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Alex Honnold Grinds Out Long Route That May Be Hardest in U.S.

Synthetic Happiness has six pitches at 7c+/5.13 or harder...
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The 10 Best Sport Climbs of 2021

The best sport climbs usually result from calculative dedication....
Climbers in 1977 at Dope Lake. Photo: Rick Schloss

Friday Night Movie: ‘Valley Uprising’ on Amazon Prime is a Total Hoot

If you haven't seen the 2014 documentary, Valley Uprising,...
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Climber Finally Gets Reward from Jewels He Found from Mont Blanc Plane Crash

On January 24, 1966, an Air India plane carrying...

Weekend Warm-Up: Troll Wall

Troll Wall, in Norway's Trolltindene massif, is the tallest...
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Dive Surprisingly Deep with Adam Ondra in ‘Beyond Focus’ (Video)

Want to hear what the world’s best rock climber...
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Climber Breaks Foot, Then Sends 9a+: Stefan Scherz is a ‘Papichulo’ Indeed

If you don't speak colloquial Spanish, you may or...

Alex Megos Bags Two of the World’s Hardest Climbs in Siurana, Spain

In less than two weeks, German climber Alex Megos...
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Italians Add to Rich Mont Blanc History with First Ascent of ‘Cascata Major’

On Saturday, November 20, 2021, alpinists Francesco Civra Dano...

Great Tales in Mountaineering History: The Trango Towers

In the Karakorum, a group of rock towers feature...

Mountains Climbed Just Once, or Not At All

Far from the murmur of people and the glow...
Silvan Schüpbach on Tradündition. Photo: Vladek Zumr

Silvan Schupbach Frees Switzerland’s Hardest Trad Multi-Pitch

On October 15, Swiss alpinist Silvan Schupbach freed a...

The Women Who Are Pushing Ice Climbing Forward

As in mountaineering, there are still more men than...
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Bosi Suggests a Soft 9a+ for Raven Tor’s ‘Brandenburg Gate’

Will Bosi needed less than two weeks to clean...

Mingbo Eiger: Bodies of Missing Climbers Found

A search team has found the bodies of missing...

The Alps: Skiing, Climbing, and Crazy Clouds

A roundup of happenings in the Alps during the...
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10-Metre Groundfall Potential? ‘Spicy’ New Trad Route Tests Nerves

In 2016, Jacopo Larcher climbed E11. Then in 2019,...

Cooler Heads Begin to Prevail in ‘Stolen Gear’ Debate

The controversy over the first ascent Tengkampoche's NE Pillar...
Janjan Garnbret is the first woman to onsight 8c (5.14b)

Janja Garnbret is the First Woman to Onsight 8c (5.14b) — Twice

If there were any doubt that Janja Garnbret's gym-climbing...
Will Bosi works 'Mutation' at Raven Tor in 2018. Still: Hot Aches Productions

23 Years After its First Ascent, Will Bosi Repeats ‘Mutation’ at Raven Tor, Ups the Grade

Will Bosi is an avid climber, a formidable competitor...
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Adam Ondra Sends ‘Molekuly’, the 44th 9a+(5.15a) Climb of His Career

"Wow, it actually goes." That's the first thing Adam...
Yamanoi is the 2021 recipient of Piolet d'Or lifetime achievement award

Yasushi Yamanoi of Japan Wins Career Piolets d’Or

The Piolets d'Or jury named Yasushi Yamanoi of Japan...
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Team Defies Massive Icefall Threat to Give the ‘Eiger of the Rockies’ a New Ice Climb

It's early ice climbing season in the Canadian Rockies,...
Chimborazo Peak (6,263m), Ecuador. Photo: Ecuador Planet/Shutterstock

Three Dead, Others Missing, Injured on Chimborazo

An avalanche on Ecuador's highest peak, Chimborazo (6,263m), collided...

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