After four seasons of work, Sabourin has become the first person to repeat Mason Earle’s trad route 'Stranger Than Fiction' (5.14), at Bartlett Wash outside of Moab.
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.
Two Wyoming campers did everything right—keeping food out of their tents and using deterrents—but a black bear refused to back down.
Over intense opposition from the Havasupai Tribal Council, state officials quietly approved a request from the Pinyon Plain uranium mine to adjust acceptable levels of toxic chemicals in the mine’s monitoring well.
The Indian government has definitively identified the mountain's most famous dead body. Now comes the dangerous, expensive reality of hacking him out of the ice.
An expert explains why the destroyed artwork is an irreplaceable piece of Grand Canyon history.
Facing severe staffing shortages and equipment issues, the National Park Service has quietly dismantled its underwater recovery team at Lake Mead.
All in Climbing
After four seasons of work, Sabourin has become the first person to repeat Mason Earle’s trad route 'Stranger Than Fiction' (5.14), at Bartlett Wash outside of Moab.
Two IFMGA guides became the first people to summit Yansa Tsenji (6,567m) in Nepal via a technical route.
The British trad climber took down his massive 330-foot single-pitch project in early October.
The 18-year-old college student passed away after a fall from the anchors of a sport route.
The Korean climbing instructor reportedly passed away after rapping off the end of his rope.
Deep in the Canadian wilderness, high on a big wall, Ines Papart and Emilie Pellerin were in dire straits. A simple iPhone saved the day.
The British crack guru hopes to link Eigerdosis into a massive single pitch this month.
26-year-old Hector Diffut fell 30 feet from the top of an indoor wall after forgetting to clip into the auto belay.
FingerBouldering is original, addicting, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. That’s a breath of fresh air.
These five American cities are stellar launchpads to develop and progress as a climber.
The 26-year-old died after a long fall while soloing Blitzen Ridge (5.4) in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The 22-year-old spoke with us about 'Law'—the hardest route of his career—and his desire to bolt hard new American lines.
The world’s highest tattoo parlor just opened at everyone’s favorite climbing destination.
Jesse Dufton recently became the first blind climber to FA a multi-pitch route. But he’s indifferent to “firsts.”
From high-altitude ATMs to walking up Kilimanjaro backward, here are some of the weirdest alpine records.
Cohen Schaumann is recuperating in the hospital, after a brutal ground fall on April 21 while rappelling Rope-de-Dope Crack (5.8).
Located in a small tent at Plaza de Mulas (14,300 feet), Miguel Doura’s The Nautilus is the highest-altitude art gallery in the world.
Schweiger, 21, passed away Sunday, April 10, after he and his girlfriend were hit by a car while walking to a nearby ice cream store.
Jackson Marvell, Matt Cornell, and Alan Rousseau put up Aim for the Bushes (VI M6 X AI 6; 5,250ft) in a three-day push.
Meg O’Neill died Sunday after a freak accident on Raven Falls (WI4) when a large ice column broke. O’Neill saved the belayer’s life and the leader was seriously injured.