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 King Lines
My brother Brett and I have been filming climbing for a decade now. What started as a whimsical pastime has grown into an obsession and a career, and climbing films have come of age. Meanwhile the realm of possibility in climbing has continued to expand, and Chris Sharma has been at the forefront of progressing standards for just as long. We've shot together for years and have always dreamed of making the ultimate climbing film. Click here to buy now from MountainGear.com  A New Day’s Comin’
Words by Jackie Hueftle - Josh Haynes is 19 years old and he’s sobbing. He’s flat on his back in the Harris Hospital Emergency Room in Fort Worth, Texas, and can’t move for the IV in his arm and tubes sticking out of his chest. He is about to have surgery to repair a collapsed lung for the second time in as many weeks. After the first one the doctors told him that lung surgery ranks up there with giving birth in terms of pain. Now he’s back for more pain, both physical and emotional.  The Mantra of the Whiskey Ghost - Bringing Everest to Joshua Tree
WORDS BY MICHAEL REARDON > PHOTOS BY DAMON CORSO - Blood etched my fingerprints into the quartz. Underneath my shivering knees, the frozen bricks of my feet stuttered on worthless smears. My limbs had lost all sensation to the cold, but high in the coffin zone without a rope, I needed skin against the rock. A hurricane gust clocking in at 60 miles per hour gallops up the cliff and billows my jacket over my head. The zipper repeatedly cracks against my temple.  Check Your Ego at the Door
WORDS BY CS DANIELSON > PHOTOS BY BRIAN SOLANO - When you first walk into a climbing gym, regardless of your ability, you might generally look around at the surroundings, check out the walls, and get a feel for the place. You might gauge how “serious” it is by the attitude of the folks at the door, the grade of the route markings, or just by surveying the clientele. If you're interested in “serious” climbing, the conventional wisdom suggests avoiding facilities overflowing with kids for fear of the inclement noise or walls that have chaotic route tape and old, unwashed holds, which might be a sign of management neglect.  Iron Resolution
Words by Damon Corso / Photos by Boone Speed and Damon Corso - In Early February of 2003, a huge rainstorm ripped through Joshua Tree and dislodged a huge block between two classic crack climbs, "Enter the Dragon" and "Fists of Fury". Tony Yaniro first lead the two stellar moderates in 1978 and now, after 25 years, another line was waiting to be sent on this "new classic" boulder. On January 1st 2006, after nearly three years of failed attempts, a climber stepped up to lead the charge, Chris Sharma. J-Tree now has its hardest problem established, Iron Resolution.  Petzl/Arc'Teryx RocTrip: Squamish, British Columbia
Words by M@ - Photos by Juan Castro - When you’re at the crag and someone is working a route or boulder, and giving all they have on the problem, couple of passers-by might congregate to watch. But when climbers like Chris Sharma, Lisa Rands, Lynn Hill and Dave Graham come together to climb, crowds gather in silence and awe. Welcome to the 2005 RocTrip in Squamish, British Columbia.  The Capture Collective
Words by Joe Iurato with Josh Lowell, Mike Call, Peter Mortimer, and Cooper Roberts - Artistic expression is a powerful tool. As a handful of great climbing filmmakers have demonstrated over the past decade, art in the form of video or film can steer the mind to search the soul, spark the desire to take a journey, and offer the reality of possibility.
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