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Andrew Bisharat
Andrew Bisharat is a writer and climber based in western Colorado. He is the publisher of Evening Sends and the co-host of The RunOut podcast.
Let There Be Bolts in Climbing
Why sport climbing is a valid expression of rock climbing, and why bolts are the least impactful part of our sport.
Performance Under $100? Reviewing the Tenaya Tanta Lace
Last fall, I spent some time trying the new Tenaya Tanta lace—a $99 pair of climbing shoes and, at that price, stand as just about the cheapest MSRP one can expect to find these day. At a time when I realistically expect to pay double that for a decent pair of...
Must the IFSC Ban Russian Climbers From Comps?
Was the IFSC right to suspend all Russian and Belarusian climbers from competitions? I won’t bury the lede. The answer is yes. But it’s a begrudging, reluctant, and unfortunate yes. The circumstances of an all-out war understandably coerced the IFSC’s decision, and...
Alex Honnold VR: Free Soloing in the Dolomites, Alps, and Desert
Alex Honnold in VR will be as close to free soloing as most of us will ever want to get.
Sell Out: Thoughts on Selling Out
Last week the New York Times announced it would buy Wordle, the viral word-guessing game in which you’re given six chances to guess a five-letter word. Josh Wardle, who created the game whose name is a pun after his own, would be paid somewhere “in the low seven...
The Outdoor Industry Busts Unions—Progressively
Why are some of the most progressive companies in the outdoor industry busting unions? When meaningless symbolism collides with actual change.
This Week in Climbing: Auto-belays Are Kid Leashes
Andrew Bisharat|Wednesday, 19 Jan 2022|Reading time:11 mins|Read online I’ve always regarded auto-belay machines with the kind of god-fearing skepticism that Jim Bridwell reputedly held for GriGris when he infamously said that he “doesn’t trust anything you can’t see...
A Climber’s Approach to Risk during a Pandemic
Considering how decision making and risk taking might inform our approach to climbing, and the pandemic.
Daily Stoke: Ryuichi Murai: “Floatin” (V16)
Bouldering bliss and purity of movement on this exceptional V16.
5 Questions to Make You a Better Climber
Becoming a better climber starts with asking the right questions
This Week in Climbing: Climbing So Cheugy
Why is climbing Insta so cheugy? Well, there’s a headline that would make no sense even two years ago. Alas, there’s no point in pining for an era that no longer exists, and never could ever again. It’s clear that we’re all just kind of bored with celebrating gnarly...