Húserka, 34, died on October 31, after making the first ascent of the 2,220-meter East Face of Nepal’s Langtang Lirung (7,234m).
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Húserka, 34, died on October 31, after making the first ascent of the 2,220-meter East Face of Nepal’s Langtang Lirung (7,234m).
Mark “Chappy” Chapman passed away on November 25, after a hard-fought battle with an aggressive brain tumor (glioblastoma). He was 70 years old.
Álvaro “Pop” Peiró died on April 2, murdered during a robbery in Bogotá, Colombia. He was 32 years old
American alpinist and guide Adam George died on April 2, in a helicopter crash while guiding heliski clients near Verbier, Switzerland. He was 45.
Neil Cannon died on April 2, aged 63, after a long, hard-fought battle with prostate cancer.
Yosemite Valley pioneer TM Herbert died on March 23, aged 87.
Matt Richard, 27, died in El Potrero Chico, Mexico on February 2, after a rappelling accident.
Our annual tribute to the community members we've lost in the past year.
Babsi Zangerl just became the first person to free climb a route on El Capitan on her first try, without a fall. Her ascent closes a 30-year chapter of attempts.
Japanese climbers Hidesuke Taneishi and Hiroki Yamamoto made the first ascent of the unclimbed Himalayan peak on October 31.
“It goes, boys!” Zangerl, 36, blasted up the 3,300-foot Free Rider (VI 5.13a) on her first attempt, without a single fall.
Michael Vaill and Tanner Wanish weren't exactly big names when they nabbed the speed record on the Yosemite Triple earlier this year. Now they've upped the ante.
The 34-year-old Slovakian alpinist fell into a crevasse after his rappel anchor broke.
Americans August Franzen, Dane Steadman, and Cody Winckler made the first ascent of Yashkuk Sar via the inspiring north buttress.
Maksym Petrenko was one of Ukraine’s strongest sport climbers in the early aughts. He was just killed in combat near Toretsk.
Some experts estimate the hurricane will be among the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.
A four-person team battled heinous runouts, hard free moves, and thin hooking to complete the 3,300-foot route on Greenland's famed Mirror Wall.
The Wide Boy powered through 200 feet of hand-fist stacks on the underbelly of a German bridge, creating a climb that likely goes at 5.14c.
Francesco Favilli and Filippo Zanin died on September 3, after an off-route fall on Marmolada (10,968ft).
Climbing spoke with the head Boulder and Lead Olympic setters to learn how they felt about the event—and about setting philosophy in general.
