks Gender Stereotypes in Climbing to the Curb

How Hazel Findlay Used a Kitchen Essential on a Difficult Climb

Olympic Climber Colin Duffy Is Just Getting Started

For the Texas Lady Crushers, Rock Climbing Is a Sport for Everyone

New Climbing Film Chronicles the First Ascent Across Denali

This Tennessee Climbing Trip Will Get You Excited for a Season on the Wall

Matt Cornell’s Solo Climb of the Nutcracker Is a Testament to His Mental Fortitude

Kai Lightner Wants to Encourage the Next Generation of Rock Climbers

Why Marc-André Leclerc Agreed to Be Filmed in ‘The Alpinist’

‘Home Crag’ Highlights the Precarious Future of a Beloved Utah Climbing Spot

Climbing at Utah’s Little Cottonwood Canyon Is in Jeopardy
Kai Lightner Wants to Encourage the Next Generation of Rock Climbers
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Kai Lightner is a professional rock climber from Fayetteville, North Carolina. His foundation, Climbing for Change, created with the goal of making climbing more inclusive, partnered with climber Kevin Jorgeson and 1Climb to build a climbing wall in a local recreation center in College Park, Georgia. A Village, from filmmaker Josh Greenwood and Outside TV, explores what it takes to support the next generation of climbers and steward a diverse outdoor community.
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