Julie writes and shoots stories about climbing and the outdoors and was Climbing magazine’s first female Editor-in-Chief. She uses adventure as a way to experience the world and help the people in it. Based out of a van named Betsy, she and her 60-pound lap dog named Lizzie roam the U.S. looking for stealthy parking spots and free Wi-Fi. Her work has appeared in Backpacker, Climbing, Outside, and TGR among others. REI member since 2006.
To go bouldering in Bishop, Calif., climbers wind down the bumpy, unpaved 3.5-mile Buttermilk Road through sagebrush-covered hills with the snow-covered Sierra ...
When climber Kai Lightner started college as a 19-year-old freshman last August, he had two major goals. The first was demanding, but straightforward: keep up w...
In the early hours of Sunday, May 13, 2018, Jason Wells, 45, and Tim Klein, 42, headed up the Nose (VI 5.9 C2) on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. They mov...
Editor's note: REI is a sponsor of both of Flash Foxy's Women's Climbing Festivals this year: Bishop on March 22-24, 2019 and Chattanooga (dates to be announced...
Pro-tip lessons in personal sendage
We’d all love to climb with the bone-crushing confidence of the Alex Honnolds, Sasha DiGiulians or Sonnie Trotters of the w...
And it’s only halfway over
If you’re like me, July’s arrival is a natural time to drink a half-rack of PBR (gotta stay hydrated!) while laying around at shad...
Seeking first-ascent trad lines in America's sport climbing capital
For most climbers who dig long approaches, loose rock, mandatory self-rescue skills, and ...
Six of the coolest climbing companies below the Mason-Dixon line
When it comes to the climbing industry, mountain meccas like Salt Lake City, Seattle, or Bould...
While the gender split among gym climbers is nearly equal, routesetters are still overwhelmingly male.
It happens every time I go to the climbing gym. I try a ...
Nina talks about her path from competition climbing and plateauing at V8 to ticking Ambrosia, a 55-foot V11 in Bishop.
On February 28, 2017, Nina Williams be...
