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Previous Editions
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General Editions
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April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
Themed Editions
>
Adaptive Climbing Edition
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Adaptive Climbing Photo Feature: Paradox Sports
Advocating for Deaf Climbers: Sonya Wilson
Amputations: Leg Prosthesis for Climbing
Blind Ambition Builds a World Class Climber: The Story of Jesse Dufton
Climbing with Type 1 Diabetes
First Paralyzed Ascents: Rand Abbott
Mixed Climbing: My Answer to KT Syndrome
Paraclimbing Competitions: Althlete Interviews
Rock!
The Unreasonable Man
Big Wall Edition
>
Book Review: Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss
Featured Photographer: Matt Spohn
Grading Commitment
Hanging with the Monkeys, and Getting the Monkey Off My Back
It Was His Time: Brad Gobright Interview May 2019
John Middendorf : A Big Man for a Big Stone
Sébastien Berthe Free Climbs the Nose From the Ground Up
Shit Happens – Or, Why You Need a Walkie Talkie
Developers and Guidebook Authors
>
Kevin Powell
Rock Star Groupie
Tony Calderone
Exploring Our World
>
AUSTRALIA - Photographer - Diego Perez
AUSTRALIA - Profile - Julie Anderson
Book Review - Climbing Rock
CHINA - From Yangshuo, to Getu, to Liming
FRANCE - Verdon in Winter
GREECE - Meteora
ITALY - Dolomites
MEXICO - La Huasteca
SPAIN - Artist - Karmelo Onate
UTAH - Maple Canyon: This One Makes You Taller
Honoring Diversity
>
ARTIST: Shawn Lee
A Shift on Moonlight Buttress
Claiming a Space on the Mountain
Colorblind
Feature Photographer: Bryan Sillorequez
Is Diversity in America Diverse?
MOVIE: People of Climbing:
Profile - Favia Dubyk
The Lineage
Joshua Tree
>
Bouldering: JTree Made Me Do It
Improv at JTree: Bad Bolts
JTree: Bolting Pressure Cooker
Joshua Tree: Heinous Approaches
Overcoming Boundaries
>
Photographer - Brook Anderson
Profile - Louise Shepherd
Profile - Megan Banker
Profile - Shawn Axelrod
Rock Type 1
The Tape Job
Women's Edition
>
Editorial - Women's Edition
Climbing is My Art
Mt. Logan Solo
Photographer - Michelle Ranee Johnson
Profile - Caitlin Schokker
Adaptive Climbing
>
Adaptive Climbing Edition
El Capitan: Enock Glidden
Quinn Brett Interview
My Journey to Adaptive Rock Climbing
Planning for Mt. Rainier: Adaptive Climbing
Resources - Adaptive Climbing
Alpine & Ice
>
California Still Has Untouched Climbing Wilderness
Ice Solo
Mt. Ogden Spanking
Mt. Whitney Whipping
My Common Alpine Epic
CC Profile
>
Profile - Shawn Axelrod
Profile - Megan Banker
Profile - Favia Dubyk
Profile - Debbie Fowler
Profile - Sabine Pratt Hunziker
Profile - Caitlin Schokker
Profile - Louise Shepherd
CoVID and Climbing
>
COVID Climbing Memes
CoVID-19 Remakes Our Lives
Dear Memory
From Couch to Lifting Couches
How to Climb and Avoid the Corona Virus
Train the Mind: Mental Toughness Tips for Quaratraining
The 5.10 Commandments
Trying to Send this Route
Equipment (writings)
>
A Rack Retrospective
Cam Ranges (+ Big Bros)
Carabiner Strength Ratings
Climbing Shoes Fit
Guide Book Follies
Rope Buying 101
Shit Happens – Or, Why You Need a Walkie Talkie
The One Item to Stockpile
Which Way Should I Carry My Trad Rack?
Why GriGris Suck
8 Reasons I Carry a Full Rack on Every Trad Climb
Facebook Feature
>
FF: Big Walls
FF: Butt Shots
FF: Exploring Our World
FF: Overcoming Boundaries
FF: Trees & Climbing
FF: Welcome New Climbers
Grades, Styles, & Types
>
Bouldering-Falling
Bouldering Grade Advancements
Grading Climbs at the Gym
It's a F-ing Chimney
Onsight vs Flash vs Etc...
Top 10: Increase the Climbing Grade When...
Trad Climbing is for Chicken Sh*#s
WTF 5.7?
18 Climber Types: Which Are You?
Kids
>
Family Stages
The Guidebook
Legends
>
B - Joe Brown
G - Brad Gobright
G - Todd Gordon
H - Hugh Herr
H - Thomas Huber - In Another World - A Personal Climbing Journey
J - Saxon Johns
M - Tim Macartney-Snape: A Legend from Sea to Summit
M - John Middendorf
Other/Misc
>
Assault on Schurman Rock
Book Club
Climbing, Community, and the U.S. Presidential Election
Climbing Drinking Games
Climbing Gyms: The Gateway Drug
Climbing Hands
Climbing in the Bare Essentials
Climbing Resolutions
Demented Dirtbag
Don't Take Granite for Granite
Dorothy, We Aren't on Havana Anymore
Guatemalan Worry Dolls Go Climbing
No Health Insurance Changed How I Climb
Snakes and Ladders
Starting Over
The Adventure of A Lifetime - So Far
The Bane of Northwest Climbing
Things of Stone and Wood
Zac the Interloper
Mental-Physical
>
Climbing Training Series
>
Rock Climber Mobility
Train the Mind: Mental Toughness Tips for Quaratraining
Achilles
12-Weeks to Onsighting a 5.8
Everyone Around Me Is Better Than I Am
How Auto-Immune Disease Affected My Climbing
Mastering Joy on Easy Street
Mind, Body, and Soul
Of Cartoons and Quickdraws
Push and Pull
Sorcerer and the Kidney Stone
The Devil's Game
The Taste of Climbing
Poetry/Prose
>
Anti-Social Climbers
Finding Poetry
Ice is Nice
Social/Social Media
>
Climbing into the Fold
Diversity in Climbing is Not a Bandwagon
My Husband Climbs Stronger than Me
Fuck "Gumbies" and "Noobs"
Social Network Rescue
Safety and Skills
>
Bolting and Ground-Fall Potential
Euro-Death Knot is NOT
Multi-Pitch Tips: Two ATCs
Sketchy Anchor Bolts
Sliding-X Anchor
Three Ways to Use a Stick Clip
Top 10: Climbing Best Practices
Travel Stories
>
Blue Mountains - Bliss: Climbing in the Blueys
Buenos Aires, Argentina Crag
Colorado - Calling Pat Ament
Coolum Cave - Sendfest 8
Ecuador - A Nation of Four Worlds
El Potrero Chico - Riding the Dirty Dog
Lover's Leap - Zone of Craptitude
Rio de Janeiro - Classic Climbs Sampler
Taghia, Morocco - Hardly Failing
Tasmania - Legend of the ‘Unclimbable Cliff’
Vedauwoo, WY
Marketplace
Climbing Addicts Colored Chalk
Climb-On Maps
Permagumby (formerly Crusher Climbing)
Dynamite Starfish
Heroclip
Neilico
NW Alpine
Rockytalkies
Reviews
Books
>
Advanced Rock Climbing Book Review
Adventures at the Edge of the World
Climbing Rock: Vertical Explorations Across North America
Hangdog Days Book Review
Hooking Up: The Ultimate Big Wall and Climbing Guide
Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss
The Sharp End of Life: A Mother's Story - Book Review
Equipment/Gear Reviews
>
Belay Device Review
>
Edelrid Mega Jul
Harnesses
>
ArcTeryx-FL-365
Misty Mountain Cadillac
Packs and Bags
>
Sukoa Chalk Bag Review
Trango Crag Pack
Personal Anchor Systems
>
Camp-Daisy-Twist
Petzl-Dual-Adjust
Photographers & Artists
A- Brook Anderson
D - Daga Dygas
J - Michelle Ranee Johnson
L - Shawn Lee Illustrator
M - Alex Messenger
N - Tiffany Nardico
O - Camila Ospina
P - Diego Perez
S - Stephen Smithburger
2020 U.S. Rock Climbing Festivals
Locations
'Round the World
>
20 World Destinations for Adventurous Climbing
Australia
>
Queensland, Australia
>
Kangaroo Point Photos and Beta
Kangaroo Point Review
New South Wales Australia
>
Blue Mountains
>
Blue Mountains Photos and Beta
Blue Mountains Review
Nowra
>
Nowra Photos and Beta
Nowra Review
Mexico
>
Potrero Chico Photos and Beta
Potrero Chico Review
United States
>
Climbing Area Check List - U.S.
>
Climbing Area Check List Part 1: Alabama to California
Climbing Area Checklist Part 2: Colorado to Michigan
Climbing Area Checklist Part 3: Minnesota to New Mexico
Climbing Area Checklist Part 4: New York to Wyoming
Arizona
>
Queen Creek Canyon
California
>
Joshua Tree
>
Joshua Tree Tips
Mount Whitney
>
Mount Whitney Photos and Beta
Idaho
>
City of Rocks
>
City of Rocks Photos and Beta
City of Rocks Review
Oregon
>
Smith Rock
>
Smith Rock - Photos and Beta
Smith Rock Review
Spring Mountain
>
Spring Mountain Review
Spring Mountain - Photos and Beta
Trout Creek
>
Trout Creek Photos and Beta
Trout Creek Review
Nevada
>
Gun Club
Keyhole Canyon
Red Rock Canyon
>
Red Rock Canyon Review - Yeahs and Neahs
Red Rocks Photos and Beta
New Hampshire
>
North Conway, NH
Rumney, NH
New York
>
Gunks Review
Utah
>
Echo Canyon
Ferguson Canyon
>
Ferguson Canyon Photos and Beta
Ferguson Canyon Review
Ibex
>
Ibex Photos and Beta
Ibex Review
Maple Canyon
>
Maple Canyon, Utah Photos and Beta
Maple Canyon Review
Moab
>
Moab - Main - Photos and Beta
Moab -Main - Review
St. George
>
St. George - Prophesy Wall- Photos and Beta
St. George - Prophesy Wall - Review
West Virginia
>
Seneca Rocks
Wyoming
>
Ten Sleep
Contributors
Photos by Contributor
Writings By Author
>
B - Stephanie Bahnsen
B - Dave Barnes
>
Dave Barnes Extended Bio
B - Keith Bell
B - Brianna Boney
C - Carrot
C - Radek Chalupa
C - Erin Collins
C - James Crump
D - Stefani Dawn
F - Tony Ferrar
G - Joshua G
G - Leesa Gallia
G - Naomi Gibbs
G - Enock Glidden
H - Grey Hensley
J - Jonathan
K- Melissa Kline
K - Christine Kuebler
M - Collin McGee
M - Rick Momsen
O - Maggie Odette
P - Emilie Pellerin
P - Brice Pollock
P - Paul Pritchard
R - Monique Richard
R - Juan Rodriguez
S - Laur Sabourin
S - Jeff Smoot
T- Frothy Thomson
T - Matt Tredway
W - Kirby Walke
W - Wayne Willoughby
W - Lani Wilson
Z - Peter Zabrok
Contact and Submissions
Dialogue
Mailing List Request
About Common Climber
Why I Started Common Climber
Welcome Dave Barnes!
Writing
All Writings (List)
Previous Editions
>
General Editions
>
April 2020
May 2020
June 2020
Themed Editions
>
Adaptive Climbing Edition
>
Adaptive Climbing Photo Feature: Paradox Sports
Advocating for Deaf Climbers: Sonya Wilson
Amputations: Leg Prosthesis for Climbing
Blind Ambition Builds a World Class Climber: The Story of Jesse Dufton
Climbing with Type 1 Diabetes
First Paralyzed Ascents: Rand Abbott
Mixed Climbing: My Answer to KT Syndrome
Paraclimbing Competitions: Althlete Interviews
Rock!
The Unreasonable Man
Big Wall Edition
>
Book Review: Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss
Featured Photographer: Matt Spohn
Grading Commitment
Hanging with the Monkeys, and Getting the Monkey Off My Back
It Was His Time: Brad Gobright Interview May 2019
John Middendorf : A Big Man for a Big Stone
Sébastien Berthe Free Climbs the Nose From the Ground Up
Shit Happens – Or, Why You Need a Walkie Talkie
Developers and Guidebook Authors
>
Kevin Powell
Rock Star Groupie
Tony Calderone
Exploring Our World
>
AUSTRALIA - Photographer - Diego Perez
AUSTRALIA - Profile - Julie Anderson
Book Review - Climbing Rock
CHINA - From Yangshuo, to Getu, to Liming
FRANCE - Verdon in Winter
GREECE - Meteora
ITALY - Dolomites
MEXICO - La Huasteca
SPAIN - Artist - Karmelo Onate
UTAH - Maple Canyon: This One Makes You Taller
Honoring Diversity
>
ARTIST: Shawn Lee
A Shift on Moonlight Buttress
Claiming a Space on the Mountain
Colorblind
Feature Photographer: Bryan Sillorequez
Is Diversity in America Diverse?
MOVIE: People of Climbing:
Profile - Favia Dubyk
The Lineage
Joshua Tree
>
Bouldering: JTree Made Me Do It
Improv at JTree: Bad Bolts
JTree: Bolting Pressure Cooker
Joshua Tree: Heinous Approaches
Overcoming Boundaries
>
Photographer - Brook Anderson
Profile - Louise Shepherd
Profile - Megan Banker
Profile - Shawn Axelrod
Rock Type 1
The Tape Job
Women's Edition
>
Editorial - Women's Edition
Climbing is My Art
Mt. Logan Solo
Photographer - Michelle Ranee Johnson
Profile - Caitlin Schokker
Adaptive Climbing
>
Adaptive Climbing Edition
El Capitan: Enock Glidden
Quinn Brett Interview
My Journey to Adaptive Rock Climbing
Planning for Mt. Rainier: Adaptive Climbing
Resources - Adaptive Climbing
Alpine & Ice
>
California Still Has Untouched Climbing Wilderness
Ice Solo
Mt. Ogden Spanking
Mt. Whitney Whipping
My Common Alpine Epic
CC Profile
>
Profile - Shawn Axelrod
Profile - Megan Banker
Profile - Favia Dubyk
Profile - Debbie Fowler
Profile - Sabine Pratt Hunziker
Profile - Caitlin Schokker
Profile - Louise Shepherd
CoVID and Climbing
>
COVID Climbing Memes
CoVID-19 Remakes Our Lives
Dear Memory
From Couch to Lifting Couches
How to Climb and Avoid the Corona Virus
Train the Mind: Mental Toughness Tips for Quaratraining
The 5.10 Commandments
Trying to Send this Route
Equipment (writings)
>
A Rack Retrospective
Cam Ranges (+ Big Bros)
Carabiner Strength Ratings
Climbing Shoes Fit
Guide Book Follies
Rope Buying 101
Shit Happens – Or, Why You Need a Walkie Talkie
The One Item to Stockpile
Which Way Should I Carry My Trad Rack?
Why GriGris Suck
8 Reasons I Carry a Full Rack on Every Trad Climb
Facebook Feature
>
FF: Big Walls
FF: Butt Shots
FF: Exploring Our World
FF: Overcoming Boundaries
FF: Trees & Climbing
FF: Welcome New Climbers
Grades, Styles, & Types
>
Bouldering-Falling
Bouldering Grade Advancements
Grading Climbs at the Gym
It's a F-ing Chimney
Onsight vs Flash vs Etc...
Top 10: Increase the Climbing Grade When...
Trad Climbing is for Chicken Sh*#s
WTF 5.7?
18 Climber Types: Which Are You?
Kids
>
Family Stages
The Guidebook
Legends
>
B - Joe Brown
G - Brad Gobright
G - Todd Gordon
H - Hugh Herr
H - Thomas Huber - In Another World - A Personal Climbing Journey
J - Saxon Johns
M - Tim Macartney-Snape: A Legend from Sea to Summit
M - John Middendorf
Other/Misc
>
Assault on Schurman Rock
Book Club
Climbing, Community, and the U.S. Presidential Election
Climbing Drinking Games
Climbing Gyms: The Gateway Drug
Climbing Hands
Climbing in the Bare Essentials
Climbing Resolutions
Demented Dirtbag
Don't Take Granite for Granite
Dorothy, We Aren't on Havana Anymore
Guatemalan Worry Dolls Go Climbing
No Health Insurance Changed How I Climb
Snakes and Ladders
Starting Over
The Adventure of A Lifetime - So Far
The Bane of Northwest Climbing
Things of Stone and Wood
Zac the Interloper
Mental-Physical
>
Climbing Training Series
>
Rock Climber Mobility
Train the Mind: Mental Toughness Tips for Quaratraining
Achilles
12-Weeks to Onsighting a 5.8
Everyone Around Me Is Better Than I Am
How Auto-Immune Disease Affected My Climbing
Mastering Joy on Easy Street
Mind, Body, and Soul
Of Cartoons and Quickdraws
Push and Pull
Sorcerer and the Kidney Stone
The Devil's Game
The Taste of Climbing
Poetry/Prose
>
Anti-Social Climbers
Finding Poetry
Ice is Nice
Social/Social Media
>
Climbing into the Fold
Diversity in Climbing is Not a Bandwagon
My Husband Climbs Stronger than Me
Fuck "Gumbies" and "Noobs"
Social Network Rescue
Safety and Skills
>
Bolting and Ground-Fall Potential
Euro-Death Knot is NOT
Multi-Pitch Tips: Two ATCs
Sketchy Anchor Bolts
Sliding-X Anchor
Three Ways to Use a Stick Clip
Top 10: Climbing Best Practices
Travel Stories
>
Blue Mountains - Bliss: Climbing in the Blueys
Buenos Aires, Argentina Crag
Colorado - Calling Pat Ament
Coolum Cave - Sendfest 8
Ecuador - A Nation of Four Worlds
El Potrero Chico - Riding the Dirty Dog
Lover's Leap - Zone of Craptitude
Rio de Janeiro - Classic Climbs Sampler
Taghia, Morocco - Hardly Failing
Tasmania - Legend of the ‘Unclimbable Cliff’
Vedauwoo, WY
Marketplace
Climbing Addicts Colored Chalk
Climb-On Maps
Permagumby (formerly Crusher Climbing)
Dynamite Starfish
Heroclip
Neilico
NW Alpine
Rockytalkies
Reviews
Books
>
Advanced Rock Climbing Book Review
Adventures at the Edge of the World
Climbing Rock: Vertical Explorations Across North America
Hangdog Days Book Review
Hooking Up: The Ultimate Big Wall and Climbing Guide
Paul Preuss: Lord of the Abyss
The Sharp End of Life: A Mother's Story - Book Review
Equipment/Gear Reviews
>
Belay Device Review
>
Edelrid Mega Jul
Harnesses
>
ArcTeryx-FL-365
Misty Mountain Cadillac
Packs and Bags
>
Sukoa Chalk Bag Review
Trango Crag Pack
Personal Anchor Systems
>
Camp-Daisy-Twist
Petzl-Dual-Adjust
Photographers & Artists
A- Brook Anderson
D - Daga Dygas
J - Michelle Ranee Johnson
L - Shawn Lee Illustrator
M - Alex Messenger
N - Tiffany Nardico
O - Camila Ospina
P - Diego Perez
S - Stephen Smithburger
2020 U.S. Rock Climbing Festivals
Locations
'Round the World
>
20 World Destinations for Adventurous Climbing
Australia
>
Queensland, Australia
>
Kangaroo Point Photos and Beta
Kangaroo Point Review
New South Wales Australia
>
Blue Mountains
>
Blue Mountains Photos and Beta
Blue Mountains Review
Nowra
>
Nowra Photos and Beta
Nowra Review
Mexico
>
Potrero Chico Photos and Beta
Potrero Chico Review
United States
>
Climbing Area Check List - U.S.
>
Climbing Area Check List Part 1: Alabama to California
Climbing Area Checklist Part 2: Colorado to Michigan
Climbing Area Checklist Part 3: Minnesota to New Mexico
Climbing Area Checklist Part 4: New York to Wyoming
Arizona
>
Queen Creek Canyon
California
>
Joshua Tree
>
Joshua Tree Tips
Mount Whitney
>
Mount Whitney Photos and Beta
Idaho
>
City of Rocks
>
City of Rocks Photos and Beta
City of Rocks Review
Oregon
>
Smith Rock
>
Smith Rock - Photos and Beta
Smith Rock Review
Spring Mountain
>
Spring Mountain Review
Spring Mountain - Photos and Beta
Trout Creek
>
Trout Creek Photos and Beta
Trout Creek Review
Nevada
>
Gun Club
Keyhole Canyon
Red Rock Canyon
>
Red Rock Canyon Review - Yeahs and Neahs
Red Rocks Photos and Beta
New Hampshire
>
North Conway, NH
Rumney, NH
New York
>
Gunks Review
Utah
>
Echo Canyon
Ferguson Canyon
>
Ferguson Canyon Photos and Beta
Ferguson Canyon Review
Ibex
>
Ibex Photos and Beta
Ibex Review
Maple Canyon
>
Maple Canyon, Utah Photos and Beta
Maple Canyon Review
Moab
>
Moab - Main - Photos and Beta
Moab -Main - Review
St. George
>
St. George - Prophesy Wall- Photos and Beta
St. George - Prophesy Wall - Review
West Virginia
>
Seneca Rocks
Wyoming
>
Ten Sleep
Contributors
Photos by Contributor
Writings By Author
>
B - Stephanie Bahnsen
B - Dave Barnes
>
Dave Barnes Extended Bio
B - Keith Bell
B - Brianna Boney
C - Carrot
C - Radek Chalupa
C - Erin Collins
C - James Crump
D - Stefani Dawn
F - Tony Ferrar
G - Joshua G
G - Leesa Gallia
G - Naomi Gibbs
G - Enock Glidden
H - Grey Hensley
J - Jonathan
K- Melissa Kline
K - Christine Kuebler
M - Collin McGee
M - Rick Momsen
O - Maggie Odette
P - Emilie Pellerin
P - Brice Pollock
P - Paul Pritchard
R - Monique Richard
R - Juan Rodriguez
S - Laur Sabourin
S - Jeff Smoot
T- Frothy Thomson
T - Matt Tredway
W - Kirby Walke
W - Wayne Willoughby
W - Lani Wilson
Z - Peter Zabrok
Contact and Submissions
Dialogue
Mailing List Request
About Common Climber
Why I Started Common Climber
Welcome Dave Barnes!
