Swing Light: Salamandra Kevlar-Carbon Ice Axe Review
Despite an impressively light weight, Elite Climb's carbon and kevlar Salamandra ice axes proved durable and strong in our rigorous testing. Read More...
April 18, 2018
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Bouldering to big walls, we cover climbing and mountaineering, ice climbing, gear, and all things vertical and off the ground.
Injured, Cold, Remote: My Near-Disaster in Greenland
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. Read More...
April 16, 2018
Breathtaking Timelapse Captures ‘El Capitan’ Speed Climb
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. Read More...
April 16, 2018
Light, Durable 9.4 Is Black Diamond’s Thinnest Single Rope Yet
Black Diamond's smallest diameter single climbing rope, the 9.4, proved effective and tactile on hard sport climbing and towering multi-pitch climbs. Read More...
April 13, 2018
All-Weather Basecamp: NEMO Chogori 2P Mountaineering Tent Review
We tested the four-season Nemo Chogori mountaineering tent – blurring the lines between single- and double-wall design – through wind, rain, and snow. Read More...
April 12, 2018
Everest: Past, Present, and Future With Adrian Ballinger
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. Read More...
April 12, 2018
Tent Tech: Light, Tough, & Waterproof With Dyneema Fabric
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. Read More...
April 11, 2018
Sherpas Seek Two Everest Records: Most Summits by Man, Woman
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. Read More...
April 10, 2018
70-Year-Old Double-Amputee to Attempt Everest Climb
If successful, Xia Boyu will be the first ever double-amputee to reach Everest's summit from the south side. Read More...
April 4, 2018
Watch: First Ascent on Faroe Islands ‘Biggest Sea Cliff in the World’
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. Read More...
March 27, 2018
Yeti Airlines to Airlift 100 Tons of Trash Off Everest
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. Read More...
March 20, 2018
Boulder In Your Bedroom? Megalith Boulderwall Says Yes
Boulder in your bedroom (or living room, or office) with a modular Megalith Boulderwall climbing-wall system meant to look good anywhere. Read More...
March 19, 2018
Climber Uses Wood 4×4 as Protection on Sketchy Route
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! Read More...
March 7, 2018
History Made: Dawn Wall Feature Film Teaser
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. Read More...
March 5, 2018
Big Ice: Angela VanWiemeersch on Iconic First Female Ascent
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. Read More...
March 2, 2018
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