Slovenian athletes Domen Škofic and Jernej Kruder took an early lead in the race. Then the unexpected happened.

She sent it in just eight climbing days

With nearly 100 adaptive athletes and 60 volunteers, this year’s ACF was more than twice the size of the previous fest.

Iranian authorities continue to deny any involvement.

Soloing can be great, but not everyone should do it.

When you don't have climbing gear, you can make your own, and suffer the consequences.

The IFSC punctuated the 2022 season with a one-off Combined World Cup in Morioka, Japan.

Not to be confused with the Dawn Wall—a 5.14d on El Capitan—#Dawnwall is actually something less quantifiable and slightly more perplexing for climbers.

In not wearing her hijab, Elnaz Rekabi has become a symbol for the anti-regime movement. We hope she is safe and that her wellbeing is unthreatened, but we fear the worst. 

Dressing up as a climber doesn’t have to be as bland as throwing on a harness and coiling a rope over your shoulder.

Experts believe she is making statements under duress and it’s unclear if she is being held under detention or will face retribution.

Elnaz Rekabi placed fourth in this past weekend’s Asian Continental Championships. Then she went missing and rumors of her possible detainment circulated. 

New goodies are coming to the market soon!

Front levers are just plain hard. And mysterious, because they are complex movements that involve so much more than just having six-pack abs.

I’ll level with you, dear reader: while I don’t trust gear reviews that don’t name at least a few cons, the only con here is the hefty price.

Hard climbing brings out the best in people. It also brings out the worst. If (when) things go south, here's how to turn it around.

Every young competitor who thinks about cutting weight or calories should add this one to their list.

World champion climber Lynn Hill once called Katie Brown “the best female sport climber in the history of the sport”—but the meteoric rise of Brown’s climbing career was equally matched by her abrupt departure from the sport.

But it has changed.

In 2021, Verhoeven announced her retirement from competition climbing. She wanted to return to her outdoor roots, which she’s done with wild success.

Maximum strength training teaches your body to do more with what it already has.

Tactics for that next-level super hard route.

A recap and results from this weekend's Lead and Speed event in Jakarta, Indonesia.

When the lactic acid builds, many climbers abandon these basic principles. 

Mountaineers now agree on the location of the 26,781-foot peak’s highest point. More than 400 are expected to try to reach the summit this fall.

Doing your first one arm might take years of preparation. And training for one-arms requires serious decision-making, since there are many roads to success, all of which are confusing.

Is there a “limitless pill” that will make us smarter, brighter, more capable climbers?

Car trouble, an injury, a border police incident, and a pile of human excrement.

At just 4′ 11″, Beckett Hsin has been ticking boulders most grown climbers can only dream of. 

Despite the price, it’s a worthy investment for those who frequently tie into the sharp end. 

Joy is the best fuel for performance. Dynamite Starfish wants to help you find it again when personal pressures and fears weigh you down.

When Ken Murphy soloed up an overhanging route to help a climber in a dire situation, he said, climbing “never felt so easy.”

Results and action from the Lead World Cup in Koper, Slovenia.

Climbers should be wary of the risks associated with burning fuel in an enclosed space.

You’re weaker now. So what? Here’s how to handle setbacks and get back to your old sending self.

When a team needed a rescue, the author and her climbing partner sprung into action. Later, her partner rescued her from a hairy situation.

Some nights I couldn’t fall asleep until 4 or 5 a.m. Supplementing my diet with magnesium helped.

What does it mean to try hard? Is it physical or mental, and how do we get better at digging deep? The author discusses.

Brian Kennedy and Jack Beard died in a fall, following a likely first ascent of a remote spire.

Raboutou at last discloses one of his two rumored V17 ascents.

After countless surgeries and skin grafts, the author was left with seven and three-quarter fingers. The road back to climbing wasn't easy.

The volcanic peaks Carihuairazo, Cayambe, and Illiniza Sur each saw serious accidents on August 13.

I thought about it for .0000004 seconds and realized the opportunity was just too good to pass up.

New Zealand student Anna Parsons has broken nearly every bone in her body following a trad fall on Snake Dike (5.7 R).

The Scottish climber has just opened what may be one of three V16s in the UK.

Zofia Reych’s work spans the full gamut of climbing’s history and manifold disciplines, blended with engrossing anecdotes from their own climbing story.

Failure in climbing can mean many things: disappointment, sadness, even injury or death. According to Mina Leslie-Wujastyk, failure is, once we recover from it, one of our most powerful tools.

Harnesses, shoes, carabiners, oh my! Top climbing brands reveal new and soon-to-be-released gear for climbers at Utah’s outdoor trade show.

Climbers always think they're injured. They're not injured, they just climb too much! But when it comes to something as urgent as our own performance, climbers will tell themselves anything but the truth.

HBO just released the third episode of the Edge of Earth series, which features Emily Harrington and Adrian Ballinger free climbing on Pik Slesova, an El Cap-sized tower in Kyrgyzstan. The publicity around this show has shed light on the complexities of reporting big wall ascents.

Catalan climber Edu Marín made the first free individual ascent of the legendary Nameless Tower route Eternal Flame (VI 7c+/5.13a 2,100 feet) on July 20, supported by his brother and 70-year-old father.

He was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Then he lost nearly everything to the Oak Fire. Climbing grounds him, as it always has.

What bouldering is, how to do it, why, and what the future of bouldering looks like.

There’s a lot of hype about eccentric strength training. What are the benefits for climbers?

We are all our own worst enemies. Here’s how to get off your own toes and send.

What to look for in buying your first set of draws, and a list of some of our favorites.

Climbing can be a way to practice facing fear, coping with adversity, pushing yourself through hardship, or just learning how to stay present in the face of difficulty. But after losing my dog, I learned grief just doesn't get easier.

Team USA's Jesse Grupper won his first gold medal, and Janja Garnbret did the expected at the Briançon Lead World Cup.

A visiting Brit arrived in this country just as sport climbing did, and witnessed the war between trad and sport.

In the long run, technique will take you much further than a strong back and a vice grip. Instead of getting stronger, get better.

Climbing at your physical limit requires a five-star belay. Here’s how to cultivate one, and the types of sketchy belayers who are hopeless.

IFSC World Cups are competitions for lead, bouldering, speed, and... sometimes cheese.

Climbing is full of flying toenails, smelly shoes, gross-spider scares, people pooping off portaledges, and—the cherry on top—the shame of not sending.

Teams have attempted the 5,800-meter peak for over thirty years. Will Sim and Fabi Buhl skipped the normally treacherous approach, paragliding to access the mountain.

One of the world's best (and least developed) sandstone trad areas is in Liming, in China's Yunnan province. It's a pretty special place.

The crags are getting busy. If you want to send, you’ll need to set up camp. Here’s how.

Shinichiro Nomura, 25, sent "Gakido" (V16), in Fukushima, Japan–a project that had denied 20 years of attempts.  

The World Cup circuit swung through Chamonix, France, this weekend for a World Cup extravaganza that included Speed and Lead disciplines. 

In his most recent history-making run, Katibin clocked a time of 5.009 seconds.

Patagonia’s DAS Parka is warm, lightweight, and designed for climbers. Pricey, but worth the investment.

Jeff Long led a world-class team to climb the uncharted west face of Makalu. The attempt failed, and he was held responsible for an illegal act by an ousted member.

The routes and boulder problems featured at World Cups are more complex than they used to be. Are they also more dangerous?

Will Bosi, 23, completed a long-standing 5.15a project at Dumbarton.

On June 28, a rockslide occurred on the southside of Hallett Peak, destroying classic boulders in Upper Upper Chaos Canyon.

Young athletes predominantly succeed over aged veterans within most strength-to-weight ratio sports. In climbing, how much does age matter?

In 2017, Anak Verhoeven became the second woman in history to climb 5.15. Since then, she has ticked off four more of the grade. 

"Your climbing shoes are your tools and should be treated as such."

Emulating what elite climbers do makes no sense. Here's what you should actually do to achieve your personal goals.

Zangerl has been developing in Rakchham, a Himalayan village, for over a decade. He hopes climbers will support the local economy while preserving the area’s pristine wilderness.

On June 19, a wildfire ravaged the historic cliffside near Oliana, Spain, destroying world-class routes.