Climbing
Spaniard Grabs First Repeat of UK’s Hardest Route
Eder Lomba has captured the second ascent of the...
World’s Hardest Sport Climb? Seb Bouin Thinks His New Route Cuts It
Veteran 9a+ climber Seb Bouin holds a handful of...
Ben Lieber Solos Alaska’s Classic Moose’s Tooth in 3.5 Hours
On April 14, 2022, American alpinist Ben Lieber soloed...
On Thin Ice: New 1,100m Revelation Route Offers Little Purchase
Matt Cornell and Jackson Marvell punched out a long,...
Nolwen Berthier Joins Female 9a+/5.15 Club with ‘Super Crackinette’
This week, France’s Nolwen Berthier joined the 9a+/5.15 club...
Duo Unlocks Fresh Tactics to Free Climb El Cap in a Day, Sans Support
These days, a free ascent — all upward progress...
New Crevasses Will Make Mont Blanc Climbing Harder, More Dangerous
The Goûter Route on Mont Blanc (4,808m) above Chamonix,...
Seb Berthe Bails on ‘The Dawn Wall’ After Long Effort
Sebastien Berthe’s effort to send the world’s hardest multipitch...
Arrogance or Modesty: Franco Cookson’s Odd First Ascent
If you didn't know who Franco Cookson was until...
Dave MacLeod Repeats ‘Lexicon,’ Hardest Trad Climb in England
Scottish climbing legend Dave MacLeod climbed what many think...
Two Women Create 2,000m Link in Late-Season ‘Romp’ in Patagonia
Whitney Clark and Nicole Lawton spent the latter part...
‘Shaft of the Abyss’ on Golgotha Pushes Marin, Helander to the Limit
Andres Marin and Clint Helander had to work hard...
Flurry of Repeats on France’s Hardest Trad Climb
James Pearson's Le Voyage (E10, 7a) sat without a...
Escape from Camp 354: Mount Kenya, 1943
The history of Africa's second-highest peak culminates in the...
Simon Messner Leaves Innsbruck With Frozen Toes and a Great New Route
Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer risked life and limb...
Laura Tiefenthaler Defeats Doubts for Eiger North Face Solo
Alone at 3,970m on the North Face of the...
Adam Ondra is So Far Ahead of Everyone Else, It’s Crazy
Adam Ondra has carried the “world’s best climber” mantle...
The War in Ukraine: Climbers, Adventurers Become Soldiers, Drivers, and Fundraisers
The war in Ukraine has forced climbers, rowers, and...
Weekend Warm-Up: Beginner to 9a in Four Years
The German-born Martina Demmel oozes natural talent. When she...
Stunning Traverse in Patagonia’s Grupo La Paz by Pelletti and Co.
Sebastian Pelletti may have been the standout climber in...
Tom Livingstone: First Free Ascent of the ‘Voie des Guides’?
By the time Tom Livingstone and Tom Seccombe reached...
This ‘Last Great’ Ice Climb on Ben Nevis is, Literally, a Fear Factory
If you’ve never climbed an ice route that you...
American Climber Dies in Patagonia
On February 23, 2022, rockfall on Patagonia's world-famous Cerro...