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Alpinists Link Six North Faces in Alps Under Human Power Only

On September 10, Simon Gietl and Roger Schaeli set...
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Trio’s New Routes Put Potentially Unclimbed B.C. Valley on the Map

In late August, three climbers took a helicopter ride...

Trapped and Starving: Baffin Island 1995

Baffin Island, the fifth-largest island on Earth, is an...

Dani Arnold Shatters Speed Record on Petit Dru

He did it on August 15, but the news...

Hindu Kush: Georgian Trio Push on Unclimbed Saraghrar NW

Flying under the radar, Georgian climbers Archil Badriashvili, Baqar...

Ama Dablam: A Climbers’ Guide

British mountaineer Kenton Cool’s resumé is bursting at the...

Newcomers’ Guide: Climbing Grades

Earlier, we published a deep dive on how to...
Climbing grades explained

A Complete Guide to Climbing Grades

Simply put, rock climbing grades describe the difficulty of...
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Boomer, McNair-Landry Finish Epic 42-Day Baffin Adventure

Arctic breakup season, when the skin of ice covering...
Viva Peru Carajo from the Ground

Pou Brothers Free Unclimbed Face in Peru

It's been quite the summer for route development on...

Villanueva O’Driscoll Solos Patagonia’s Fitz Traverse

Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll of Belgium has just soloed the...

Latok I: In Conversation with Tom Livingstone

Within hours, the news that the North Ridge of...

Interview: Iker and Eneko Pou on Adventure, Technical Difficulty and Olympic Climbing

Brothers Iker and Eneko Pou share their love of...

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