Climbing
‘Always Up, Always Forward’: Veteran Climber Plucks 9a+ Gem
You could call Dani Fuertes a “lifer”. The Aragonese...
Silvo Karo to Receive Lifetime Piolet d’Or
Silvo Karo will receive the Walter Bonatti-Piolet d'Or Lifetime...
Prem Chand, First Indian To Climb Kangchenjunga, Dies
“Goodbye, Snow Tiger,” Indian climber Ramesh Sharma said via...
The ‘Denali Damsels’: American Alpine Club Profiles First All-Women Expedition
While many of today's outdoor companies now appeal to...
Roger Schaeli Forces Exacting Climb Up Little-Known Swiss Mountain
Roger Schaeli’s big new route in Switzerland looks like...
DiGiulian, Harrington, and Soderlund Climb 8c/5.14b Big Wall In Spain
Three of the world's leading climbers — Matilda Soderlund,...
Alpinist Defies Doubts For First Winter Solo of Fitz Roy’s ‘Supercanaleta’
Under a blazing sunset in the Patagonian winter evening...
Climbing Beatdown Leads to Well-Earned First Ascent in Kyrgyzstan
There’s something to be said for pursuing your limits....
‘French Spiderman’ Free Solos Skyscraper to Celebrate 60th Birthday
Alain Robert may be at retirement age, but the...
Climber Executes Confident Free Solo on Frightening Dolomite Rock
If you’re a climber, you might be familiar with...
Can Adam Ondra Onsight This 9a Sport Climb? Find Out
The games we play as climbers proliferate well beyond...
Still ‘Uber’: Alex and Thomas Huber Keep Crushing In Their 50s
The first time I heard the Huber brothers’ names,...
This Speed Solo Climb on the Piz Badile Will Make Your Palms Sweat
If you were not aware, the Piz Badile is...
This Kid Just Climbed Harder Than 99% of Us Ever Will — At 12 Years Old
Theo Blass joined the 9a (5.14d) club on Thursday...
Shortlist of Books Announced for Boardman Tasker Award
Mountain climbing — and literature about it — has...
Big-Wall Climbing: What is it, Which Wall is the Biggest, and Why is This Climbing Different?
Last month, American Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay of...
Two More Die on Klyuchevskaya; Death Toll Now Eight
Two more members of the 12-person group on Klyuchevskaya...
Slovak Pair Open a New Route on Kyrgyzstan’s Mt. Zabor
On August 13 and 14, Slovaks Juraj Svingal and...
Two Russian Climbers Die on Lenin Peak
Two Russian climbers died on Kyrgyzstan’s Lenin Peak (7,134m),...
Weekend Warm-Up: Alex Honnold Free Solos on Limestone Razors in Mexico
There’s a sport climber’s paradise in verdant northeastern Mexico....
Stefano Ghisolfi Starts Trying ‘Silence,’ World’s Hardest Sport Climb
The hunt is on. In a bid to climb...
M9-, WI6+ at 5,000+ Metres!? Slovaks Say They Did It
Climbing in Kyrgyzstan’s relatively unexplored Kookshal Too valley is...
