Climbers to Attempt to Summit Highest Peaks in 50 States En Masse To Raise Funds for Children With AIDS
5/09/08 - From Alaska’s majestic Denali, commanding the landscape at 20,030 feet, to Florida’s 335-foot Britton Hill, climbers, hikers and walkers will set out to conquer the 50 highest peaks in the United States en masse this summer to raise awareness and funds for pediatric AIDS in this year’s Summer Summit Challenge.
DON'T THROW AWAY YOUR OLD POLYCARBONATE WATER BOTTLE!
5/08/08 - With the incredibly handy LightCap200 you can turn your old (or new) bottle into the coolest home, deck, boat or camping lantern anywhere!
Alex Puccio joins Five Ten Team
5/07/08 - Five Ten is pleased to announce the addition of Alex Puccio to its team of athletes. Boulder-based Puccio, 18, is the country’s female top competition climber.
La Sportiva Goes Big at the New River Rendezvous
5/02/08 - Perhaps one of the best-kept secrets in American climbing, The New River Gorge, WV is home to some of the best rock climbing routes in the country.
 266 - 2008 Photo Annual
PHOTO GALLERIES - From 5.13 cracks, to a Cuban castle, to a Tasmanian sea stack, to a Chinese arch, we bring you 2008’s best photography. PLUS: PIEDRAS ESCONDIDAS - an amazing “Stone Forest” at 15,000 feet in the Peruvian Andes; ROCK DREAMERS - Landscapes of spirit and stone, in the words of seven climbing lifers; CRACK ADDICTION - From seams to bomb-bay; DAR AL-SALAM -The valley of Wadi Rum, Jordan; STONE MONKEYS - Yosemite’s Stone Monkeys — modern-day Stonemasters
 5Point Film Festival Debuts May 8-10, 2008 in Carbondale, Colorado
Unscripted and intimate in nature, the 5Point Film Festival debuts May 8-10, 2008 in Carbondale, Colorado, featuring a five-star roster of adventure films, special guests and programs to engage audiences and build passion with a conscience through the power of the moving image.
 May 16-18, 2008 NEW RIVER RENDEZVOUS MAKES BIG CHANGES!
Last year the 5th Annual New River Rendezvous exploded. Attendance jumped 50% to around 1200 participants. “Everyone was great, patient with the lines and all, but we got dangerously close to blowing out the venue so it was time to reel it in,” stated event organizer Kenny Parker.
 Annual Kismet Jubilee Scheduled for May 17
An evening of food, fun and entertainment to benefit Kismet Rock Foundation - The Fourth Annual Kismet Jubilee is coming to Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway on May 17, 2008. Sponsored this year by RE/MAX Presidential-Drummond & Drummond and Badger Realty, the Jubilee is a celebration of community, climbing and Kismet.
 2008 MOUNTAINFILM IN TELLURIDE
America’s premier event of adventure, culture, and mountain lifestyle, Mountainfilm in Telluride will celebrate its 30th festival this May 23-26, 2008. What began as an ode to climbing and mountain living, has evolved into a four-day experience that draws athletes, artists and activists from around the world.
 Yoga for Climbers
Review by Matt Samet - I'm a fair-to-middling yoga bumbler, but have been to enough classes to do a passable Downward Dog and have come to appreciate this ancient practice as a low-impact healing and wellness tool nonpareil.
 Steve McClure - The Full Interview
By Abbey Smith - Even facing dreary English conditions, no set training schedule, seepy local crags, all-day routesetting sessions to make ends meet, raising a 20-month-old daughter, DIY house-dismantling projects, coaching, and writing, "Strong" Steve McClure still sets world standards.
 Assume Nothing
By Chris Kalous - Photos by Dan Gambino - Rain, Rain, and More Rain in Valle Cochamó: The Yosemite of South America - Dan looked like a wet, grumpy turnip. Katie had the Brown-Frown in full dazzle. I was one nipple hair away from throwing a huge wobbler at anybody who dared make eye contact. And Matt? Well, Matt was stoked no matter what.
 Mugs Stump Award 2008 Slideshow
Video by Joe Iurato photos courtesy of Michael Kennedy - As long as it was at least a little bit out there, Mugs Stump was always psyched for something, be it a big wall, long free route, frozen waterfall, or high alpine face. A true “climber’s climber,” he wanted to stay on the edge, pushing the envelope of possibility, getting to that rare place where you climb intuitively, fluidly, unburdened by doubt and fear.
 Tech Tip - Alpine - Of snowfields and glaciers
By Martin Gutmann - A descent through a whiteout is usually remembered in two ways: over a cold beer with friends or as a bestseller written by the sole survivor. In fact, descending a snowfield or crossing a glacier in a whiteout can be a complete horrorshow: the ground and the air blur into one, leaving you disoriented ...
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 FRONTLINE presents STORM OVER EVEREST
Storm Over Everest, airs Tuesday, May 13, 2008, from 9 to 11 P.M. ET on PBS - In May 1996, the world-renowned climber and filmmaker David Breashears was making his third ascent up Mount Everest, leading an IMAX film team, when a swift and ferocious storm unexpectedly hit the mountain, trapping three exhausted climbing teams near the top of the world's highest peak.
 ONSIGHT Preview
No rehearsal, have you got the balls for it? From desperate, barely there trad leads to wild ice climbs — take a ride on some really BIG falls and first-time sends. "The onsight experience is right at the guts of it all" ONSIGHT — A new film by Alasair Lee out Autumn 2008
Meet the PRO BLOG Team
Updated 5/09/08 With Dave Graham's 15th Pro Blog. Also check out: Dave MacLeod's 1st Justin Roth's 8th, and Lauren Lee's 4th — Travel the world through the blogs from our athletes: ANGELA PAYNE, DANIEL WOODS, TIM KEMPLE, DAVE GRAHAM, ETHAN PRINGLE, JOSUNE BEREZIARTU, FREDDIE WILKINSON, JUSTIN ROTH, LAUREN LEE, DAVE MACLEOD
 Everest Weather Report - The Olympic Flame reaches top of Everest!
Updated 5/09/08 — Estimated summit conditions on Everest at 6 pm Nepal time. -28 C, winds 34 knots from the southwest and cloudy to partly cloudy. Daily weather reports by Michael Fagin of Weather Services and dispatches from AlpineAscents.com, MountainGuides.com, and Project-Himalaya.com.
 Jim Thornburg - Photographer, Climber, Belayer to the Stars
Whether he’s shooting with his Canon EOS 5D or climbing, the California native Jim Thornburg, 43, is at home at the crags. Thornburg first hit the rocks at 17 and has since combined stone and photography into his life’s work, traveling the globe.
 Stone Monkeys - Visions of the modern-age Stonemasters
By Cedar Wright - Photos by Dean Fidelman - The Stone Monkeys are a slightly more inclusive, modern-day equivalent of the “Stonemasters,” the amorphous band of Valley hardmen who pushed the limits of climbing in the 1970s and ‘80s. However, to be a Stone Monkey, you don’t have to climb hard or be famous (though quite a few Monkeys fit this bill).
 Alan Nelson (1959-2007)
King of the Mountain - On December 23, 2007 the climbing community lost one of its most dedicated, prolific, and energetic members. After a hard fought, and stunningly brief, struggle Alan Nelson succumbed to a gastrointestinal cancer with his sister, Katie, the pastor of his church, and the pastor’s wife at his bedside.
 Hong Kong - Pearl of the Orient
By Wong Ho Fai and Jonn Benedict Lu - Hong Kong is Asia's financial hub for international commerce, and gateway to the burgeoning economic superpower that is China. Although Hong Kong is only 1,104 sq km in size, the entire gamut of tropical climbing activities are available; sport, traditional, multi-pitch, bouldering, and of course buildering.
 AMONGST THE CHAOS - Education Elevated's Trek to Mount Everest
In 2006, a seed was planted, has sprout in 2007, and now in 2008, blossomed into reality. Pem Sherpa had a heartfelt idea to change to world, one child at a time by helping the children’s schools in Nepal. Pem and Moni Sherpa are native Nepalese, who live in the Chyangba Village, near Mount Everest. This is his story of how he met an amazing woman who has taken an idea and made it into a reality.
Anchor Replacement Initiative
270 Routes UPGRADED - MASTER LIST Updated 4/28/08. Recent ARI activity: Flatirons Anchor Work, Farley Ledge Photos, Cochise Dome's What's My Line, ARI Upgraded Route Master list, Climbing's ARI Volunteers, for more information on the program, and how to become a sanctioned equipper.
 Mt. Alberta's North Face in Near-Winter
In late March, Vince Anderson and Steve House climbed a new route on the north face of Mt. Alberta in the Canadian Rockies—the first time this legendary face has been ascended in "near-winter" conditions. House has generously provided this slide show to give a taste of the adventure. All photos and captions courtesy of Steve House. Read more about the ascent HERE
 Old #5 - A Love Story
By Kurt Krueger - Illustrations by Judy Parenlo I started out belonging to a young, romantic white liberal (read that idealistic) college guy. His boots told me he had been climbing four times. They weren't too impressive, well broken in from walking, but the edges were rounded from feet flying off small footholds. The guy obviously used a lot of arms.
 Razor's Edge - Superstition Mountains, AZ
A dacite-core formation, the Hand was first climbed by desert and wall master Bill Forrest circa 1965, with Gary Garbert and Ky Punches. The men raced up the tower 45 minutes, using only hexagonal machine nuts for pro, via what’s now known as the Razor’s Edge.
PHOTOS OF THE MONTH
Every issue of Climbing Magazine the editors select one sweet shot from the hundreds that are uploaded each month into Climbing.com's PhotoPost. The rules are simple, everyone can participate and anyone can win prizes!
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