Owen Clarke

New insights from the courtroom and European alpinists shed light on how the Grossglockner case splits responsibility among a group of climbers.

Both Thomas Plamberger and the prosecution file appeals following the Grossglockner verdict delivered last week

How a local pioneer went from bedridden to freeing the scariest line in West Virginia's Coopers Rock State Forest—using a very unusual system.

Thomas Hostetler fell from a variation of the Devil’s Kitchen Headwall in January. What led to this fatal accident?

“Whatever he wanted to do, he pursued it,” his mother said. “He wasn’t someone who would say, ‘I don't know how to do that.’ He would figure it out."

How a split-second decision to try to save one climber may have cost the life of another

A Climber We Lost: Benjamin Guigonnet passed away on September 18

A Climber We Lost: Laura Dahlmeier passed away on July 28

A Climber We Lost: Yoseph Alabdulwahab passed away on July 6

A Climber We Lost: Aaron Hjelt passed away on June 26

A Climber We Lost: Gleb Sokolov passed away on May 9

A Climber We Lost: Thomas Vialletet passed away on November 24

A Climber We Lost: Vatslav Ruzhevsky passed away on June 1

A Climber We Lost: Quentin Lombard passed away on September 18

The results may surprise you.

The 36-year-old Austrian's girlfriend froze to death on Grossglockner (3,798m/12,461ft), the country's highest mountain

Friends and family mourn the loss of Kellam Conover and Thomas Vialletet, who fell last week on New Zealand's highest (and deadliest) mountain.

An outfitter says Global Rescue is at fault for a recent death on a Himalayan peak. We asked experts to weigh in on the murky, high stakes world of alpine evacuation.

Irish alpinist George Ponsonby shares the inside scoop on his and James Price’s new 3,000-meter route in remote Pakistan that they climbed in October. 

First ascensionist Adam Ondra and others share their thoughts on whether the Slovenian climber has made the first female 5.14d/9a flash or not.

Benjamin Védrines says his first ascent of Jannu East (24,501ft) with Nicolas Jean is more meaningful than any in his career.

After climbing the 8,163-meter Manaslu, Carlos Soria shares his advice on training, seeking summits, and accepting change.

Both parties were on the non-technical Clear Creek route. We spoke with the local sheriff’s office and Shasta’s lead climbing ranger to find out what happened, and why.

A helicopter crash, brutal storms, and multiple dead climbers. For the world’s northernmost 7,000er, tragedy remains a familiar face.

Yannick Flohé and Jules Marchaland just flashed V15, becoming—by most accounts—the first and second climbers to flash the grade, but the history of attempts is far from straightforward.

Lincoln Knowles says he is “free soloing a harder route every day” until he falls. Why are we watching?

A climber we lost: Friends and climbing companions shared their memories of “Iron Uncle Kolya,” Nikolay Totmyanin

Tanner Wanish and Michael Vaill repeated the 32-mile “Goliath,” the longest technical traverse in the world. Would they do it again? Maybe not.

Laura Dahlmeier, 31, was a world champion biathlete. She died after being struck by rockfall on Laila Peak at 20,000 feet.

Conflicting accounts surround a highly publicized link-up in the Swiss Alps and its 21-year-old predecessor.

'L'Ombre du Voyageur' was proposed at V17, without shoes. Using shoes, gloves, and four kneepads, the second ascensionist says it’s just V14.

Big wall climbers battling an eldritch evil? Like its premise, The Sound is a mixed bag. The climbing is stellar. The plotting, writing, and acting? Not so much.

'Realm of Tor’ment' is Bosi’s fifth V17 boulder, the UK’s second, and his first proposal at the grade.

A party of four climbers took a long fall after their anchor blew on an alpine route. Only one survived.

The 38-year-old from Chicago beat a brain tumor as a teenager and used his passion for mountaineering to raise money for cancer charities

After sending 'Box Therapy' in 2023, which was then downgraded, Katie Lamb has climbed Yosemite's 'The Dark Side.'

We spoke to the British climber to learn how he managed one of the world's hardest boulders in under two weeks.

Raboutou reveals why she wrote a letter to the route—and the beta that unlocked her success

The world’s second highest peak remains much more difficult and dangerous than Everest, but it’s rapidly commercializing. For true adventure, look beyond the mountain's standard routes.

An April Fools' Day joke that we're all relieved won't come true (at least for now)

A guide involved in rescuing three survivors explains what went wrong

Eugene Vahin passed away on January 23, after an unroped fall at The Junkyards, near Grassi Lakes, Canada.

Climbing caught up with the American sport climber shortly after she released her first EP on Spotify. We talked art, music, modeling, and what’s next.

Nathan Chaszeyka went into freefall after his Munter hitch unscrewed his carabiner while rappelling.

Two rescues involving six climbers occurred simultaneously in Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon over the weekend. One resulted in a fatality.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Babsi Zangerl just became the first person to free climb a route on El Capitan on her first try, without a fall. Her ascent closes a 30-year chapter of attempts.

Japanese climbers Hidesuke Taneishi and Hiroki Yamamoto made the first ascent of the unclimbed Himalayan peak on October 31.

“It goes, boys!” Zangerl, 36, blasted up the 3,300-foot Free Rider (VI 5.13a) on her first attempt, without a single fall.

Michael Vaill and Tanner Wanish weren't exactly big names when they nabbed the speed record on the Yosemite Triple earlier this year. Now they've upped the ante.

The 34-year-old Slovakian alpinist fell into a crevasse after his rappel anchor broke.

Americans August Franzen, Dane Steadman, and Cody Winckler made the first ascent of Yashkuk Sar via the inspiring north buttress. They called their route 'Tiger Lily Buttress’ (AI 5+ M6 A0; 2,000m).

Maksym Petrenko was one of Ukraine’s strongest sport climbers in the early aughts. He was just killed in combat near Toretsk.

Mountaineers Michelle Dvorak and Fay Manners take us inside their harrowing rescue on the side of Chaukhamba III in the Garhwal Himalayas

Some experts estimate the hurricane will be among the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history. 

A four-person team battled heinous runouts, hard free moves, and thin hooking to complete the 3,300-foot route on Greenland's famed Mirror Wall.

The Wide Boy powered through 200 feet of hand-fist stacks on the underbelly of a German bridge, creating what is likely the world’s hardest offwidth.

Francesco Favilli and Filippo Zanin died on September 3 on Marmolada (10,968ft).

Climbing spoke with the head Boulder and Lead Olympic setters to learn how they felt about the event—and about setting philosophy in general.

The prolific Georgian died in a fall during a lightning storm on Shkhelda, a mountain in his native Caucasus.

“We did not feel a lot of joy on the summit,” said Aleš Česen. “Deep down we were happy, but the ascent took everything from us.”

Climbing “French free,” Italian Stefano Ragazzo has made the first rope solo ascent of 'Eternal Flame' (VI; 2,100ft).

While mortal injury is highly unlikely, sport climbing is still hard on the body.

An ambitious alpine ascent on the West Face has ended in disaster. Elsewhere on the mountain, its speed record is cut in half.