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9 Surprising Patterns We Found in 210 Climbing Accidents Last Year

Trends and key data points from the 2025 ‘Accidents in North American Climbing’

Maya Silver

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Pro Climbers Urge IFSC and the Climbing Community to Swear Off Fossil Fuel Ties

Maya Silver

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Two Climbers Died on Mt. Shasta’s Easiest Route. What Went Wrong?

Owen Clarke

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Michaela Kiersch Just Made History With This First Ascent

Maya Silver

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Cerro Torre, Solo, in Winter: An Exclusive Interview with Colin Haley

How the 41-year-old American made the first winter solo of Patagonia’s famed Cerro Torre.

Anthony Walsh

Interview: the First Winter Ascent of Cerro Chaltén’s North Pillar

Federico Bernardi

Chaos on Pobeda Peak Leaves Four Climbers Dead

Owen Clarke

Rescinding the Roadless Rule Threatens These 13 Climbing Areas

Sam MacIlwaine

This Undercover Crusher Just Established Her Third Big Wall Route in Yosemite

Miles Fullman

How Many Climbers Have Been the “First” to “Flash V15”?

Owen Clarke

Natalia Grossman Takes Gold in Stunning Post-Injury Comeback

Maya Silver

Legendary Russian Mountaineer Dies in Kyrgyzstan

Owen Clarke

Judge Saves Iconic Climbing Area (For Now), With Less Than 24 Hours to Spare

Maya Silver

Updated: 60 Climbers & Hikers Heli-Evacuated From Bugaboos Due to Flooding

Cameron Fenton

“I Want My Job Back”: Yosemite Biologist Fired for Displaying Trans Pride Flag on El Cap

Sam MacIlwaine

Indian Creek’s Biggest Route Developer Just Got Banned for Camping for Too Long

Sam MacIlwaine

Kyle Higby Frees Smith Rock’s Longest-Running Project

Mary Andino

Climbers Rescued By Helicopter After Spending the Night Stranded and Injured

Cameron Fenton

Why Did USA Climbing Just Ban Trans Women From All Events?

Sam MacIlwaine

Want to Try the Goliath Traverse? Everyone Who Has, Says: “Don’t”

Owen Clarke

Two-time Olympic Climber Laura Rogora Achieves Hardest Female Onsight Ever

Maya Silver

German Alpinist Laura Dahlmeier Dies From Rockfall in Pakistan

Owen Clarke

Can a Boulder Be Both V17 and V14? Maybe It All Comes Down to Style.

Owen Clarke

Nine-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Person Ever to Send 5.14b (8c)

Maya Silver

Will Moss Completes Hardest Trad Rope Solo of All Time

Sam MacIlwaine

Dozens of New Sport Climbs Just Opened in Rare Deal With a Timber Company

Maya Silver

Sasha DiGiulian and Marianna Ordóñez Pick Up Where Lynn Hill Left Off in Madagascar

Maya Silver

Climber Killed at Memphis Rox Climbing Gym on Sunday

Maya Silver

A Win for Climbers: Public Lands Sale Removed from Senate Budget Bill

Sam MacIlwaine

The Iberian Trilogy: A New Challenge for the World’s Best Multi-pitch Climbers

Sam MacIlwaine

“It Was the Hardest Thing I Could Think Of”: Inside a Badass Ascent of the El Cap Triple

Anthony Walsh

The Senate Budget Bill Puts These 17 Major Climbing Areas Up For Sale

Sam MacIlwaine

Massive Southeast Pillar of Ultar Sar (7388m) Finally Climbed!

Anthony Walsh

Interview: Balin Miller’s Bold Solo of 9,000-foot ‘Slovak Direct,’ Denali

Anthony Walsh

Last Week’s Paralympic Climbing Announcement Left Some Athletes Stunned. Here’s Why.

Suzie Hodges Irby

The Clock Is Ticking: Oak Flat Climbing Area Has Until August 15 to Avoid Becoming 2-Mile Wide Crater

Maya Silver

Outside Fest Was Awesome. Only 350-Something More Days ’til Next Year!

Maya Silver

Cristian Brenna, Champion Italian Rock Climber and Alpinist, Dies in Fall

Federico Bernardi

Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau Become the First Women to Complete the Yosemite Triple Crown

Sam MacIlwaine

Yosemite Bans Large Flags on El Cap and Other Walls

Maya Silver

Colley, Tippett, and Adams Set 22-Hour Speed Record on One of El Cap’s Hardest Aid Routes

Oliver Tippett

7 Climbers Rigged a Trans Pride Flag Over El Cap. Here’s What They Want You To Know.

Sam MacIlwaine

“I Wanted a Fight”: Will Moss Becomes First Person to Flash El Cap in a Day

Anthony Walsh

Adam Ondra Just Did the Hardest Trad Flash of All Time—5.14 R

Anthony Walsh

Will Bosi Proposes His “Hardest First Ascent,” A New V17

Owen Clarke

From V16 to Big Walls: Pietro Vidi Makes the Second Ascent of ‘Lurking Fear’

Sam MacIlwaine

Three Climbers Killed After 400-Foot Fall in Washington

Owen Clarke

Alex Pancoe Died on Makalu. Friends Say He Climbed With “An Incredible Sense of Purpose.”

Owen Clarke

After Losing Six Toes to Frostbite, Anna Pfaff Is Back in the Game

Sam MacIlwaine

Hamish McArthur Sends Colorado V17 in a Single 3-Hour Session

Anthony Walsh

Katie Lamb On Becoming the First Woman to Climb V16 (Again!)

Owen Clarke

Filming in National Parks Just Got Easier—Expect More Climbing Content

Sam MacIlwaine

“I Had To Become Invisible.” Hamish McArthur Makes First Repeat of ‘Megatron’ (V17).

Owen Clarke

Will Oak Flat Soon Become a 1,000-Foot-Deep Crater?

Sam MacIlwaine

Lonnie Kauk Found Guilty of Domestic Violence

Maya Silver

Sam MacIlwaine

Brette Harrington’s Epic First Ascent in Sardinia

Sam MacIlwaine

8 Ways Tariffs May Impact Climbing Gear

The Editors

Rappel-Anchor Failure in Patagonia Prompts Impressive Rescue Effort

Anthony Walsh

Finally! Climbing Will Have 3 Medal Categories at 2028 Olympics

Maya Silver

Brooke Raboutou Solves ‘Excalibur,’ Becoming First Woman to Climb 5.15c

Owen Clarke

The First Xenon-Powered Everest Climb Is Coming This Spring

Frederick Dreier

Kelleghan and Pineau Set New Women’s Speed Record on the Naked Edge

James Lucas

New Law Proposes Maximum 5-foot Distance Between Climbing Bolts on U.S. Federal Land

Owen Clarke

Katie McKinstry Stylos Just Broke the Glass Ceiling for Women in Drytooling

Corey Buhay

A Drytooling Winter Ascent of the Diamond in Colorado Sparks Heated Debate

Anthony Walsh

What Climbers Need to Know About the New U.S. Entry Rules

Sam MacIlwaine

Inside a Bold, El Cap-Sized First Ascent in Remote Patagonia

Federico Bernardi

Touchstone Gym Union Negotiations Escalate to First-Ever Routesetter Strike

Sam MacIlwaine

The First All-Women Team Summited Denali 55 Years Ago. The World Forgot Their Story—Until Now.

Maya Silver

American Dirtbag Becomes 2nd Person to Tick Off New Zealand’s 100 Peaks Challenge. Para-alpinism was His Secret Weapon.

Cedar Wright

New Rules at Indian Creek Are Now in Effect. Here’s What You Need to Know.

Maya Silver

Two Women Die Climbing Puncak Jaya (Carstensz Pyramid). Here’s What Went Wrong.

Owen Clarke

How the Yosemite Climbing Community Is Reacting to DOGE Layoffs (Updated)

Gavin Feek

We Just Witnessed the “Largest Land Acquisition” in US Climbing History

Maya Silver

Northern Patagonia Is on Fire. Here’s How Climbers Can Help.

Nahir Vera

Ukrainian Ice Climbing Influencer Dies in Fall

Owen Clarke

Canadian Women Climb Big New 5.11 A0 in Remote Patagonia

Ripley Boulianne

Connor Runge and Anna Hazelnutt Get First and Second Ascents on Belly of the Beast (5.14b/8c) in El Salto

Maya Silver

Inside the First Free Ascent of ‘Bílý Rys’—Burly M9 Trad in Polish Tatra Mountains

Ripley Boulianne

Climber Narrowly Escapes Death After 80-foot Fall on Colorado Mixed Climb

Owen Clarke

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