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Big Wall climbing
Weekend Warm-Up: Unknown Factors
In 2018, Hansjorg Auer planned to lead a group...
March 26, 2022
Rebecca McPhee
Tomaszewski and Bielecki Open New Route on the Karakoram’s Frigid Uli Biaho
The last we heard, Marcin Tomaszewski and Damian Bielecki...
December 21, 2021
Angela Benavides
Trango Towers: Shipton Spire Team Loses One Member
Marcin Tomaszewski has arrived in Pakistan, ready to tackle...
November 29, 2021
Angela Benavides
Marcin Tomaszewski on Tackling Shipton Spire in Winter
A strong Polish team led by Marcin Tomaszewski leaves...
November 12, 2021
Angela Benavides
Poles Aim for a Winter First in the Karakorum: Shipton Spire
While the Polish National Team still considers whether or...
October 22, 2021
Angela Benavides
Saraghrar, The Forgotten Mountain: An Interview with Archil Badriashvili
Last month, events on Rakaposhi and Manaslu overshadowed the...
October 11, 2021
Angela Benavides
Piolets d’Or Winners Announced
Each year, the Piolets d'Or awards, mountaineering's highest honor,...
October 8, 2021
Jilli Cluff
Villanueva and Team Report 5 New Big Walls in East Greenland
Between a notable first ascent by an Italian-Swiss-French team...
September 21, 2021
Sam Anderson
Tackling the Six Great North Faces of the Alps, Totally Human-Powered
Simon Gietl and Roger Schaeli have set out to...
September 17, 2021
Angela Benavides
Hindu Kush: Georgian Trio Push on Unclimbed Saraghrar NW
Flying under the radar, Georgian climbers Archil Badriashvili, Baqar...
September 9, 2021
Angela Benavides
A Complete Guide to Climbing Grades
Simply put, rock climbing grades describe the difficulty of...
August 30, 2021
Sam Anderson
New Big Wall Climb in East Greenland
A three-person team of Matteo Della Bordella (Italy), Silvan...
August 24, 2021
Jilli Cluff
Boomer, McNair-Landry Finish Epic 42-Day Baffin Adventure
Arctic breakup season, when the skin of ice covering...
August 14, 2021
Sam Anderson
Weekend Warm-Up: The Airport Wall
Climbing films don't always transmit the unglamorous side of...
August 7, 2021
Sam Anderson
Pou Brothers Free Unclimbed Face in Peru
It's been quite the summer for route development on...
July 17, 2021
Jilli Cluff
Glowacz and Hans Establish 20-Pitch Route in Dolomites
On July 12, German expeditionists Stefan Glowacz and Phillip...
July 16, 2021
Jilli Cluff
Edu Marin to Free Climb Eternal Flame on Trango Tower
Former competitive rock climber Edu Marin, 35, is off...
July 5, 2021
Angela Benavides
Yosemite Triple Crown in Less Than a Day
Last week, Jordon Cannon and Scott Bennett completed the...
June 22, 2021
Rebecca McPhee
A First Ascent in Patagonia
Four Chilean climbers have made the first ascent of...
March 29, 2021
Martin Walsh
Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang and the Mirrors of Repetition
A mountain’s challenge is not dictated by height alone....
March 27, 2021
Martin Walsh
Patagonia: Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll Tames Monster Offwidth
There he goes again: Shortly after stunning the big...
March 11, 2021
Angela Benavides
Alps: New Route Free Climbed Up the West Face of Petit Dru
A French team carves a new route up an...
March 2, 2021
Angela Benavides
Villanueva O’Driscoll Solos Patagonia’s Fitz Traverse
Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll of Belgium has just soloed the...
February 12, 2021
Martin Walsh
The World’s Tallest Artificial Climbing Wall
Europe’s tallest chimney has been converted into the world’s...
February 1, 2021
Martin Walsh
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