Climbing

men holding a banner on a mountain summit

Weekend Warm-Up: Social Ignorance, Super 8 Mastery in ‘Mountain of Storms’

If you’re hooked from the tight 15-second intro to...
Climbing 'Entre Cristales y Condores' in Cochamo Valley.

Climbing News From Patagonia

After sharing in the epic free-climb of 'Riders on...
Orizaba covered in snow.

Last Missing Climber Found Dead on Mexican Volcano

Authorities have found the lifeless body of a climber...
Hiker atop rocky peak, Kyrgyzstan.

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Cerro Torre, Patagonia.

Two Elite Teams to Squeeze in Last-Minute Patagonia Expeditions

Two strong teams are hurrying to Patagonia to launch...
a climber on thin ice

Alpinists Snag Tenuous First Winter Ascent of ‘Scream of the Butterfly’

Purchase was desperate and margins were razor-thin for three...
Jeremie Heitz in Pakistan.

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The Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs in Whitehorse, Yukon, holds an annual hair-freezing contest.

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climber on a steep sandstone wall

Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Wide Boyz’ vs. Grumpy Old Men in 2012

Twelve years after its release, only two things still...
alex honnold

See Honnold’s Hits, Plus Jimmy Chin and Morocco Highlights

“The challenge of doing something that’s never been done...
the climbers at the end of a Dihedral.

Cazzanelli Describes His New Route on the Matterhorn

You wouldn't imagine there'd still be a major new...
Vedrines and Billon on the summit of Les Droites

Benjamin Vedrines on the Historic Dru-Droites-Jorasses Trilogy

The international climbing community is starting to comprehend the...

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Climbing Czech sandstone in "Lords of Trad."

Weekend Warmup: Adam Ondra tackles Czech Sandstone in ‘Lords of Trad’

The big walls in Yosemite and the Alps are...
Vedrines and Billon on the summit of Grandes Josarres after climbing No Siesta in 12 hours.

Vedrines and Billon’s Dru-Droites-Jorasses Trilogy

They had already set a very high bar for...
Jeff Mercier climbing.

Jeff Mercier and Greg Boswell Complete Hard Scottish Winter Routes

Jeff Mercier and Greg Boswell seem drawn to technical,...
23 skiers rescued in Vermont.

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a climber in a sleeping bag, sitting in the snow in the dark

Weekend Warm-Up: Script to a Very Cold Climb

Rarely is it easy to understand a film through...
Sasha DiGiulian and Mariana 'Mango' Ordonez.

Sasha DiGiulian and ‘Mango’ Ordonez Climb El Sendero Luminoso

Sasha DiGiulian and Mariana ‘Mango’ Ordonez have climbed the...
Climbing in the Dolomites

New Mixed Route on Monte Taburlo in the Italian Dolomites

On Jan. 21, Luca Vallata, Davide Cassol, and Riccardo...
A cruise ship heads to Antarctica.

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Welsted on an ice goulote.

Winter Climbing Areas, Part III: Canadian Rockies with Ian Welsted

While ice climbers in some places need to look...
3 climbers celebrate

Weekend Warm-Up: Aguja Mermoz, As Straightforward As Patagonia Gets

Maybe surprisingly, the steep east face of Aguja Mermoz...
feet on top of a mountain at dawn

Winter Munros: 69 Climbed, 213 To Go

Anna Wells is three weeks and 69 Munros into...

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