Climbing

Alex Honnold climbing The Phoenix

Watch Alex Honnold Free Solo ‘The Phoenix’ (7c+, 5.13)

If you know only one thing about rock climbing,...
simon gietl ice climbing

A Cold Early December Yields New Mixed Route In The Dolomites

This past week, Simon Gietl and Andrea Oberbacher established...
Log-range shot of the four climbers atop a Greenland mountain

Coming Soon: Villanueva O’Driscoll and the Dodos Do Greenland

How to describe the Dodos? A band of merry...
ukraine group climbers pic

Ukraine Manages To Hold Its Climbing Championships In Kyiv

For a country under constant bombardment from an invading...
will bosi the dagger

Will Bosi Displays Preternatural Climbing Skill With 8B+ Flash, 8C In Two Tries

For most boulderers, flashing even one climb a grade...
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Possible 10a Sport Climb: Adam Ondra and Jakob Schubert Try ‘Project Big’

A few days ago, Adam Ondra suggested 'Project Big'...
route map of Grands Murailles

Cazzanelli Opens New Route From his Front Door

When not guiding or preparing for an expedition, Francois...
yosemite free big wall climbing

Weekend Warm-Up: Two Relatable Yosemite Climbing Stories in ‘FREE’

For a rock climber, there’s nothing like spending a...
jacobo larcher

Third Ascent of One of the World’s Hardest Trad Routes

First ascents remain the ultimate achievement for many climbers:...

Italians Battle Fierce Patagonia Weather on Torre Egger

Ermanno Salvaterra, Fabrizio Rossi, and Roberto Pedrotti are not...
close shot of Heald with helmet, balaclava and front-lamp, on a sunny summit.

New Route on a ‘Hidden Gem’ in Peru

Americans Nathan Heald and Leo Sallo Chaparro have opened...
chaehyun seo la rambla

A 19-Year-Old Gym Climber is the Sixth Woman To Send 9a+

If you follow the international competition climbing circuit, you...
adam ondra zverinec

Adam Ondra Puts Down ‘Second Hardest Route of My Life’

The hardest route remains the groundbreaking 'Silence', 9c, a...
frigo-combo

‘Frigo-combo’: A Long, Cold, Loose First Ascent in Switzerland

If you want to climb Silvan Schupbach and Peter...
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‘Like Yosemite in the ’50s’: Malawi’s Wealth of Climbing — And Community

For the climbers who visit Malawi, it's not just...
michal mikusinec la furia de jabali

Unknown Slovak With Steel Tendons Crushes Bosi’s ‘La Furia de Jabali’ 9a+

Unless you’re part of a niche group of sport...
fat old climber gordon robb

‘Fat Old Climber’ Tells a Great Old Tale

Climbers come in all shapes and sizes, sure, but...
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Two Months Kayaking, Big-Wall Climbing in Greenland: Doc Drops This Week

This summer, a six-person team ventured to Greenland, kayaking...
The young victim bouldering

Climbing Talent Jonas Hainz Dies Soloing on Monte Magro

Promising climber and rescue specialist Jonas Hainz (25) died...
Indian ice climbing

India Warms Up To Ice Climbing

In February 2021, about 30 Indians gathered in the...
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Norway Arrests Russian Drone Pilot Amid Clamp Down on Flying in Svalbard

Dual Russian-British national Andrey Yakunin was arrested on Oct....
seb bouin jumbo love

Seb Bouin Sends Desert 9b ‘Jumbo Love,’ Now Pursues Harder Variant

Not many people climb “Jumbo Love”, the United States’...
The new route "Invisible Transformation" on the northern wall of Mount Prisojnik, called Ajdovska Deklica

First Free Ascent of Slovenia’s ‘Heathen Maiden’

In August, Slovenian Luka Lindic made the first free...

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