Climbing
Weekend Warm-Up: Sparse, Passionate Storytelling Elevates ‘The Artist’
In a crowded field of climbing films that are...
Earliest-Known Rock Climb Stood Unrepeated for Centuries
If people rock climbed before 1492, the evidence is...
‘I Choose Climbing’ — Keita Kurakami Dies on Mt. Fuji After Years with Heart Condition
A brief story in Japan's YBS News today reported...
Weekend Warm-Up: Less Drill, More Thrill for The Traditionalist
It’s a bridge too far to paint Jacopo Larcher...
Matteo Della Bordella Returns to East Greenland’s Big Walls
Matteo Della Bordella, Silvan Schupbach, Symon Welfringer, and Alex...
Pro Rock Climber Charles Barrett Gets Life Sentence for Multiple Sexual Assaults
Charles Barrett, a 40-year-old rock climber convicted of sexual...
Weekend Warm-Up: Obsessed and Mustachioed on the Last Gem in the Buttermilks
Climbs in the Buttermilk Boulders don’t surrender easily, even...
Alex Honnold Demolishes El Cap Solo Speed Record
The world’s only Oscar-winning free soloist is at it...
One Climber Killed, One Critically Injured After 300m Fall in Denali National Park
Two climbers fell approximately 300m while ascending Mt. Johnson...
Two Americans Climb New Route on Tengkangpoche
On April 23, Patrick Johnson and Patrick Gephart of...
Anna Pfaff Makes Triumphant Return to Alaska With New Route on Mount Providence
In her first Alaska climb since losing several toes...
Seb Bouin Creates Another Savage Climb, Hints at Even Harder Project
Medium take: Seb Bouin is the world’s best sport...
Weekend Warm-Up: Definitely Ondra, But Quieter
What’s this new look on Adam Ondra?
He’s not grunting...
Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain
New Zealand alpinist Daniel Joll leads off Changabang with...
Just Out: First-Ever Guidebook to Rock Climbing in Nepal. And It’s Free
Below the giant peaks of the Himalaya, the valleys...
A Winter of New Ice Routes Ends With One Last Surprise Send
Cutting-edge climbers in the Alps have a habit of...
Famed Everest Documentarian David Breashears Dies at 68
The mountaineering community has lost a luminary.
David Breashears died...
Falling Rock Changes Route on Patagonia’s Fitz Roy
Thawing permafrost on the granite spires of Patagonia is...