Going Pro: Lincoln Knowles and Zander Waller
The path to professionalism is murky at best. Even for established world-class athletes, it’s a struggle to make it work. Friends Lincoln Knowles and Zander Waller friends chart very different paths in the hopes of getting paid to do what they love.
Image: Zander Waller
Katie Lamb: The Dark Side
Katie Lamb has been cutting her teeth on a steady diet of some of the country’s hardest boulders. When she became the first woman to climb V16, she was surprised by the spotlight that came with that breakthrough and the ensuing online drama after the problem was downgraded. Today, Katie has climbed V16 again and her motivation has never been more in focus.
Image: Eric Bissell
Not So Mellow
The Mellow crew provides. Between sends of the world’s hardest boulders, Daniel Woods, Shawn Raboutou, Giuliano Cameroni and Jimmy Webb took climbing media into their own hands, authoring YouTube ready videos of climbing’s cutting edge with an aesthetic more akin to skate films than National Geographic.
Image: Rainer Eder