Climbing

Logo of the Piolets d'Or

Piolets d’Or: The Oscars of Mountaineering

The 2024 edition of the Piolets d'Or awards is...
El Capitan

Babsi Zangerl Achieves First Flash of El Capitan

Babsi Zangerl climbed Freerider (VI, 5.13a) on El Capitan...
a climber on a mixed route on granite slabs

Filip Babicz and Partner Climb New Line on a Mont Blanc Spire

Speed climber Filip Babicz took advantage of the first...
Ondra stares at the horizon from the bivouac under the East face of Langtang Lirung

Crucial Day on Langtang Lirung

Whatever happens today will decide the success or failure...
a view of the Yosemite valley at twilight

Climbers Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill Smash Yosemite Triple Crown Speed Record

Climbers Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill racked up a...
climbers on Greenland wall at dawn

Adventure Links of the Week 

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
Close shot of Jordi Corominas with a tent behind him.

Jordi Corominas Gets the Piolet d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award

Jordi Corominas of Spain has received the Walter Bonatti...
man climbing skyscraper

Seb Bouin Free Solos Skyscraper With ‘French Spider-Man’ Alain Robert

“We’re trying to awaken minds with a bold gesture,”...
Colin Haley

Weekend Warm-Up: Peeled Raw on Fitz Roy

Here’s the deal: If you want visual stimulation and...
Amity Warme climbing.

Weekend Warm-Up: Grit and Grins on ‘Ground Up’

Amity Warme is tough. It’s no surprise she’s willing...
two men singing, one holding the other with his arm outstretched

Weekend Warm-Up: This Odd Couple Story Sparkles with Verve, Flair

At the top of his reach, Mark Hudon can...
Winter climbing.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
The Matterhorn.

Weekend Warm-Up: Another View of the Matterhorn’s Dangerous Descent

It has been a tough summer season in the...
cowboy hatted man with other man holding work torch and mask

Weekend Warm-Up: Sparse, Passionate Storytelling Elevates ‘The Artist’

In a crowded field of climbing films that are...
a picturesque pillar of rock below a partly cloudy sky

Earliest-Known Rock Climb Stood Unrepeated for Centuries

If people rock climbed before 1492, the evidence is...
trad climbing

Weekend Warm-Up: Less Drill, More Thrill for The Traditionalist

It’s a bridge too far to paint Jacopo Larcher...
Kayaker in a Greenland fjord with a huge granite wall behind and iceberg

Matteo Della Bordella Returns to East Greenland’s Big Walls

Matteo Della Bordella, Silvan Schupbach, Symon Welfringer, and Alex...
Charles Barrett.

Pro Rock Climber Charles Barrett Gets Life Sentence for Multiple Sexual Assaults

Charles Barrett, a 40-year-old rock climber convicted of sexual...
mustached climber crimping hard

Weekend Warm-Up: Obsessed and Mustachioed on the Last Gem in the Buttermilks

Climbs in the Buttermilk Boulders don’t surrender easily, even...
left: male climber on wall wearing blue jacket. Right: photo from high spot on rock wall by climber with legs in frame

Alex Honnold Demolishes El Cap Solo Speed Record

The world’s only Oscar-winning free soloist is at it...
portrait of Robbi Mecus with a climbing helmet, giving a thumb's up

One Climber Killed, One Critically Injured After 300m Fall in Denali National Park

Two climbers fell approximately 300m while ascending Mt. Johnson...
Avanto.

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
One of the US duo ascending Tengkangpoche this month.

Two Americans Climb New Route on Tengkangpoche

On April 23, Patrick Johnson and Patrick Gephart of...

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