Climbing
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...
Janja Garnbret is the First Woman to Onsight 8c (5.14b) — Twice
If there were any doubt that Janja Garnbret's gym-climbing...
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...
Adam Ondra Sends ‘Molekuly’, the 44th 9a+(5.15a) Climb of His Career
"Wow, it actually goes." That's the first thing Adam...
Yasushi Yamanoi of Japan Wins Career Piolets d’Or
The Piolets d'Or jury named Yasushi Yamanoi of Japan...
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,...
Three Dead, Others Missing, Injured on Chimborazo
An avalanche on Ecuador's highest peak, Chimborazo (6,263m), collided...
Messner and Sieberer Complete Matterhorn’s Classic Bonatti Route in a Day
Simon Messner called it a "dream come true". Indeed,...
Famed Alpinist Barry Blanchard Overcomes Brain Injury to Climb Again
On August 8, famed Canadian alpinist and climbing guide...
Kruder Sends Sharma’s Mallorca Deep Water Solo Test Piece Days After Schubert
This morning, Jernej Kruder confirmed via Instagram that he...
Matty Hong Claims First Repeat of ‘Flex Luthor,’ 5.15b, 18 Years After First Ascent
In a testament to the difficulty of one of...
Piolets d’Or Winners Announced
Each year, the Piolets d'Or awards, mountaineering's highest honor,...
Honnold, Caldwell’s Mega-Linkup Finally Repeated: 58 Hours, $60 Worth of Granola Bars
Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell's Continental Divide Ultimate Linkup...
Hardest Female First Ascent? Laura Rogora Sends ‘Erebor’ 5.15b/c (9b/+) in Italy
On October 2, Laura Rogora redpointed "Erebor" 5.15b/c (9b/+)...
Sean ‘Steezy’ Bailey Makes 3rd Ascent of ‘Bibliographie’
Today, "Steezy" Bailey grabbed the third ascent of one...
Anna Taylor’s Not Only the First Woman to Complete all 83 Classic UK Climbs, But She Also Cycled Between Them
On July 31, 23-year-old trad climber Anna Taylor took...
Steve McClure Guts Out ‘Scary’ First Repeat of Gresham’s ‘Lexicon,’ E11, 7a
Less than a month into the route's existence, Steve...
Alpinists Link Six North Faces in Alps Under Human Power Only
On September 10, Simon Gietl and Roger Schaeli set...
Weekend Warm-Up: Heinous Limestone Climbing in “Orbayu Free Again”
All rock climbers have their own unique relationship with...
Trio’s New Routes Put Potentially Unclimbed B.C. Valley on the Map
In late August, three climbers took a helicopter ride...
Yearning Hearts: Inside the Minds of Free Soloists
Climbing without ropes or a harness is not madness....
