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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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Aconcagua (22,838 feet) is no small objective. Let’s learn more about this unique South American summit, and how to climb it!
The Italian climber reckons the line goes at 5.15c, making it Italy’s hardest route.
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Climbing disciplines range from bouldering to trad to sport to deep water soloing. But it all started with mountaineering. Here are the best mountaineers of all time.
Cassy Doolittle, 25, was caught in a storm on Christmas Day, returning to camp after a solo of Aguja Guillaumet.
The U.S. Freestyle champion spoke with ISS about his three gold medals, the upcoming World Championships, judging, and the state of tunnel flying.
Jonas Hainz died after a fall from the Magerstein (10,740 ft) on October 28, while attempting a solo ascent of the south ridge.
Poker player & bow tie artisan Andre Dowell is a jack of all trades, and a passionate advocate for increasing diversity in classical music.
Tucker Rowan died ice climbing in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, on January 19, 2022. He fell while downclimbing, after finishing a top-rope solo.
Mingma Wangdi Sherpa’s long career in his native Himalaya ended on Ama Dablam (6,812m/22,356 ft) on October 18.
John James Appleby, 68, was an intrepid climber who pioneered routes throughout the UK. He is best remembered as one of the country’s most loved climbing scribes, author of the blog “Footless Crow.”
Dr. Ed Farrar was a skilled mountaineer and a veteran of the Himalaya, including peaks such as Cho Oyu (8,188 m) and Ama Dablam (6,812 m/22,349 ft).
The 55-year-old Russian mountaineer died on Everest (8,048 m) March 7, 2022.
The prolific Greek mountaineer died on Dhaulagiri (8,167m) on Tuesday, April 12.
Tamang, 33, died May 8 in an avalanche on Lhotse (8,516 m), while working to support Korean climber Hong Sung-Taek’s South Face bid under Seven Summits Treks.
Ngima Tenji Sherpa, 38, was a lifelong climber and veteran high-altitude worker. He died on Everest on April 14.
If there ever was a poster child for “age is just a number,” Marcel Remy surely fit the bill. The Swiss climber died in his sleep on July 10, aged 99.
“Climbers We Lost” is an annual tribute to climbing community members who have died in the past year. I wrote 14 of the 47 obituaries included in this section.
Conductor Larry Loh helms one of the nation’s only musician-led, nonprofit coop orchestras, Symphoria. His creative vision is equally sui generis.