The El Cap Report: Tom “Ansel” Evans
James Lucas James Lucas

The El Cap Report: Tom “Ansel” Evans

“Today’s El Cap Report….written just for you…unique in all the world!” Tom Evans would write in the El Cap Report. Those words whisked readers from their computers to Yosemite’s El Cap Bridge. There, cigar in mouth, Tom “Ansel” Evans would stand with a crew of bridge rats, dirty wall climbers drinking King Cobras, and his huge telescopes.

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Fatherhood: Josh Wharton
James Lucas James Lucas

Fatherhood: Josh Wharton

Taking a break from his training facility in Estes Park, Colorado, one of the world’s best all-arounders talks about hard climbing, the risk in alpinism, his low profile on social media, and balancing life as a pro climber and father.

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Power Chords: Kolin Powick
James Lucas James Lucas

Power Chords: Kolin Powick

How this guitar-obsessed “5.9-with-a-pack mountain guy” is working with the team at Black Diamond to drive refinement and innovation in climbing gear

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