Climbing

alex honnold free soloing a thin crack on moonlight buttress

Alex Honnold’s Unknown Free Solos

OMG, you guys — secrets! Alex Honnold’s secrets! I don’t...
seb bouin is a speck on "Supreme Jumbo Love" 5.15c

Watch Seb Bouin Climb America’s First 5.15c (9b+), ‘Suprême Jumbo Love’

Some claim sport climbing is lame. Seb Bouin, Chris...
the moose's tooth, above the ruth glacier

Two Climbers Missing on the Moose’s Tooth in Alaska

Two climbers skied in to the Moose’s Tooth earlier...
adam ondra

Typical Ondra: Sends Three Climbs 8b+ or Harder in One Day, World Goes ‘Meh’

It's a testament to Adam Ondra's dominance of elite-level...
diving under ice

ExWeb’s Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
anna hazelnutt climbing a sheer limestone cliff above an austrian village

First Whippers of Spring? Wide Boyz and Hazelnutt Get Gripped, Bust Gear, Send E9/10

Spring has sprung, which means rock climbers around the...
steve mcclure leading le voyage on the striped sandstone of annot

Steve McClure Clings, Fights, Scraps for Wild Send on ‘Le Voyage’ (E10 7a)

Steve McClure hunts joy on terrifying climbs. From GreatNess to...
lucien martinez on playboy rode sans complexe 9a+

Prized Seb Bouin Line Sees First Repeat by This Quirky Climber

What’s the word for Lucien Martinez’s mental approach to...
portrait of the missing mountaineer

Climber Disappears in the Alps Two Days Before Heading to Kangchenjunga

Hungarian mountaineer and extreme skier Akos Gyorffy is missing...
a fallen block of ice with a carabiner visible below one corner

Woman Crushed While Saving Belayer From Falling Block of Ice

The Utah climbing community at large today mourns a...
Jarkya 6,473m.

Japanese to Attempt Unclimbed Jarkya Peak

A Japanese party is heading to Nepal to attempt...
Man on a stand-up paddleboard under dark skies

Adventure Links of the Week

When we’re not outdoors, we get our adventure fix...
two mountaineers take a selfie on a snowy summit

Iconic Polish Climb Finally Goes Free in Winter ‘Classic’ Style

When the Heinrich-Chrobak went up in 1964, it stood...
indian climber swinging on a roof route

Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Dhauj Diaries’ Tells Classic Story of A Crag Restored

Any climber who's earned their stripes will immediately recognize...
Salbitschije

80 Pitches, 45 Hours of Climbing: Another Great Winter Enchainment in the Alps

There's a reason that enchainments have become one of...
A woman sits in the entry to her tent with a bike in the foreground

Anna Taylor: 3,000Km Across Rugged Tasmania by Bike

Anna Taylor is no stranger to demanding routes. But...
a rocky, snow-covered mountain in Scotland

Scotland’s Hardest Winter Route: First Repeat Falls to Filip Babicz

Bring da Ruckus, a fiendishly difficult XII 13 two-pitch...
two women climbers on a rocky overlook

International Women’s Day Film Series Celebrates Three Climbers Who ‘Pass it On’

With its impactful series on three of Squamish's most...
adam ondra, ben moon, and jerry moffatt

Adam Ondra, Jerry Moffatt, Ben Moon and Magnus Midtbo Hit the Grit!

Bust out your soul patch, Euro pop casette tapes,...
jenny abegg and kaytlyn gerbin on the north cascades high route

North Cascades High Route: Two Teammates Tell the Tale

As the sun began to set over Washington state’s...
ice climbing in jotnar iceland

Weekend Warm-Up: Dani Arnold Climbs Iceland’s Frozen Giants

Amazon Studios reportedly spent a billion dollars making last...
travis mcalpine

Beloved Alaskan Ice Climber Dies in Car Crash

After 20 years of ice climbing and snowboarding adventures,...
a huge flat glacier as ween from a plane in low winter light.

Jost Kobusch Back in Talkeetna

Back in Talkeetna after the bush plane finally picked...

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