Russian Dimitri Sharafutdinov and Austrian Anna Stöhr won the only bouldering IFSC World Cup on U.S. soil this year, capping a two-day competition at the GoPro Mountain Games in Vail, Colorado. Alex Puccio was the top American finisher at the World Cup on June 8, climbing onto the podium in third place in the women's competition. Read More

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In commemoration of the centennial, the American Alpine Club has prepared a remarkable online exhibit of photographs, artifacts, and stories from the first ascent. Curated and written by Jonathan Waterman, author of four books on Denali, the exhibit tells the story of Frederick Cook's bogus claim for the first ascent, the Sourdough Expedition's climb of Denali's north peak in 1910, and the successful ascent of the main peak in 1913. Read More

A team led by climbers Chris Sharma, Mike Beck, and Kevin Bradburn is organizing a deep-water soloing competition in Park City, Utah, to be held in conjunction with the Outdoor Retailer trade show in early August. During the six-day event, climbers will free-solo routes capped by a 26-foot roof towering over a deep pool at Park City's Olympic Training Park. Read More

6/5/13 - Lucho Rivera and Cedar Wright have completed the first all-free ascent of the southwest face of Liberty Cap above Yosemite Valley. The two men redpointed the 16-pitch route, tentatively called Mahtah (the Native American name for Liberty Cap), on May 31, with Wright leading the majority of the crux pitches and Rivera following free. Read More

6/5/13 - A dramatic helicopter rescue saved two climbers in the Yukon’s Kluane National Park last month after more than 20 feet of snow trapped them high on a previously unclimbed mountain. Derek Buckle (U.K.) and Paul Knott (New Zealand) had completed the first ascent of Mt. Eaton (ca. 10,945 feet), a peak east of Mt. Augusta in the St. Elias Range. Read More

Learning Heaps: An Aussie Intern at Climbing

Living in the US takes some getting used to—people talk funny, drive on the wrong side of the road, and the light switches are upside down. But I’m willing to overlook those minor drawbacks because the mountains are stunning, desert camping is a blast, the Flatirons are at my doorstep, and last but not least, interning at Climbing is the chance of a lifetime. After slogging away as an environmental scientist for a number of years, I decided it was time for a change. I returned to university to study writing and editing, and shortly after that set out to intern at a magazine. Unfortunately for me, this search included some pretty limiting criteria: The magazine must be about climbing, and it must be located somewhere fun. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Climbing was the perfect fit. After a couple months of climbing, living, and working in “the Bubble,” I’ve learned a thing or two. Read More

Five U.S. Guides Earn Top Honor

5/8/13 - After passing ski mountaineering exams in the mountains of Alaska, British Columbia, and Colorado, five more American guides have been fully certified by the IFMGA, the International Federation of Mountain Guides Associations. The guide training and certification, administered by the American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA), is the highest level of professional certification available. Read More

Interviewing Fred Beckey at 90 Years Old

It's not every day you get to meet the man who's got more first ascents than anyone on the planet. For that matter, it's not every day you meet anyone who's lived through WWII, the Cold War, and several others, and who still climbs. But at the 2013 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market, I sat down and chatted with [more like yelled to; he's really hard of hearing] the man himself: Fred Beckey. Read More