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First Ascents of the North and East Faces of K7 Central
Notching first ascents on the North and East Faces...
Weekend Warm-Up: Marcel Remy — 94 Years Old and Back to the Summit
Born in 1923, Swiss alpinist Marcel Remy is now...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Search for Unclimbed Peaks
In November 2019, Swiss alpinists Lukas Hinterberger, Nicolas Hojac,...
Clint Helander: Two Alaskan Dreams Fulfilled
Mount Hunter's Native American name is Begguya, which means...
Biggest Bolted Climb on the Continent: New 33-Pitch Route Developed in Canada
Earlier this month, a team of four Canada-based climbers...
Alaska Roundup: Denali Summits and Another Death
The summer season for Alaska and Denali officially began...
World’s Hardest Sport Climb? Seb Bouin Thinks His New Route Cuts It
Veteran 9a+ climber Seb Bouin holds a handful of...
Ben Lieber Solos Alaska’s Classic Moose’s Tooth in 3.5 Hours
On April 14, 2022, American alpinist Ben Lieber soloed...
On Thin Ice: New 1,100m Revelation Route Offers Little Purchase
Matt Cornell and Jackson Marvell punched out a long,...
Arrogance or Modesty: Franco Cookson’s Odd First Ascent
If you didn't know who Franco Cookson was until...
Dave MacLeod Repeats ‘Lexicon,’ Hardest Trad Climb in England
Scottish climbing legend Dave MacLeod climbed what many think...
‘Shaft of the Abyss’ on Golgotha Pushes Marin, Helander to the Limit
Andres Marin and Clint Helander had to work hard...
Flurry of Repeats on France’s Hardest Trad Climb
James Pearson's Le Voyage (E10, 7a) sat without a...
Simon Messner Leaves Innsbruck With Frozen Toes and a Great New Route
Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer risked life and limb...
Laura Tiefenthaler Defeats Doubts for Eiger North Face Solo
Alone at 3,970m on the North Face of the...
Adam Ondra is So Far Ahead of Everyone Else, It’s Crazy
Adam Ondra has carried the “world’s best climber” mantle...
Weekend Warm-Up: Beginner to 9a in Four Years
The German-born Martina Demmel oozes natural talent. When she...
Tom Livingstone: First Free Ascent of the ‘Voie des Guides’?
By the time Tom Livingstone and Tom Seccombe reached...
Great Tales in Mountaineering History: Mount Asgard, 1994
In 1994, Noel Craine, Paul Pritchard, Steve Quinlan, and...