Slovenia’s Vita Lukan Shines Amid Garnbret’s Absence at Briançon World Cup
The IFSC’s World Cup circuit rolled into Briançon, France, this weekend. It was the last stop on the circuit’s European swing before the upcoming World Championships.
The IFSC’s World Cup circuit rolled into Briançon, France, this weekend. It was the last stop on the circuit’s European swing before the upcoming World Championships.
I wrote off the potential repercussions of alcohol because I don’t identify as someone who has a drinking problem. But then I realized my performance was still being negatively impacted.
The 26-year-old female was on ‘Blitzen Ridge.’
Climbing has a weight problem, and many believe the IFSC isn’t doing enough to fix it.
Results and thoughts from this past weekend's Lead and Speed World Cup.
Affinity groups like Brown Girls Climbs, Queer Crush, and ParaCliffhangers worked closely with the AAC and the Yosemite Parks Service. From the start, the event was intended to be community-run.
A Gen Z staffer meets an old-school climber, and the dreaded belay test ensues…
The linkup, which she nicknamed “Zamboni the Rinc,” included hard-trad benchmarks like 'The Evictor' (5.12d R) and 'Musta’ Been High' (5.13c R/X).
Here’s a rundown of all the World Cup action from both the lead and speed disciplines at Villars
Whereas climbing was once a niche sport of soul seekers and dirtbags, it has transformed itself into a multi-billion dollar industry. That’s had positive and negative effects on the culture of indoor climbing, which in turn shapes the community at large.
A roundup of all the old gear we can’t stop using
How to care for and extend the life of the most important piece of climbing equipment.
Rest days back then were endless and boring and horrible, but we learned to face our non-climbing purgatory with courage
Results and a recap from this past weekend's bouldering and lead World Cup in Innsbruck.
Yosemite in the early 1980s was nearly carefree living, but with an undercurrent that could pull you under, suffocate you from not knowing what you were doing or where you were headed.
Either be mad about overcrowding or try these productive actions.
After saving a fallen cyclist, a lifer reflects on his own goals, illogical fears, and life's finite opportunities.
Intriguing battles continued in this past weekend's Bouldering World Cup in Brixen, Itatly.
If you’d like to add yoga to your training program, below are a few poses that open and stretch injury-prone areas.
The actor may have washboard abs and have taken the lead role of my teenage dreams, but I’m not impressed.
Gotta collect 'em all.
Every year, the climbing gods find a way to throw a wrench in our best-laid plans
With the return of marquee athletes, the Prague World Cup featured memorable battles and highlights for the season thus far.
Most know him for his historic big wall ascents in Yosemite. But in fact, his favorite pastime was always bouldering. Here, he reflects on the discipline's evolution.
From high-altitude ATMs to walking up Kilimanjaro backward, here are some of the weirdest alpine records.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: The iconic line, 'Biographie', has now seen 19 ascents; Nat Bailey demonstrated the power of audacious goals with his Squamish ascent; and more.
LED climbing boards have the potential to send your climbing ability skyrocketing. But only if you use ‘em right.
I always knew I wanted to climb, but it feels different for my kids, at least so far.
The Boulder and Speed Salt Lake City World Cup took place over the weekend. Here's what you missed.
Check out Emily Chen-Newton's author page.
Kaitlyn Brann, 34, was killed by rockfall on a popular route
I took the sweat, blood, and pain, wrapped it up in a ball, and gave it a party theme. All the hard work now glimmered and shined.
These stunts are a good way to pass the time while nominally using some of our climbing skills. But no one ever confused these things with actual climbing—at least, not until recently.
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.
This past July, Ali Akbar Sakhi, a 36-year-old father of three, died on K2 after spending a night alone at seven thousand meters. Questions remain about what, if anything, could have been done to save him.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: David Lama’s ‘Avaatara’ finally saw a repeat, and Chen put down ‘The Fly,’ a 25-foot two-bolt (or nine-pad) 5.14d (or V13/14). Plus, some exciting vids that caught our attention.
Although no world records were broken (unlike at the preceding World Cup in Seoul), the Jakarta event still proved to be among the fastest World Cups ever.
Cohen Schaumann is recuperating in the hospital, after a brutal ground fall on April 21 while rappelling 'Rope-de-Dope Crack' (5.8).
Cameras, so many cameras, capturing every send large and small! And as we allow ourselves to indulge more and more in the commerce of trading sends for likes, how much market share does the climbing itself—the movement per se, the adventure—still hold in our reasons for, y’know, climbing?
Retired doctor Jonathan Sugarman of Seattle died at Camp 2 on Monday, May 1
And how to combat this noxious trend of empty-and-meaningless humblebrag effluvia...
Here’s a recap of all the action, along with some results and random thoughts on the excitement…
"What do you do?" To non-climbers, I’d often state that I’m in the fitness industry. But is that true?
The element of years has eroded the great bulk of our time together, but by looking back, I still remember his sense of freedom—I'm reminded to think how he wanted to think and make plans.
The wait was finally over—this weekend the World Cup circuit returned with the 2023 season debut, a thrilling boulder event in Hachioji, Japan.
It’s a monosyllabic word: “Take!” Let me explain.
A veteran climber is dead, another is missing, and multiple others are lucky to be alive after a tragic few days in the Himalayas
Located in a small tent at Plaza de Mulas (14,300 feet), Miguel Doura’s The Nautilus is the highest-altitude art gallery in the world
Siegrist has done other 5.15b's, but he says 'Stoking the Fire' was a whole new level for him
Barks is one of the few American climbers to have sent both V16 and 5.15. He needed just eight sessions to clip the chains.
And, he’s been projecting even harder
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.
The air under me when I had started up didn’t seem consequential, but now it was all I could think about, the foot slipping, hands skipping off the polished rock, a long fall to the base.
For Heckmair, the Eiger climb was only the prelude to a lifetime of extreme journeys among mountains, deserts, jungles—as well as to the poles of humanity: over the course of nine decades he has crossed paths with personalities ranging from Hitler to the Dalai Lama.
The purpose-built climbing gym represents a zeitgeist of our age. At the heart of it is the humble spray wall.
Meg O’Neill died Sunday after a freak accident on 'Raven Falls' (WI4) when a large ice column broke. O’Neill saved the belayer’s life and the leader was seriously injured.
Xavier Abdullahi thinks initiatives like this one is a good start, but nowhere near the end.
Slash grades can be useful—they broaden the range of what a route might be, which means you can approach the climb with a broader range of expectations. I get, however, that not everyone feels this way
Quinn Brett told her story to producer Paddy O’Connell for an episode of The Daily Rally podcast. It has been edited for length and clarity.
They didn’t just discover a tear. I had severed almost everything, including my brachial artery, but not my nerve. The clock was racing.
Bob Van Belle once wrote:“Woodson’s greatest significance lies in its past.” But the glory of the crag resides as much in its beauty and the joy of current climbers as it does in its history.
After over a year of effort, Sharma clipped the chains on 'Sleeping Lion,' his second 5.15c. We caught up with Sharma to hear more about his process, training, and how he’s managed to balance his family, career, and climbing goals.
Kareemah Batts shared her story with producer Paddy O’Connell for an episode of The Daily Rally podcast. It has been edited for length and clarity.
THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Jana Švecová has worked out all of the moves on 'Terranova' (V16); Dai Koyamada FA's another V15 after building one helluva platform; and Matt Fultz repeats a Brione V16.
Once the training and physical preparation are done, and we’re at the crag in front of our objective, sending just isn't about strength. We have to cultivate a presence of mind, relax into our bodies, and climb at our peak of performance. All of which requires... breath.
“Aside from knowing how to safely operate the belay devices, giving a soft catch is the most important, and least understood, aspect of great belaying.”
Guidebooks have changed. It’s not so much the slick paper and color photos. Those are nice. It’s the stories creeping in among the routes that I really like.
A grapefruit-size cancerous tumor nearly killed Dr. Favia Dubyk. The physician committed to spending as much time as possible doing what she loves most
He spent his days pursuing climbing, mountaineering, trail running, snowboarding, and whatever else could get him into the mountains. He was killed in battle on June 11, 2022, a week before his 36th birthday.
Sergei Zheleznyak, of Kharkiv, was killed in combat in mid-March 2023, and posthumously awarded the Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky in the third degree for his service. Outside his military service, Zheleznyak was a member of Kharkiv’s Rotary International, a talented dancer, and a mountaineer.
Dr. Leonid Gambarov was killed on April 25, 2022, during the shelling of Derhachi, a small town near his native Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. Gambarov made over 100 first ascents in the alpine during his lengthy climbing career.
Taras Pona was a fierce Ukrainian patriot and an avid mountaineer. He died at the age of 50 on October 21 near Bachmut.
Check out Owen Clarke's author page.
He was a candidate for a Master of Sport in rock climbing and he worked at Kharkiv’s climbing gym, Vertical, often volunteering to organize competitions and be a judge. At the age of 35, he died alongside his lifelong friend and fellow climber Oleksandr Zakolodny.
He was a climber, mountaineer, hiker, paraglider, swimmer, enduro rider, and more—pursuing any activity that could take him to unique and beautiful places. He died on the frontlines of the war two days before his 28th birthday.
We’ve endeavored to recognize the climbers who lost their lives in the war effort
He was a highly accomplished climber, nicknamed the “Snow Leopard” for his seemingly effortless pace while scaling 7000- to 8000-meter peaks.
Dmitry Alexandrovich Kochetkov, of Kharkiv, was killed on April 19, 2022. The 42-year-old combat medic was a spirited rock climber and mountaineer throughout his life, climbing everywhere from the Pamir and Caucasus to the Crimea and Carpathians.
River Barry, a climber in the right place at the right time, leads a daring rescue of a BASE jumper stranded high on a cliff.
Climbing, no matter how you define it, is hard, and however anyone chooses to go up a wall is valid. But when it comes to reporting on ascents, details are everything.