Lincoln Knowles says he is “free soloing a harder route every day” until he falls. Why are we watching?
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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.
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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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: Koh-e-Maghrebi, Afghanistan, 2005.
In 2002 Steve Schneider, Heather Baer and Shawn Chartrand tackled this 1,600-foot line, then the hardest route in Mongolia.
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: Malaria, Rhumsiki Tower, Cameroon, 2007.
How young gun Drew Ruana left plastic and Olympic prospects behind and came into the spotlight as one of American bouldering’s top end outdoor crushers, all in a matter of months
