Climbing Blogs Are Alive and Well: Some Examples

Now that the reaction has died down a little from my batting back against Andrew Bisharat's overblown and incoherent polemic against climbing blogs, it's time to switch to the positive side of the ledger. Frankly, I am revising some of the things I have thought about blogs myself in the past. This is because some interesting new voices (and some old ones) are adding new life to independent climbing writing and they should be recognized for their contributions.

In no particular order, therefore, here a few examples of writers and sites that I would encourage readers to check out for an alternative perspective. Some are pro climber blogs, some are not. Some are sponsored by maufacturers, others are completely independent. They tend to be very regularly updated and of consistently good quality. The list is biased towards sport climbing and bouldering right now. Maybe another post for some more in the alpine/big wall, etc. Please give them a visit and let them know what you think of their work. I recommend all of them.

http://inclined.americanalpineclub.org/

http://www.moonclimbing.com/blog/

http://bishopbouldering.blogspot.com/

http://www.jstarinorbit.com/

http://www.splitterchoss.com/

http://enormocast.com/

http://semi-rad.com/

http://www.dreaminvertical.com/

http://www.climbingterms.com/

http://www.alanarnette.com/index.php

http://steviehaston.blogspot.com/

http://www.climbingzine.com/

http://mattwilderclimbing.blogspot.com/

http://paigeaclaassen.wordpress.com/

http://hazelfindlay.wordpress.com/

http://footlesscrow.blogspot.com/

http://michelecaminati.blogspot.com/

http://angiepayne.com/

http://martinkeller.blogspot.com/

http://gabriele-moroni.blogspot.com/

http://www.davemacleod.blogspot.com/

http://www.joekindkid.com/

http://tryhardclimbers.blogspot.com/

http://lloydclimbingblog.blogspot.com/

http://www.highinfatuation.com/blog/

http://climbing.about.com/

http://www.thecleanestline.com/

http://kellycordes.wordpress.com/

http://sonnietrotter.com/

http://www.colinhaley.blogspot.com/

http://www.willstanhope.com/blog

http://www.thenamelesscreature.com/

http://www.whitemountainrockandice.com/cathedralstyle/

http://jonglassberg.lt11.com/

http://thestonemind.com/

http://www.dirtbagdiaries.com/

and so on. In fact, the state of climbing blogging is better than ever. If you are bored after looking over the contributions of these writers, you may need to take up another sport!

The major news sites and magazine sites are omitted here.If I didn't mention a writer that you like please add it in the comments section!