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Chris Van Leuven

Yosemite Big Wall (Obscurity) First Ascents with Kevin DeWeese

Latok I Climbed From the North, but North Ridge Remains Incomplete

Cody Roth: The Undercover 5.15 Crusher Following His Own Path

Adam Ondra Crushes Canada: Two 5.15 FAs, Three 5.14 Onsights

Review: The North Face Route Rocket Backpack

A 1,000-Foot 5.14: Whit Magro and Wyoming’s Longest, Hardest Route

Chantel Astorga and Anne Gilbert Chase Complete Denali’s 9,000’ Slovak Direct

Two Expert Climbers Killed in Fall From El Cap’s Freeblast

Interview: Alex Megos on Sending Chris Sharma's Perfecto Mundo (5.15c) Project

Beaks for Days: New El Cap Route Ephemeron (VI 5.10 A4) Parallels the Nose

Remembering Alpinists Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson

The Evolv X1: An Evolution In High-Performance Slippers

Obituary: Jim “The Bird” Bridwell (1944-2018)

Interview: Adam Ondra Completes World's First 5.15a/9a+ Flash

Angy Eiter Becomes the First Woman to Climb 5.15b (Story + Photo Gallery)

Remembering Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins

Wide Boyz FA Two 5.14 Roof Cracks and Work 5.15 Mega-Proj

Robert Kelman, 87, Becomes Oldest Person to Climb Devils Tower

Interview: Adam Ondra On What It Took to Climb the World’s First 5.15d

Mount Huntington South Ridge Traverse: Q&A with Clint Helander and Jess Roskelley

Looking Back on the Life of Ueli Steck

Royal Robbins: The Kingpin of Yosemite's Golden Age

Single-Strand Backpack Coil

Chris Van Leuven

Yosemite Big Wall (Obscurity) First Ascents with Kevin DeWeese

Latok I Climbed From the North, but North Ridge Remains Incomplete

Cody Roth: The Undercover 5.15 Crusher Following His Own Path

Adam Ondra Crushes Canada: Two 5.15 FAs, Three 5.14 Onsights

Review: The North Face Route Rocket Backpack

A 1,000-Foot 5.14: Whit Magro and Wyoming’s Longest, Hardest Route

Chantel Astorga and Anne Gilbert Chase Complete Denali’s 9,000’ Slovak Direct

Two Expert Climbers Killed in Fall From El Cap’s Freeblast

Interview: Alex Megos on Sending Chris Sharma's Perfecto Mundo (5.15c) Project

Beaks for Days: New El Cap Route Ephemeron (VI 5.10 A4) Parallels the Nose

Remembering Alpinists Marc-André Leclerc and Ryan Johnson

The Evolv X1: An Evolution In High-Performance Slippers

Obituary: Jim “The Bird” Bridwell (1944-2018)

Interview: Adam Ondra Completes World's First 5.15a/9a+ Flash

Angy Eiter Becomes the First Woman to Climb 5.15b (Story + Photo Gallery)

Remembering Hayden Kennedy and Inge Perkins

Wide Boyz FA Two 5.14 Roof Cracks and Work 5.15 Mega-Proj

Robert Kelman, 87, Becomes Oldest Person to Climb Devils Tower

Interview: Adam Ondra On What It Took to Climb the World’s First 5.15d

Sponsored: The History of Friends

Mount Huntington South Ridge Traverse: Q&A with Clint Helander and Jess Roskelley

Looking Back on the Life of Ueli Steck

Royal Robbins: The Kingpin of Yosemite's Golden Age

Single-Strand Backpack Coil