On Sunday, October 22, Touchstone’s Hollywood Boulders management were made aware that a member of the gym had suggested that they were “strapped” with a weapon and “wanted scalps.”
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Watch 'Floatin' get its third ascent. And Paige Claassen does 'Everything is Karate' (5.14c).
When dish soap and other lubricants weren’t enough, rescuers used ketamine to relax the climber’s muscles.
He needed “only” 60 days for the climb, he says. But it felt like a longer process. We chatted with him about it.
Climbing is built on the honor system, which is super easy to take advantage of. Seriously. Here’s how to do it.
She called it hard for the grade.
“Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits,” which will be available on November 1, opens a deeply intimate window into Ondra’s personal and competitive life. It drives home the message that getting to the top isn’t easy.
Heel hooks help you reach farther, use less energy, get your body over the lips of roofs or around corners, or simply keep your hips closer to the wall.
Check out Dr. Julian Saunders's author page.
Check out Dr. Julian Saunders's author page.
Kevin Junge is recuperating in the hospital after lowering off the end of his rope
Or, why you shouldn't get angry at your climbing partner, stalk off across a remote Alaskan glacier alone, and fall unseen into a crevasse.
We would have done a few things differently here.
At 79 years old and after nearly 1,000 dispatches from the El Cap Meadow, Evans has decided to step away from the ElCap Report.
"Most people go to the climbing gym for training. I simply train outdoors on my projects."
The Honestone is no doubt one of the best hangboards on the market.
Natalia Grossman, Jesse Grupper, and Samuel Watson all earn berths for Paris 2024 after winning the Pan-American Games.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: The Free Hallucinogen Wall repeated by Hazel Findlay and Angus Kille; Ondra Flashes 5.14d; Dai Koyamada FA's a V15 at age 47; and how to avoid making an easy (but fatal) anchor-cleaning mistake
The San Luis Valley is renowned as one of Colorado’s most haunted places, with glimpses of ghostly cowboys seen on sagebrush plains, bizarre and unexplained cattle mutilations, and regular UFO and Bigfoot sightings.
Access Fund, the largest and most influential climbing advocacy organization in the United States, is looking for a new executive director.
As an author, translator, scriptwriter, researcher, and editor, Audrey Salkeld made an immense contribution to adventure literature and filmmaking.
Jason Bryant completed the Linville Crusher, one of the most iconic and sought-after linkups in the Southeast, in 4:32:02. The Crusher consists of 16 miles of hiking and 19 pitches of technical climbing.
She will compete in Paris alongside fellow compatriot Emma Hunt, who received her own ticket to the Games after placing second in the Bern World Championships this past August.
Although the authorities would not confirm the exact location of the planned attack, it likely would have occurred in Smith Rock during this weekend’s Craggin’ Classic.
Dan Boozan has a paralyzed arm, one functional lung, and a traumatic brain injury. Here he chats about climbing, invisible disabilities, the importance of community, and why he takes issue with being called an “inspiration.”
In 1992, two grim, horrific incidents in and around the area not only put climbers on edge but also inspired two of the park’s more morbid route names: 'Dumpster BBQ' and 'Kill for a Thrill.'
“The belayer and I were aware of his left leg under the rope but we let him focus on his climb.”
Watching next-level sends occur in real-time is enthralling content. I do hope we see more of it from professional climbers. But there are some potential drawbacks.
How Royal Robbins’s first ascent of the 'Regular Northwest Face' of Half Dome transformed the history of American climbing—and its culture.
Climbers from Canada, France, and the U.K. will be awarded in Briançon, France, in November. American George Lowe will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.
‘Prayer for a Friend’ joins a growing list of impressive multi-pitch free climbs in Washington.
Not sending was a fate worse than death. Naturally, we were willing to cross the line.
Paradox Sports introduces hundreds of people with disabilities to climbing each year.
Plus: Anak Verhoeven sends yet another 5.14d/15a, and Access Fund is donating $10,000 to replace bolts at your favorite crag.
The 18-year-old college student passed away after a fall from the anchors of a sport route.
There were many surprise endings at this past weekend's US National Championships.
Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community and contributed to climbing.
It's desert tower season! The five outlined here are all, at 5.11 or easier, within reach of most mere mortals.
In back-to-back sends, Brooke and Shawn Raboutou put down ‘Box Therapy,’ in Wild Basin, RMNP.
The 28-year-old climber shaved over an hour from Honnold’s solo record
A quick, attentive belay prevented a gnarly ground fall.
That’s right: Aidan Roberts’s famous 3D scans of ‘Burden of Dreams’ are being produced at scale.
I’ve been climbing and running at a high level for a combined four years now. The learning curve for balancing the two passions was steep.
Deep in the Desert Southwest, a 28-mile road winds up through five ecosystems and provides access to more than 2,500 routes, year-round, on steep, featured granite.
If you find yourself alone at a crowded crag, don’t fret. Remember that you're part of a community of people that all share a common interest.
Plus: A quick send for Amity Warme and a nice slew of downgrades. Gotta love it.
This is the moment my life has been working towards, the last few months of it anyway, and the circumstances are coalescing around something transcendent.
You’ll be able to livestream the event for free on Outside Watch via our app and site.
Who they were, what drove them, and the deeper questions that came later.
Two American women vying for the 8000er record and their guides were swept away by the slide on the famed Chinese peak. One U.S. climber and a Sherpa guide are confirmed dead.
We’d want this belayer at the end of our rope.
Climbing in the Laramie Mountains? It's not for the faint of heart.
A Korean climbing instructor has reportedly passed away after rapping off the end of his rope.
Deep in the Canadian wilderness, high on a big wall, Ines Papert and Emilie Pellerin were in dire straits. A simple iPhone saved the day.
We spot boulder problems. Sometimes we spot climbers before they clip their first piece of pro. Now imagine spotting a climber falling 60 feet.
And why does a beer company have credible authority over climbing records?
Plyometrics involve rapid muscle stretching and contraction to increase power production. For a climber, this means the ability to move quickly off a hold with a large amount of force.
It was what came afterward…
He didn't know how to pass a knot toproping with two ropes tied together, so he just took her off belay.
The Venturas have been posted in the Red River Gorge for 40 years. A first-time visitor experiences the magic for himself.
It isn't just easy to build endurance on a bouldering wall—it can be more efficient than climbing on a rope.
Low impact does not mean low intensity. Try these exercises to stop huffing and puffing on the approach and while climbing.
"We pushed on, as if floating in slow motion through a Hieronymus Bosch painting, found by tilting life on edge for 1,200 feet and emptying its pockets."
After careful consideration, Schubert decided that the route was a proper step up from his next hardest, ‘Perfecto Mundo.’
Sometimes the only way to become a better athlete is to step away—and to never look back.
The weekly roundup: Niky Ceria taps Finland's unbelievable bouldering potential; Patagonia's Aguja Standhardt is climbed in winter; Beckett Hsin (14) climbs stout V14; Connor Herson and Fan Yang add 2,000-foot 5.13+ to Mt. Whitney's East Face.
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Chris Warner stitched the mountains together using various styles over 24 years—climbing “just for the fun of it”
The climber fell 130 feet due to “equipment failure”
The 2023 World Cup season came to a close this weekend with a Lead and Speed event in Wujiang, China.
Sometimes you just have to climb on the route to see if you've cleaned it enough.
Vertical World and Perfect Descent manufacture settle with climber who sustained 30-foot fall
Nearly every move a climber makes is based around the center of the body, the core. The stronger the core, the easier climbing becomes.
Access digital guidebooks and beta, optimize hangboard sessions, tick routes, meet partners, and more with these apps.
Schubert hasn’t commented on the grade or the final name for the new climb—but by all accounts it’s at least 5.15c
The endeavor, first completed in 1993, totaled 224 pitches of technical rock, 63,000 feet of elevation gain, 140 miles of hiking, 2.5 hours of canoeing, and 3,361 miles of driving.
Plus: Domen Škofic doesn't need no kneepads; Connor Herson rips Air Swedin (5.13 R); A bold attempt on Greenland's Mirror Wall; and more.
Climber in critical condition following gear-ripping fall on pitch four of The Great White Wall
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