High Avalanche Danger Leads to Dangerous Winter for Backcountry Users in North America
The snowpack, prone to slides, has proven deadly for a number of backcountry goers.
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Deal of the Week: Black Diamond Gear on Sale
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Watch Hazel Findlay Solo Soap On A Rope (5.11c)
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Adam Ondra and Tommy Caldwell Discuss the Dawn Wall and Big Wall Free Climbing
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Watch Toshi Takeuchi Climb Three Hard Japanese FAs Up to V15
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Watch 5.15 Climber Stefano Ghisolfi's Daily Training Routine
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The Light Documentary Raises an Important Conversation About Eating Disorders in Climbing
The climbing community has an eating-disorder problem—but will there ever be a solution?
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Nick Bullock on the First Ascent of the Mindless Finish
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Watch Seb Bouin Climb Fred Rouhling's Controversial Akira
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Thinking Body, Dancing Mind: How to Enhance Your Movement Efficiency
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Watch Libby Sauter and Alix Morris Set the Salathé Wall Women's Speed Record in 2015
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Review: Alpine Start Coffee and Matcha With Benefits
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Light: A Documentary About Eating Disorders in Rock Climbing
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25+ Ways To Be A Better Belayer
All climbers should strive to refine their belaying practices throughout their climbing career, which means learning and practicing the subtleties that make a truly great belayer.
Climbing On Another Planet: Tasmania's Sea Stacks
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Kindar and Guy: McNamee Twins Climb Hard Squamish Boulders
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Janja Garnbret and Domen Škofic Climb 360-Meter 5.14a Smokestack (Story + Photo Gallery)
The Slovenian competition climbers sent the longest man-made climb on Earth
The Magic of Climbing Guidebooks
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Gripped: Climbing the Killer Pillar, a Review
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Watch the Nepali Team Summit K2 in Winter Together
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Brazilian Line: A Big Wall Adventure
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Access Fund Sues After Trump Initiates Transfer of Oak Flat in Final Days
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Olympic Officials Dispel Cancellation Rumors Amid Uncertainty
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Nirmal “Nims” Purja: The Man Who Climbed K2 in Winter Without Supplemental Oxygen
An elite solider and elite climber, Nims led the first winter ascent of K2 without supplemental oxygen.
The Climbing Diaries: The Story of Stefano Ghisolfi's FA of Erebor (5.15b/c)
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Speed On The Spur: Racing For The Yellow Spur FKT
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Sergi Mingote Perishes on K2
A dedicated mountaineer and ferocious athlete, Sergi Mingote lost his life on K2
Cesare Maestri, Legendary and Divisive Italian Climber, Dies at 91
Maestri is best known for controversy surrounding climbs on Cerro Torre in Patagonia---his debunked claim of the first ascent of the peak in 1959, and his subsequent Compressor Route on it in 1970---but his other achievements in and around Europe make him a standout figure in world climbing.
Colorado Granite: Hard Boulder Sends
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Watch Oriane Bertone Climb Super Tanker (V14) at Age 15
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Buckeye Knob and Denny Cove Paid Off and Permanently Protected
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World Class: The Story of Aidan Roberts' Bouldering Breakthrough
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All-Sherpa Team Makes First Ascent of Luza Peak
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Stefano Ghisolfi Makes the First Ascent of Erebor (5.15b/c)
Erebor is now the most difficult route in Italy.
Watch 3 Hard, Winter First Ascents in Scotland by Dave MacLeod
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Carved for Attention: Why the Tradition of Carving Desert Plaques is Outdated
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Pendulum: How Rob Pizem Balances Life and Climbing
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The Climbers Attempting K2 this Winter
Will 2021 be the year that the prized first winter ascent of K2 is made?
Full Film: Stefano Ghisolfi's Journey to Send Change (5.15c)
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The New River Gorge is Now a National Park
The climbing destination is the United States’ newest National Park.
Watch Brooke Raboutou and Natalia Grossman Send Hard RMNP Boulders
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Young, Rackless, Cold, and Psyched
Forging a partnership on The Young and the Rackless in sub-par conditions.
Thunderbolt Ridge: The Unofficial Sequel to Free Solo
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Caption Contest: Win an Edelrid Boa Eco 70m Rope
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Watch Jonathan Siegrist on the First Ascent of Nu World (5.15a/b)
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Climbers We Lost in 2020
“Climbers We Lost” is an annual tribute to community members we've lost in the past year.
Two New Big Routes in Alaska's Hayes Range
Back to back first ascents
Watch Carlo Traversi Make the First Ascent of Empath (5.15a)
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Angy Eiter Completes 5.15b First Ascent (Story + Photo Gallery)
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Alpine Knee: How to Get Better at Climbing in 2021 (Without Really Trying)
We both know you’re not going to use that hangboard. Try these 8 ideas instead.
Someone Should (Pay To) Fix This Bolt: The Actual Cost of Re-Bolting
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Skipping The Bolts at Donner Summit: Taste the Bronco (5.13c/d) on Gear
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Japanese Athletes Confirmed for Olympics Following Dismissal of Appeals
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Dave MacLeod and Iain Small Establish Hard New Winter Route on Ben Nevis
250 years after its first ascent, climbers are still finding new routes up the famous Scottish peak.
8 Must-Have Ice and Alpine Tools
Winter is here—are you ready?
The Top 10 Climbing Videos of 2020
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Rock Art: Hank St. John—Rock Climbing Meets Mythology
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Disturban: Montreal Urban Bouldering
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Watch Stefano Ghisolfi Climb the First Pitch of Change (5.15a/b) With Commentary
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The Top 100: Trying The Best of Yosemite’s Boulders
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Legendary Alpinist Doug Scott Dies at Age 79
Doug Scott helped usher in “alpine style” in mountaineering, and had a storied career as one of the most prolific and visionary alpinists of the 20th century.
Excerpt: Dammed If You Don't, the New Book by Chris Kalman
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The New Kid: Savannah Cummins in Antarctica
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Watch Blind Climber Jesse Dufton Send 5.10d Trad Route Forked Lightning Crack
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Sport Climbing Officially Added to Paris 2024 Olympics
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Full Film: The Ghosts Above, by Renan Ozturk
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Watch Julia Chanourdie Climb Eagle 4 (5.15b)
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Jonathan Siegrist Establishes 5.15 Full Metal Brisket in the New River Gorge (With Video)
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Pamir Pilgrimage: Frozen Ice, Frozen Roads, and First Ascents in Central Asia
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Unbelayvable: The Tranquility of Nature
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The Gogarth Project: Pete Whittaker and Calum Muskett on Britain's Biggest Roof Climb
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Highs and Lows: 2020 IFSC European Championships
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CRAG-Vermont and Access Fund Permanently Protect Bolton Dome
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Why We’re Afraid To Dyno
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Ask a Climbing Writer: How Much Money Do Professional Climbers Make?
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Fred Rouhling's Akira Sees First Repeats Since 1995 FA, Receives Downgrade
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Livestreams: IFSC European Championships Moscow 2020 Olympic Qualifying Event
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