Climbing
North Face of Grandes Jorasses: the Diretissima Free-Climbed in Winter
It's been a fruitful season in the Alps, with...
Weekend Warm-Up: Watch Old-School Climbing Go Wrong in ‘The Last Blue Mountain’
This is neither an endorsement nor a condemnation, but...
Jorge Diaz-Rullo Joins Tiny Cadre of Climbers Who’ve Sent 9b+
It’s a minimal coterie in the 9b+ club.
Since Adam...
Ice Climber Who Fell Into Lake Superior Presumed Dead; Search Suspended
Authorities have presumed that James Bake, of Gaylord, Mich.,...
Where Ski Mountaineering Meets Trad Climbing: Epic Routes in Rio Negro, Argentina
Athlete Colter Hinchliffe combines skimo, trad, and freeriding in...
Cazzanelli and Partners ‘Dream’ Up New Route in Italian Alps
The alpinist’s defining challenge is to confront the impossible....
Tomaszewski Starts Greenland Climb; Has Kobusch Retreated Already on Denali?
"We have discovered our own iced-up El Dorado: untouched...
Ghisolfi Claims ‘Excalibur,’ Suggests It’s Now Italy’s Hardest Route
After prolonged anticipation among rock climbing devotees and fanboys,...
Alex Honnold Wraps Up Antarctica With What He Calls ‘Actual Rock Climbing’
Warning: The following photos may infect you with an...
Jost Kobusch is About to Begin Soloing Winter Denali: ‘I’m Looking Forward to Suffering’
Jost Kobusch is about to begin his attempt to...
Benjamin Vedrines Opens Treacherous Gully Up the Barre des Écrins
Benjamin Vedrines has completed another remarkable feat just hours...
Seb Bouin Climbs Some Of Portugal’s Toughest Routes — Then Sends Harder FA
Judging from the latest videos from Seb Bouin's time...
Alex Honnold Tags Another Major Antarctic Peak
It's hard to knock Alex Honnold’s psych for Antarctic...
After a Life of Climbing Together, Two Ukrainians Die Side By Side in Russian Attack
Two Ukrainian climbers died this weekend in the country's...
Weekend Warm-Up: ‘Squib’ Dreams Up a Trippy Tasmanian Trad Climb
After watching just one minute of this Tasmanian climbing...
Fatal Avalanche on Fitz Roy Hits Two Climbers
Basque climbers Amaia Agirre and Iker Bilbao are missing...
Greg Boswell Fights For Scotland’s Hardest Winter Climb
The ceiling of difficulty in Scottish winter climbing just...
Torres del Paine’s South African Route, Free-Climbed Again
Yesterday, American Tyler Karow was texting on a bus...
Linking Tasmania’s Abel Mountains — All 158 Of Them
British climber and cyclist Anna Taylor has set her...
Lionel Messi Inspires Two New Climbs in Patagonia
Two separate teams have opened spectacular new routes on...
