Climbing
Weekend Warm-Up: Two Relatable Yosemite Climbing Stories in ‘FREE’
For a rock climber, there’s nothing like spending a...
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...
A 19-Year-Old Gym Climber is the Sixth Woman To Send 9a+
If you follow the international competition climbing circuit, you...
Adam Ondra Puts Down ‘Second Hardest Route of My Life’
The hardest route remains the groundbreaking 'Silence', 9c, a...
‘Frigo-combo’: A Long, Cold, Loose First Ascent in Switzerland
If you want to climb Silvan Schupbach and Peter...
‘Like Yosemite in the ’50s’: Malawi’s Wealth of Climbing — And Community
For the climbers who visit Malawi, it's not just...
Unknown Slovak With Steel Tendons Crushes Bosi’s ‘La Furia de Jabali’ 9a+
Unless you’re part of a niche group of sport...
Two Months Kayaking, Big-Wall Climbing in Greenland: Doc Drops This Week
This summer, a six-person team ventured to Greenland, kayaking...
Climbing Talent Jonas Hainz Dies Soloing on Monte Magro
Promising climber and rescue specialist Jonas Hainz (25) died...
Norway Arrests Russian Drone Pilot Amid Clamp Down on Flying in Svalbard
Dual Russian-British national Andrey Yakunin was arrested on Oct....
Seb Bouin Sends Desert 9b ‘Jumbo Love,’ Now Pursues Harder Variant
Not many people climb “Jumbo Love”, the United States’...
First Free Ascent of Slovenia’s ‘Heathen Maiden’
In August, Slovenian Luka Lindic made the first free...
A New Line on One of the Most Popular Peaks in the Alps
Francois Cazzanelli and Jerome Perruquet spent all summer in...
Weekend Warm-Up: Friends of the Grit Embrace ‘High-Stakes’ Climbing
In just a few decades, rock climbing's diversity of...
Alex Honnold’s ‘HURT’ Route is 50Km of Nevada Desert Pain
If there’s a better rock climber who’s also more...
Laura Rogora Climbs Another Beastly Sport Route: ’80 Ghisa,’ 9a
One of the world's hardest women climbers has struck...
First Ascent of Hardest Route in Switzerland’s Alpstein Massif
In 2017, German climber Michael Wohlleben established the hardest...
Alexander Megos Completes ‘The Full Journey’ 9b at Margalef, Spain
The now-grown-up wunderkind from Germany flat-out rips at Margalef....
‘A Cruel War’: Adam Ondra to Auction Signed Climbing Holds to Aid Ukraine
Want to help Ukraine relief efforts — and get...
‘Always Up, Always Forward’: Veteran Climber Plucks 9a+ Gem
You could call Dani Fuertes a “lifer”. The Aragonese...
