‘Brandenburg Gate’ was the last unfinished project at Raven Tor, England’s most revered sport climbing cliff. On Sunday, Scotsman Will Bosi sent it in short order. Long thought to be at least 9b/5.15b, Bosi graded the route 9a+/5.15a. This season, Will Bosi leveraged the power of youth to send some of Raven Tor’s oldest projects.… Read more »
On October 30, two climbers stood atop the north pillar of Tengkangpoche (21,283 ft.) with a proud first ascent. But did they steal gear to do it?
With 29 IFSC Climbing World Cup gold medals and Olympic gold, the Slovenian is arguably the most successful competition climber ever. Janja Garnbret can climb real rock, too — on-sight, harder than any other woman in the world.
It was another busy climbing season in the Arctic for the ever-energetic Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll and his band of musical first ascensionists. Over 3 months, the group put up eight new routes on seven big walls and possibly became the first to stand atop several towers. This fall found the rollicking crew of the Dodo’s… Read more »
Twenty-three years after Steve McClure’s first ascent, ‘Mutation’ at Raven Tor finally sees its first repeat.
Adam Ondra has spent such a long time locked off at the top of the sport climbing world, he can’t even remember what the rest of it looks like. For Ondra, imperceptible ‘molecules’ function as holds.
This March, rockfall ripped through the famed Ouray Ice Park, damaging an oft-used access bridge and cutting off the water supply for some routes. No one was injured, but the ice climbing polestar required some rehab.
Edelrid claims it cracked the code and has a bona fide, cut-resistant dynamic single climbing rope. We put it to the test.
‘The Wall – Climb for Gold’ follows Janja Garnbret, Shauna Coxsey, Brooke Raboutou, and Miho Nonaka for 2 full years as they prepared to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
This October, a tiny town in Massachusetts’ Berkshires became the site of a climbing access victory that benefits all parties involved. After 2 years of development, Hanging Mountain is officially open to the public.
Opening in select theaters on Nov. 24 is a feature-length anime film, “The Summit of the Gods.” It’s about Mount Everest, its allure, and the obsession that its summit cultivates in mountaineers.
Released Oct. 20, ‘Girls Gone Wide’ documents three female climbers as they cam, jam, butterfly, and smear their way up some of North America’s hardest off-width routes.
Last week, a man fell 43 feet to his death at a rock climbing gym in Sydney, Australia. Today, the gym confirmed that the incident involved an auto-belay system.
Arcade Climbing aims to change the sport for beginners and veterans alike with its new motion-responsive, light-up climbing holds.
Our climbing fanatic found the best hangboards of 2021. Take your climbing to the next level with top picks from Metolius, So iLL, and more.
With GPS technology pulled from aviation, plus a first-of-its-kind ‘Multi-Pitch’ mode and mega battery life, the Coros Vertix 2 is ready for the vertical world.
Christy Mahon has summitted and skied all 58 14,000-foot peaks in Colorado. Then she did the same on the 100 highest peaks in the state. And she’s just getting started.
On Oct. 2, 20-year-old Laura Rogora set a new benchmark for the hardest rock climb done by a female climber. Three women, including Rogora, had previously climbed 5.15b. After ‘Erebor,’ 5.15b/c is the new benchmark.
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One of the country’s premier inclusive climbing organizations is enhancing its mission to support more athletes as the sport continues to grow in popularity nationwide.
Today, 26-year-old Sean ‘Steezy’ Bailey grabbed the third ascent of Alex Megos’ ‘Bibliographie’ after ‘the hardest battle’ he’d ever fought with himself.
After decades as the crown jewel of American performance sport climbing, Rifle, Colo., finally has its first 5.15. You might have heard of the first ascensionist, Joe Kinder, before.
‘They/Them’ is a full-length climbing film about Lor Sabourin. And it may just be the first feature film to star a nonbinary climber.
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A remote climbing expedition into the Ecstall region of Terrace, British Columbia, has yielded several first ascents — and uncovered the potential for many more.
With ski season right around the corner, now’s a great time to upgrade your backcountry safety skills. Backcountry Access has released a series of video shorts to help with that.
Buy plywood. Drill 50 holes. Pound in T-nuts. Bolt on holds. Watch your kids crush it.
The climber, and newly minted Olympian, shares the nitty-gritty on her favorite La Sportiva climbing shoes for different disciplines.
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A Wisconsin climber died during a steep scramble on Colorado’s Capitol Peak in early August. After a month of analyzing options to recover his body, officials have elected to leave it where it rests.
Paige Claassen has a special appreciation for projecting hard sport climbs. Meet the climber and find out what she’s working toward in 2021.
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