As a bonus this month, rc.com's thegirl reviews a new pair of approach shoes with some fancy socks.

Camhead puts Five Ten's latest creation to the test!

What's with the name CAMP anyway? Is there something symbolic behind the name? There is, but we'd love to hear your take on it. The name CAMP is an acronym. What it stands for... that's where you come in! Enter the CAMP acronym contest to win a bountiful bag o'schwag...

A sunny day, a moderate climb and a group of friends... and at the end of it, three climbers stand accused of murder.

If you do not stand up for something, then you stand for nothing, and that is a pretty empty place to stand. One woman's personal struggles shape her stand on climbing ethics.

Under-rated and often overlooked, the Picos de Europa is Northern Spain’s hidden secret! A huge area of wild limestone peaks offering rock climbers and mountaineers a wealth of routes in a range of styles, sizes and difficulties.

AMGA-certified guide, Patrick Weaver, presents a system for checking rappel rigs and setting up rappels and points out situations in which rappellers should proceed only with due caution.

Results from the 2009 Trango Homemade Cam World Cup are in!

Stories of access and activism abound at the Access Fund’s 2009 Land Conservation Summit.

J. Young and Pete Takeda discuss An Eye at the Top of the World.

The most active crag buyer in the country is at it again.

Voting for the Beauty Pageant portion of the 2009 Trango Homemade Cam World Cup is now live!

Wondering what this whole "Lab" thing is about?

A catalog of many of the questions and topics that have been posed way too many times in Rockclimbing.com forums.

I always enjoy running into companies that have a wider view of what it means to be green. In the case of Josh Helke's Organic Climbing, green doesn't just mean reusing scraps of fabric (which they do) or powering their shop by wind energy (which they do) or promoting cell phone recycling (which they also do); but it means loving what you do and creating a product that will outlast the competition.

Spies! Plutonium! Himalayan climbing!

If you've been to any of these places, you might have seen John Scurlock in his Van’s RV6.

Rolling into El Potrero Chico in true dirtbag fashion left me feeling rather exhausted, but my roadwearyness melted away while I salivated, my heavy eyes opening wide to marvel at the beautiful and terrifying chunk of rock that so dominated the scenery.

All the news that might not actually be news from the floor of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, and why having a trade-show booth that partially blocks the entrance to the men's room may not be as bad as you think. And hey, who do those gnarly fingers belong to?

Day 2 of vegastradguy's adventure in Gearland, the 2009 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market.