The strange tale of Canada’s erstwhile hardest boulder problem and one of climbing’s most effective scam artists.
A coalition of hikers and trail advocates have launched Save Our Shelters, a campaign to save to iconic huts along the Appalachian Trail that are slated for demolition.
Fresh off the world's first 5.15d repeat, Austrian climber Jakob Schubert talks to us about the meaning of grades and the joy of livestreaming his sends.
The strange tale of Canada’s erstwhile hardest boulder problem and one of climbing’s most effective scam artists.
The author learns to trust the wisdom of his elders on a wildly jinxed motorcycle-mountaineering trip to Ecuador.
On a motorcycle trip to Italy, we learn it’s not when you arrive, but how, and it’s not what you bring, it’s how you pack it. Sponsored for EVERGOODS.
At The North Face Climbing Festival in London, I spoke with Stefano Ghisolfi, Fay Manners, Nathaniel Coleman, and others about their upcoming projects.
To Grammy-nominated violinist and activist Vijay Gupta, classical music was made for the streets.
Forget the 5.14 sufferfests. We asked elite athletes like Alex Honnold, Sasha DiGiulian, and Alex Megos to share the moderate lines they love.
Siebe Vanhee, Séan Villanueva O’Driscoll, and Symon Welfringer completed a first ascent two decades in the making. Now, Vanhee reveals the scariest moments and whether the 5,000-foot route was worth the risk.
On May 9, Konstantin Smirnov’s mountaineering guide abandoned him at 25,900 feet on the fifth-highest mountain on Earth. He's now taking the guide company to court.
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The strange tale of Canada’s erstwhile hardest boulder problem and one of climbing’s most effective scam artists.
We traveled to the front lines of Japan’s battle against the moon bear, which experts say is responsible for hundreds of attacks on humans and more than a dozen deaths.
Can this man convince America that nature is nonpartisan? An interview with former conservative activist Benji Backer about his new environmental nonprofit.
Lincoln Knowles says he is “free soloing a harder route every day” until he falls. Why are we watching?
That’s the novel idea behind, Tehanu, a startup that envisions a world where “interspecies money” allows flora and fauna to financially advocate for their interests – with some help from AI.
Conflicting accounts surround a highly publicized speed link-up in the Swiss Alps and its 21-year-old predecessor.
“I want people to overcome their fear,” says shark diver and conservationist Ocean Ramsey, the subject of a new Netflix documentary, Shark Whisperer.
Ray Zahab and Kevin Vallely first tried to cross Ellesmere Island on foot in early 2022. After failure, a lymphoma diagnosis, and months of chemotherapy, they returned to the remote Canadian island.
I talked with free soloist Alex Honnold about climbing, climate and family.
The glaciers on Pico de Orizaba (18,491 feet), Mexico’s tallest peak, will soon be the stuff of history.
Climbing meme pages are becoming extremely popular, with high engagement and growing follower counts.
In 2010, Mike Libecki set out for Afghanistan alone to tackle a series of remote first ascents. It would lead him to the closest call he's ever had in his life.
A series of brainless miscalculations on Tungurahua, a 16,480-foot volcano in Ecuador.
Dangerous rapids, hostile Maoist rebels, and living without fear. Darren Clarkson-King on an expedition down Nepal’s treacherous Arun River.
Mike Libecki, the first ascent of the Ship’s Prow, and the art of solo climbing on the edge of the world.
The tiny North African nation of Tunisia had no climbing to speak of until 2012, when Slim Bougerra and his university club bolted lines at Zaghouan mountain.
In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week:The Crystal Snake, Nuptse (7,861 m/25,790 ft), Nepal, 2003.
In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week: the South Face of Minaret Peak, Iran, 1998.
In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week: Not So Auto, Monk’s Cowl, South Africa, 2003.
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