Climbing

Alaska Update: Fair Weather and Denali Summits

Last week, the number of climbers on Denali peaked...

Pakistan: Spotlight on Pumari Chhish and Trango Towers

The Pakistan climbing season has begun, with small teams...

Biggest Bolted Climb on the Continent: New 33-Pitch Route Developed in Canada

Earlier this month, a team of four Canada-based climbers...

35 Days on a Frozen Wall, Alone: Marek Raganowicz Solos New Route on Baffin Island

Marek Raganowicz of Poland has soloed a new route...
Grand Combin

Serac Collapse Kills 2, Injures 9 on Swiss Side of Grand Combin

For several decades, climbers considered the Voie du Guardien...

Alaska Roundup: Denali Summits and Another Death

The summer season for Alaska and Denali officially began...
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Climber Anna Pfaff to Lose Toes After Frostbite

From April 19 and April 21, 2022, U.S. climbers...
jerry moffatt climbing legend

Weekend Warm-Up: Climbing Legend Jerry Moffatt Shares Tales and Wisdom

Jerry Moffatt is, handily, one of modern climbing's great...
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Wright’s Lake District Send ‘As Terrifying As They Come’

In a country bristling with injurious trad climbs, Mathew...

Alaska Roundup: Denali Season Opens

After a long winter, April brought glorious weather to...
Ali Raza Sadpara

Famed Pakistani Climber Ali Raza Sadpara Seriously Hurt in Fall

The man Pakistani mountaineers call "master of the masters”...

Spaniard Grabs First Repeat of UK’s Hardest Route

Eder Lomba has captured the second ascent of the...
Seb Bouin on "DNA"

World’s Hardest Sport Climb? Seb Bouin Thinks His New Route Cuts It

Veteran 9a+ climber Seb Bouin holds a handful of...
Mooses Tooth Peak (midground) with Denali in the distance Photo Paxson Woebler Wiki Commons

Ben Lieber Solos Alaska’s Classic Moose’s Tooth in 3.5 Hours

On April 14, 2022, American alpinist Ben Lieber soloed...

On Thin Ice: New 1,100m Revelation Route Offers Little Purchase

Matt Cornell and Jackson Marvell punched out a long,...
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Nolwen Berthier Joins Female 9a+/5.15 Club with ‘Super Crackinette’

This week, France’s Nolwen Berthier joined the 9a+/5.15 club...
El Capitan in Yosemite

Duo Unlocks Fresh Tactics to Free Climb El Cap in a Day, Sans Support

These days, a free ascent — all upward progress...
mont blanc summit

New Crevasses Will Make Mont Blanc Climbing Harder, More Dangerous

The Goûter Route on Mont Blanc (4,808m) above Chamonix,...
El Capitan in Yosemite

Seb Berthe Bails on ‘The Dawn Wall’ After Long Effort

Sebastien Berthe’s effort to send the world’s hardest multipitch...
zahan billimoria solving for z

Weekend Warm-Up: Solving for Z

Usually, times when you think you have it all...
cookson on sandman

Arrogance or Modesty: Franco Cookson’s Odd First Ascent

If you didn't know who Franco Cookson was until...
dave macleod

Dave MacLeod Repeats ‘Lexicon,’ Hardest Trad Climb in England

Scottish climbing legend Dave MacLeod climbed what many think...
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Two Women Create 2,000m Link in Late-Season ‘Romp’ in Patagonia

Whitney Clark and Nicole Lawton spent the latter part...
andres marin clint helander

‘Shaft of the Abyss’ on Golgotha Pushes Marin, Helander to the Limit

Andres Marin and Clint Helander had to work hard...

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