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Seb Bouin Creates Another Savage Climb, Hints at Even Harder Project

Medium take: Seb Bouin is the world’s best sport...
The Stairway to Heaven.

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climber on vertical face

Weekend Warm-Up: Definitely Ondra, But Quieter

What’s this new look on Adam Ondra? He’s not grunting...
climbers at night holding a cat

Pet Cat (and Climbers) Rescued on Colorado Climb

When Boulder, Colo. rescuers got a call — or...
The Okavango Delta, Botswana.

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a mountaineer overlooks a cloudy precipice

Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain

New Zealand alpinist Daniel Joll leads off Changabang with...
Oli France

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Climbers seen from behind, walking with their climbing gear on a trail.

Just Out: First-Ever Guidebook to Rock Climbing in Nepal. And It’s Free

Below the giant peaks of the Himalaya, the valleys...
A climber on a thin, vertical ice line.

A Winter of New Ice Routes Ends With One Last Surprise Send

Cutting-edge climbers in the Alps have a habit of...
five middle-aged women cyclists

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Famed Everest Documentarian David Breashears Dies at 68

The mountaineering community has lost a luminary. David Breashears died...
climbing ropes and a crack with some ice inside on a granite wall.

Falling Rock Changes Route on Patagonia’s Fitz Roy

Thawing permafrost on the granite spires of Patagonia is...
Day 77 (7/3/24)- Loch Cluanie Munros.

Anna Wells Completes the Winter Munros

Today, Anna Wells became the first woman, and fourth-ever...
a climber in the shadows moves toward sunlight

This Week in Patagonia: Two More New Routes, One Solid Repetition

Luka Lindic and Luka Krajnc have opened a 500m...
ice climbing at dusk

Winter Climbing Areas, Part IV: Swedish Lapland With Fredrik Strang

With spring just two weeks away, it's almost time...
Cole Brauer.

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Patagonia peaks and wild clouds

Patagonia: More Successful Ascents

Despite Patagonia's ever-changing and ever-challenging weather, more teams have...
men holding a banner on a mountain summit

Weekend Warm-Up: Social Ignorance, Super 8 Mastery in ‘Mountain of Storms’

If you’re hooked from the tight 15-second intro to...
Climbing 'Entre Cristales y Condores' in Cochamo Valley.

Climbing News From Patagonia

After sharing in the epic free-climb of 'Riders on...
Orizaba covered in snow.

Last Missing Climber Found Dead on Mexican Volcano

Authorities have found the lifeless body of a climber...
Hiker atop rocky peak, Kyrgyzstan.

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Cerro Torre, Patagonia.

Two Elite Teams to Squeeze in Last-Minute Patagonia Expeditions

Two strong teams are hurrying to Patagonia to launch...
a climber on thin ice

Alpinists Snag Tenuous First Winter Ascent of ‘Scream of the Butterfly’

Purchase was desperate and margins were razor-thin for three...
Jeremie Heitz in Pakistan.

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