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New First Ascent on the Grandes Jorasses
It took two attempts, but climbers Giuseppe Vidoni, Richard...
Unclimbed Himalayan Peaks For Clients: A New Sales Strategy?
Some outfitters are trying to overcome the negative perception...
An Attempted FKT on Ama Dablam: 5 Hours, 42 Minutes
On October 22, Toshiyuki Yamada almost bagged the Fastest...
First Ascent of Hardest Route in Switzerland’s Alpstein Massif
In 2017, German climber Michael Wohlleben established the hardest...
M9-, WI6+ at 5,000+ Metres!? Slovaks Say They Did It
Climbing in Kyrgyzstan’s relatively unexplored Kookshal Too valley is...
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...