Chris Sharma

Spontaneous days back in Oliana. Surprisingly good conditions and super good vibes with @kbecan25 @kecuca @_felipecamargo_ so pleasant to be back in such a familiar place. This route “joe Mama 9a+” gave me my fair share of beat downs last season. At first a route that I underestimated, it turned into an epic battle that got the best of me. So refreshing to come back this season with an open mind and no expectations other than to just enjoy climbing. Maybe it was in my head or maybe it was all the training with @patxiusobiaga_pucseries last summer

Chris Sharma is seen by many as the best rock climber in the world, who discovered climbing by walking into a random rock climbing centre aged 12.

The Californian spends his life discovering and climbing singular, aesthetic and seemingly impossible routes and his profile tracks his adventures.

Chris constantly pushes forward with his climbing, finding and trailblazing new routes. Such a great profile to inspire new climbers and show how amazing rock climbing can be.

Jon Glassberg

@ariintheair takes a breather on a fun little high line in Joshua Tree National Park, CA this week. We road tripped and had some adventures for @marmot all across Southern California. Now I’m tired, sunburned, dehydrated and super psyched we came away with some awesome shots with a rad crew. #lt11 @louderthan11 @colterjh @sierralerback @ashbax808 @zachdoleac @kadoubles

A photo posted by Jon Glassberg (@jonglassberg) on Oct 14, 2016 at 11:47am PDT

While this isn’t a personal climbing profile, Jon Glassberg’s climbing photography is an amazing way to get an insight into how it feels to be climbing rocks on an elite level.

His company Louder Than 11 takes amazing photography of not only climbers, but all types of adventure atheletes and more.

This photo of a climber in Southern California shows how it feels to be roadtripping and climbing with a rad crew. We love it!

Alex Manelis

I vote we rename this problem from “Wall to Wall carpet” to “Wall to wall poop” if you’ve been to Bridal Veil, you understand the pain this area sees. I hope the park service changes this situation, one day… Photo: @picturesbypeter

A photo posted by Alex Manelis (@amanelis) on Sep 9, 2016 at 9:36am PDT

“Climbing, traveling and ultimately, more climbing lead to injury and a need to keep myself immersed in this creative loop spawned the camera. I knew that I wanted to look back at everything I had done and relive those experiences.”

This quote from Alex Manelis sums up how this Instagram profile makes you feel. Alex takes the creative aspects of climbing and manages to capture them through his work.

Away from the technical aspects of climbing, this profile manages to express the artistic beauty of movement and sport.

Alyse Dietel

Help save beautiful Red Rock canyon from commercial development! Sign the petition via the link in my bio and keep Red Rock rural. Every signature counts! (P.s. Donation optional, your signature will still be recorded and counted even if you choose not to donate)

This woman is so inspiring.

Alyse had been climbing for 15 years before she fell off a cliff during her first month of college and was paralyzed from the waist down for 6 months.

Despite being confined to a wheelchair, she defied her doctors and re-learned to walk, and then to climb, now she’s heading back to the top of her game.

We love following Alyse and seeing her take on bigger and bigger challenges. When we feel like we can’t be bothered to hit the climbing centre or go out for a run, its good to be reminded how much we take those things for granted!

Lonnie Kauk

Respect to Dean ^ @deanpotter “King Air”⚡️ #yosemite #native @evolvusa

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Who’s heard of Lonnie Kauk?

Most climbers know the name Ron Kauk, a fairly renowned person in climbing history, less people however know his son Lonnie.

Lonnie is a great boulderer who spends his time establishing and repeating many of the hard lines in the Sierra. His Instagram is a mix of nature photography, great climbing photos and also retro photographs from his dad’s days of climbing in Yosemite.

Carlo Traversi

As always, it was an exciting weekend in Portland, Oregon for the annual Portland Boulder Rally. Good vibes from one of the most down to earth climbing communities on the planet. I’ve been dedicating some time to keeping my plastic skills on point and it was nice to see some of that work pay off. I only wish I had seen the easier beta on the final boulder to secure the victory, but sometimes that’s how it goes. Congrats to the winners and all the finalists for putting on a great show! Already stoked for next year! Photo by @richcrowder. @blackdiamond @fiveten_official @skratchlabs

A photo posted by Carlo Traversi (@carlodenali) on Oct 4, 2016 at 11:48am PDT

Carlo Traversi is one of the strongest climbers in the world.

The great thing about his profile is that it shows how much he loves Yosemite Valley, the photos are as much about the space around him as they are about his own climbing.

Carlo embodies the modern bouldering ideal. After opening his own centre,  he’s now the head setter at one of Americas finest bouldering gyms. An amazingly exciting climber to follow!