Big Wall climbing

Young climbers smile on the summit of the grandes Jorasses. Alps

Surprising New Route on the North Face of the Grandes Jorasses

Ingenious teams continue to open new routes on classic...
April 14, 2026
A climber looks up from a half-destroyed portaledge on a Patagonian face.

Stefano Ragazzo Rope Solos Patagonia’s ‘Riders on the Storm’

Two years after the first free climb of the...
March 12, 2026
American climbing team on the summit of Torres del Paine after opening a new route.

Patagonia: New American Route on Torre Central del Paine

After two years and 70 total nights on one...
March 9, 2026
Climbers on a flat rocky summit.

A Tough New Route In Patagonia’s Cochamo Valley

Mirco Grasso of Italy and Jernej Kruder of Slovenia...
February 27, 2026
A climber on a smooth, vertical granite wall in Patagonia.

Caldwell, Vanhee Thwarted Again on Torres del Paine

American Tommy Caldwell and Belgian Siebe Vanhee are starting...
February 10, 2026
Climbers on the granite walls of Torres del Paine , Patagonia.

Tommy Caldwell, Siebe Vanhee Trying to Free Climb Torres del Paine in a Day

American Tommy Caldwell and Siebe Vanhee of Belgium have...
February 2, 2026
Climbing up the wall on new route.

New Multi-Pitch Route Opened in Chilean Patagonia

Raimundo De Andraca and Fernanda Carabias of Chile have...
January 29, 2026
A lclimber on an ice ramp, Fitz Roy in background at dawn.

Local Brothers Complete All Patagonian Spires in Their Early 20s

Tomas and Pedro Odell made the most of the...
January 15, 2026

Local Patagonian Climbers Repeat Rare Route on Fitz Roy

Pedro Odell, Tomas Odell, and Bauti Gregorini have done...
December 8, 2025
Sasha DiGiulian climbing on the Platinum Wall.

First Female Free Ascent of El Capitan’s Platinum Wall

On November 26, Sasha DiGiulian of the U.S. did...
December 2, 2025
Three female climbers with helmets and sunglases, with rocky spire rising from the snow behind.

French Women Take on the Indian Himalaya

In October, Lise Billon and Maud Vanpoulle led a...
December 2, 2025
A climber belays another on a big mixed face, with high-altitude suits.

The Best Russian Climbs of the Year

The Russian Mountaineering Association has published its shortlist of...
November 18, 2025
Mount Asgard and its twin summits.

UK Brothers to Summit Baffin Island’s Mount Asgard, Honoring Grandfather’s Legacy

British adventurers Niall McCann and Finn McCann are on...
July 9, 2025
route line up arctic cliff

First Ascent of a Big Wall on Baffin Island

High on the remote granite cliffs of Sam Ford...
May 28, 2025
The summit ridge of Shkhara seen from the top of the south wall.

Second Winter Ascent of Big Wall on Georgia’s Highest Peak

David Kocsis and Marton Nagy of Hungary have opened...
March 9, 2025
A climber on a smooth, vertical granite wall in Paragonia.

Italians Solve ‘Mirror-Smooth’ Wall in Patagonia

Taking advantage of a brief break in the heinous...
March 4, 2025
A climber belay another on a granite Patagonia big wall

Italians Try to Solve a 30-year Old Climbing Problem in Patagonia

Matteo Della Bordella is in Patagonia to attempt an...
February 21, 2025
climber on a big wall with sun peeking above distant mountains

How Sebastien Berthe Scored the 4th Ascent of The Dawn Wall

Few climbs have captured our collective imagination quite like...
February 18, 2025
Two climbers greet with a Patagonian granite spire behind

Basque Climbers Open Two New Routes in Patagonia

Tasio Martin and Ibon Mendia of Spain have made...
January 28, 2025
on a patagonian granite wall at sunset

Italians Open New Route in Patagonia

Matteo Della Bordella, Mirco Grasso, and Alessandro Bau of...
January 14, 2025
A climber on a ledge in the shade, Patagonian spires in background.

First Patagonia Climbs of the Season

Patagonia climbing peaks in January, but locals and some...
December 12, 2024
arctic kayaking in red kayaks

Della Bordella and Schupbach on Their Greenland Odyssey

This past summer, Matteo Della Bordella, Symon Welfringer, Silvan...
November 26, 2024
O'Driscoll putting a face.

Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and the Patagonia Attitude

He is one of the most iconic characters in...
November 20, 2024
Herson and Caldwell on a portaledge pitched to a smooth grannite face on El Capitan

Tommy Caldwell and Connor Herson Free-Climb The Heart on El Capitan

Tommy Caldwell has free-climbed The Heart, one of the...
November 13, 2024

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