Russian alpinist Nadya Oleneva, 38, died after a fall on Nepal’s Dhaulagiri I (8,167m/26,795ft) on October 14.
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.
Russian alpinist Nadya Oleneva, 38, died after a fall on Nepal’s Dhaulagiri I (8,167m/26,795ft) on October 14.
Polish alpinist Kacper Tekieli died on May 17, after being hit by an avalanche while descending from a solo on Jungfrau (13,642ft) in the Bernese Alps.
Irish mountaineer and endurance athlete Noel Hanna, 56, died April 17 after summiting Annapurna (26,545ft).
Scottish climbing legend Jimmy Marshall passed away on March 2, aged 94. Marshall, “The King of the Ben,” was among the UK’s leading climbers in the 1950s and 60s.
Argentinian climber Marcos “He-Man” Gorostiaga, 28, died on January 31. He was hit by rockfall while climbing in the Cerro Torre massif.
Meg O’Neill died on April 2, while saving a friend during an ice climbing outing.
British rock climbing pioneer Ron James, 90, died on March 1 from natural causes.
Basque climber Amaia Agirre died in an avalanche while descending from the Patagonian spire Fitz Roy/Cerro Chaltén (11,171ft), along with her climbing partner Iker Bilbao.
Basque climber Iker Bilbao died in an avalanche on January 19, 2023, along with his climbing partner Amaia Agirre as the pair descended from Fitz Roy/Cerro Chaltén in Patagonia.
Our annual tribute to community members we've lost in the past year.
Honolulu County encompasses the Hawaiian island of Oahu and is home to 141 named mountains. The highest and most prominent is Ka‘ala (4,042 ft / 1,232 m).
From gendarme and pitch to jug to crimp, the sport of climbing is rife with complex jargon, often indecipherable to beginners. One of these is the “gaston.”
Kauaʻi (Kauai) County is home to 261 named mountains. Kawaikini (5,223 ft / 1,595 m) on the main island, Kauai, is the highest and the most prominent of these summits.
Free campsites are a dime a dozen in the United States. It’s finding them that’s the trick. Let’s learn how!
Stellar limestone walls arrayed around a sun-drenched Mediterranean island off the coast of Spain… What’s not to like?
Like chimneying, working dihedrals, jamming cracks, and slab climbing, arete climbing is a unique and fulfilling aspect of our sport, something that all climbers should practice if they hope to progress.
The new Netflix documentary highlights the “rivalry” between solo alpinists Dani Arnold and the late Ueli Steck.
Are you looking to carry heavy loads, finagle with sketchy gear placements, and spend a metric ton of cash on gear? If so, you must want to be a trad climber!
Home to numerous awe-inspiring granite formations like El Capitan (7,779 ft / 2,371 m) and Half Dome (8,839 ft / 2,694 m), Yosemite National Park is the birthplace of American rock climbing, and arguably the world’s most famous climbing destination.
Hörst spoke with Climbing the day after his ascent on downgrading, kneepads, and keeping grades with the times.