|   Cover of the magazine, October 26, 2015 | |
| Frequency | Nine times a year | 
|---|---|
| Founded | 1970 | 
| Company | Outside | 
| Country | United States | 
| Based in | Boulder, Colorado | 
| Language | English | 
| Website | climbing | 
| OCLC | 4040888 | 
Climbing is a major US-based rock climbing magazine first published in 1970. [1] In 2007, it was bought by Skram Media, the publisher of Urban Climber Magazine. [1] The headquarters of the magazine is in Boulder, Colorado. [1] [2] It is published nine times a year. [3] Climbing was purchased by Outside in 2021. [4]
Each year, Climbing gives out a number of awards, called the Golden Pitons. Award categories include: Sport Climbing, Breakout Performance, Climber of the Year, Rusty Piton, Lifetime Achievement, Comeback, Alpine, Boldest Move, and Competition. [5]