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First Look: Black Diamond’s Ultralight ‘Vision’ Climbing Harness
Super strong, feather light: The Vision is Black Diamond’s light, minimal harness for alpinists. We put it to the test alpine climbing in the Cascades for this review.
Lone Climber Summits World’s 4th Highest Unclimbed Peak
Failing anchors, rockfall, and precarious ice: The fourth tallest (previously) unclimbed peak has been summited.
2017’s Top Climbing Stories: REEL ROCK 12 Trailer
Margo Hayes sends 5.15, Chris Sharma deep water solos, Brad Gobright free solos, and Maureen Beck climbs without a hand.
Alpinist Hayden Kennedy Takes Own Life After Partner Dies In Avalanche
Renowned climber Hayden Kennedy and partner Inge Perkins were caught in an avalanche and on Saturday, Oct. 7. Perkins died in the slide. The next day, Kennedy took his own life.
Climb Your First Flatiron: Here’s How
Want to climb the Flatirons? This guide goes into the necessary gear, approach, route finding, hazards, and more with mountain-guide beta.
Watch the Moment of Impact In Withheld Yosemite Rockfall Footage
“If I was one day later, I would be dead.” Amazing footage, but a little NSFW language.
Knit Comfort: Black Diamond’s First Climbing Shoe Reviewed
The Black Diamond Momentum wears like a sock (in a good way) and still holds up to climbing steep terrain. We put this comfy rock climbing shoe to the test outdoors and in the gym.
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Honnold, Ozturk Ponder Risk, Reward While Climbing Alaskan Big Walls
What’s going on in the minds of the world’s best climbers? Alex Honnold and Renan Ozturk turn the cameras on themselves to contemplate life’s bigger questions.
Husband-Wife Team Bags 33 Wind River Peaks in Three Weeks
A September storm cut Dave Anderson and Szu-ting Yi’s expedition short. But in the FKT attempt, they climbed equivalent elevation gain to summiting Everest five times.
Pushing Limits: Margo Hayes, Anak Verhoeven Send 5.15a Projects
Two of the hardest climbs in the world just saw groundbreaking firsts.
Clip It: Great 2017 Quickdraws, Locking & Standard Carabiners
Among new-for-2017 is a best-in-class locking carabiner. We tested quickdraws and carabiners from Metolius, CAMP-USA, and Petzl that make upgrading your rack worthwhile.
Watch Out Below! Chris Sharma Deep Water Solos Massive Arch
Chris Sharma makes the first ascent of the popular French tourist destination, Pont d’Arc, with nothing but water to stop his fall.
Adam Ondra Sends ‘Silence,’ World’s Toughest Sport Climb
On September 3rd, 2017, Adam Ondra successfully climbed ‘Silence’, a proposed 5.15d, the hardest rated climb in the world.
Pop (Way) Up: Apparel Store Hands Out Gear On Cliff Face
37.5 opened the ‘World’s Most Remote Pop-Up’ on Eldorado Canyon’s Bastille Wall, 300 feet above the deck.
Too Many Deaths: CO Officials Launch Mountain Safety Program
Seven people have died in the Elk Mountains this year. Pitkin County officials have seen enough.
Gunshots Fired At Utah Rock Climbers
Utah Police are investigating after two climbers reported bullets ‘whizzing by’ as they scaled the rock face in Little Cottonwood Canyon.
TNF Donates $1 Million To Public Lands In Climbing Campaign
The ‘Walls Are Meant For Climbing’ campaign from The North Face aims to make climbing accessible to everyone.
Private 14er: Mountain Property Sold For $105 Million
Towering 14,047 feet above the southern Colorado landscape, Culebra Peak is now the highest peak in the world—to be privately owned.
If You Can’t Tie A Knot, Get This App
With the discovery of Animated Knots by Grog, you should never tie a bad knot again.
First American Woman Summits K2
Vanessa O’Brien became the first American woman to summit one of the world’s deadliest mountains, K2, on July 28th.
Recycled Rubber Sticks: La Sportiva Mythos Eco Review
With 95 percent recycled components, including the rubber, the La Sportiva Mythos Eco stand out as a perfectly functional climbing shoe for the eco-conscious climber.
‘The Push’ Tells Life Story Of Climber Tommy Caldwell
From his origins as a climber to the career defining Dawn Wall, Tommy Caldwell’s memoir takes the reader along for the adventure.
Climbing Video Series: The World’s Most Classic Boulders
First ascensionists and climbing legends take center stage as they give first-hand accounts of iconic boulder problems around the world.
Climb (In) A Skyscraper: London’s 25th-Floor Glass Climbing Wall
A new climbing wall built high inside a skyscraper is not for the feint of heart. Behind the holds is clear glass and a soaring view high above London.
Free-Soloing Honey Hunters Risk Their Lives for Hallucinogenic Sweetness
What could be more terrifying than scaling a perilous rock face with no safety rigging? How about doing it while surrounded by hundreds of angry bees.
Kilian Jornet: The Everest Interview
The renowned mountain runner Kilian Jornet last month summited Everest twice in one week. We sat down to with him to learn more.
Sketchy Trad Fall Will Make Your Palms Sweat
Two pieces of protection in roughly 30 feet placed by a novice. Will they hold?
Black Diamond’s First Climbing Shoe Will Be Knit
Black Diamond just announced a line of four new climbing shoes. One of them stands out with a fully-knit upper
China ‘Closes’ Mount Everest, Fall Season Cancelled
A strange season continues on Mount Everest. The closure will affect climbers hoping to summit from the north side of the mountain this fall.
Climbing Everest: Kilian Jornet In His Own Words
Listen while Jornet describes his first Mount Everest climb while GPS data from Suunto’s Movescount website shows his progress.
Watch: First Video Of Honnold’s ‘El Cap’ Free-Solo
Honnold’s free-solo climb of El Capitan has been heralded as one of the greatest achievements in the history of the sport.
