Premiering in the U.S. this May, “Mountain” gathers the best parts of outdoor cinema in one feature film. Between the beautiful audio and stunning visual, “Mountain” provides a breathtaking look into what draws us upward.
The most prominent unclimbed summit in British Columbia’s Selwyn Range has a first ascent – American Lonnie Dupre, and Canadians Pascale Marceau and Vern Stice.
Patagonia’s Grade VII Down Parka is a belay jacket designed for the most hardcore alpine conditions. I took the parka on an ice climbing trip last February for this review.
Pete Whittaker’s rope solo of El Cap in less than 24 hours is a niche climbing endeavor of absolute insanity.
Despite an impressively light weight, Elite Climb’s carbon and kevlar Salamandra ice axes proved durable and strong in our rigorous testing.
When a modest afternoon ski outing went awry, I found myself with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder in a remote corner of Greenland. This is my story.
Watch Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds break the speed record on the famed Yosemite climb, The Nose of El Capitan in an astonishing two hours, 19 minutes, and 44 seconds.
Black Diamond’s smallest diameter single climbing rope, the 9.4, proved effective and tactile on hard sport climbing and towering multi-pitch climbs.
We tested the four-season Nemo Chogori mountaineering tent – blurring the lines between single- and double-wall design – through wind, rain, and snow.
The renowned mountaineer told us about a future train and hotel on Mount Everest, the reason he sleeps in a tent at home, and why he doesn’t remember climbing the world’s highest summit.
A cottage manufacturer out of Japan just launched a single-wall tent that weighs under 2 pounds but is meant to face the challenges of alpine climbing and mountaineering. And the brand’s secret is in its name: DSM Dyneema.
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Kami Rita Sherpa and Lhakpa Sherpa each look to set ascent records on Mt. Everest this year. Kami for the most ever ascents, and Lhakpa for the most summits by a woman.
If successful, Xia Boyu will be the first ever double-amputee to reach Everest’s summit from the south side.
Cedar Wright, James Pearson, and Yuji Hirayama climb the biggest sea cliffs in the world on a remote set of islands in the Atlantic Ocean. The team encounters choss, puking birds, and sheep on the way.
Nepal’s Yeti Airlines announced the Everest Clean-Up Campaign, with a yearlong goal of removing 200,000 pounds of trash from the world’s tallest mountain.
Boulder in your bedroom (or living room, or office) with a modular Megalith Boulderwall climbing-wall system meant to look good anywhere.
When there was nowhere to put gear, Ben Bransby improvised by wedging a huge piece of wood for protection Don’t worry, the board didn’t slip when he tested it before the send!
The wait is almost over to see one of rock climbing’s most iconic ascents, the Dawn Wall, on the big screen. Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson star in the feature film, premiering at the South by Southwest festival March 11.
Angela VanWiemeersch’s first female ascent of ‘HMR,’ a massive ice climb above Lake Superior, was burly. Her second ascent of the remote, vertical flow was even sketchier. She tells us how you climb the beastly HMR in Michigan’s U.P.
Researchers claim there are already more than 150,000 pounds of human feces on Denali. Gross. New proposed regulations will require climbers to haul almost all feces off the mountain.
When he topped out, there was no yelling, just silence. Sport climbing phenom Adam Ondra sent the world’s first 5.15d, also named Silence, this fall. Watch the full story of this record-setting first ascent now.
Smith Rock, one of the world’s most iconic sport climbing destinations, wasn’t always bolted sport climbing paradise. This is the story of Alan Watts, Smith Rock climbing pioneer.
The Escaper provides a rope-releasing mechanism for full-length single rope rappels. I put it to the test on the walls at Potrero Chico, Mexico.
Black Diamond Equipment just released the Shadow climbing shoe, its first aggressive shoe designed for steep sport climbing and bouldering. We put the Black Diamond Shadow to the test on Mexico’s Potrero Chico for this review.
She climbs 5.14 rock but wanted a baptism on ice. In a two-week session Red Bull caught on film, a friend stepped up to help Sasha DiGiulian push personal boundaries while ice climbing frozen walls and freestanding columns of the U.P.
One of climbing’s greats passed peacefully on Feb. 16. Jim Bridwell, born July 29, 1944, advanced modern big wall climbing and inspired generations of climbers to come after him.
In May 2017, Kilian Jornet raced up Mt. Everest twice in one week without supplemental oxygen. His upcoming documentary, “Path to Everest” gives a first-hand look into this incredible expedition.
The Live Your Dreams Grant awards climbers of all ages, experience levels, and disciplines to think big and perform the climb of their dreams.
The Escaper provides a rope-releasing mechanism for full-length single rope rappels. So why does this potentially life-saving device make us so nervous?
Nearly 20 years since an avalanche claimed Alex Lowe’s life, Conrad Anker creates a new ice route in honor of his former climbing partner.
Washed-out photos with too much snow and sun are common whoops shots while high on peaks. Capture the alpine light just right (and the climbing action) with these tips.
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