![Chris Kalman placing a #6 (purple) DMM Dragonfly on a steep new route in Arizona. [Photo] Nelson Klein](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/dmm-dragonfly-micro-cams-1-1-930x620.jpg)
The DMM Dragonfly Micro Cams are among the smallest and strongest cams ever made. Chris Kalman tested them on the thin cracks near his home… Read More »DMM Dragonfly: A pretty good cam, especially for small sizes
![Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell can be seen standing on the summit of the Sharkstooth (12,630') in Rocky Mountain National Park at sunrise on Saturday, July 18, during their Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup (CDUL). [Photo] Adam Stack](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rmnp-cdul-1-930x620.jpg)
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold have completed a linkup of staggering proportions in Rocky Mountain National Park. The duo dubbed their route the Continental Divide… Read More »Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell complete “Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup” in Rocky Mountain National Park
![A storm settles over the Cirque of the Towers, Wind River Range, Wyoming. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a70-tcl-wringing-it-out-1-930x620.jpeg)
In this story from The Climbing Life section of Alpinist 70, Spencer Gray experiences an unusual turn of events when he gets caught in the… Read More »Wringing It Out
![The author wearing the La Sportiva Testarossa climbing shoes at a crag near Redstone, Colorado. [Photo] Nat Gustafson](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xla-sportiva-testarossa-1-2-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.PxTQXw-hN9.jpg)
Alpinist Digital Editor Derek Franz has been using the slightly redesigned La Sportiva Testarossa climbing shoes for the past several months and discovered what he’s… Read More »La Sportiva Testarossa: Still one of the best climbing shoes money can buy
![A climber displays their worn tape gloves. [Photo] Andrew Burr](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/a70-tool-users-crack-gloves-1-930x620.jpg)
In this Tool Users story that first appeared in Alpinist 70–which is now available on some newsstands and in our online store–Mailee Hung considers the… Read More »Tool Users: Crack Climbing Gloves
![Clint Helander using the Mystery Ranch Tower 47 backpack in Alaska. [Photo] Clint Helander collection](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/xmystery-ranch-tower-47-1-2-930x620.jpg.pagespeed.ic.gVCd_Elf8s.jpg)
Alaskan alpinist Clint Helander tested the Mystery Ranch Tower 47 backpack for all sorts of activities. The pack is designed as a crag pack for… Read More »Mystery Ranch Tower 47: A dream pack for climbers who like organization
Today marks the release of the long-anticipated film, “A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground,” directed by Henna Taylor. The film release is in conjunction… Read More »“A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Ground” is now available to watch with donations to the Climbing Grief Fund
![This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. [Image] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC.gov)](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cdc-coronavirus-graphic-930x620.jpg)
While the number of COVID-19 cases is declining in some areas of the US, allowing more people to venture outside their homes, some other places… Read More »Coronavirus Update: doctors tell us what to know before going back to the crag or gym
![Derek Franz sets up his Zenbivy bed during a backpack trip in Colorado's Elk Range. [Photo] Mandi Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/zenbivy-light-1-2-930x620.jpeg)
Alpinist digital editor Derek Franz has been using the Zenbivy Light bed system for the past year. As a guy who prefers to avoid the… Read More »Zenbivy Light: A quilt that pairs with a sheet to become a cozy bed
![Mitsu Iwasaki will assume duties as the new Chief Executive Officer of the American Alpine Club on August 3. [Photo] Courtesy of the American Alpine Club](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/new-aac-ceo-mitsu-iwasaki-930x620.jpg)
The American Alpine Club announced yesterday that Mitsu Iwasaki will take over as its Chief Executive Officer on August 3. Iwasaki is replacing CEO Phil… Read More »Mitsu Iwasaki begins duties as the American Alpine Club’s new CEO on August 3
