“Dirty Old Town” Ogden Bouldering History: By Pete Lowe
KAYA has recently launched Anthony Chertudi’s Ogden Bouldering Guidebook, which features nearly 500 quartzite boulders on the hillsides just outside the city. Enjoy learning about the history of Ogden bouldering, as written by local climber and developer, Pete Lowe:...
Meet the Author: Peter Michaux
We are so proud to have collaborated with Peter Michaux on our new KAYA Squamish Guide. Peter is the author of the original Squamish Bouldering Guide. We sat down with him to learn about the history of Squamish bouldering, his memorable experiences, and his advice for...
Joe’s Valley Heroes: Steven Jeffery
In celebration of KAYA’s launch of Steven Jeffery’s Official Joe’s Valley Guidebook, we’re highlighting the legends that have contributed to the development of Joe’s Valley bouldering. Steven Jeffery started climbing as an 11-year-old kid in Salt Lake City’s Little...
Joe’s Valley Heroes: Kyram Adsit
In celebration of KAYA’s launch of Steven Jeffery’s Official Joe’s Valley Guidebook, we’re highlighting the legends that have contributed to the development of Joe’s Valley bouldering. You may not have heard of Kyram before, but he is one of Utah’s most influential...
Introducing the KAYA Smart Logbook: Climb Smarter and Train Better
The new KAYA Smart Logbook turns your climbing history into useful, personalized guidance, helping you decide what to climb, understand how your sessions are going, and make informed training decisions over time. It is designed to support climbers of all levels, whether you are following a structured training plan, working with a coach, returning from…
KAYA Attends the Access Fund’s 2026 Climbing Advocacy Conference
West Virginia here we come! Once a year, our good partners at Access Fund corral dozens of Local Climbing Organizations (LCOs) from across the nation to network, learn from one another, and grow toward our shared ambitions of acquiring, protecting, expanding, and conserving access to our valuable climbing resources. This year was KAYA’s second in…
How the Climbing Community Came Together to Save Farley Ledges, Massachusetts
In May, climbers across the country came together for a common goal: protecting access to one of the most iconic climbing destinations in the Northeast. The Western Massachusetts Climbers’ Coalition (WMCC) launched the Save Farley campaign with an ambitious mission—raise $250,000 to secure the future of Farley Ledges and build a new parking area that…
The Fall of America’s Last Iconic Projects?
The Dark Side, Devilution, and Event Horizon (V16). Think of North America’s most iconic and trafficked bouldering destinations.In all likelihood, one or all of the following came to mind: Yosemite, Bishop, and SquamishThey have all the components. Laden with mind-melding, iconic media from Rampage to Reel Rock, generation-defining testpieces such as Midnight Lightning (V8), Evilution…
Gym Rat Newsletter // Edition 1
James Ratcliffe Magnesius (Jim Rat Mag, to his friends), listening to “NEVER ENOUGH” by Turnstile and getting psyched for a session. Welcome to Gym Rat, the world’s first-ever indoor climbing newsletter! Hi readers, This project came about because I (your editor, Callie) am bad at directions and became very confused while attempting to locate the…
KAYA 2025 Data Ethos & Retrospective
Where we are today and how we got here In recent months, it’s come into focus for our team just how disruptive KAYA (and digital products like it) can be to the current status-quo of climbing information sharing and guidebooks. We’ve been moving very quickly in the last few years, striving to build an awesome…