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Wondering if you’re a “real” climber yet? Feel like a fraud? That your best is never enough. You’re not alone.

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Goris made the third ascent (and first female) of the granite line in The Needles on August 25th

The Alpinist is a bold new film about Marc-André Leclerc, a cutting-edge Canadian climber. Leclerc died in an avalanche in 2018. This film pays homage with depth and complexity.

Foley, a designer at Arc'teryx, has done the first ascent of Squamish's new power-endurance test-piece

He became the third person in the world to climb a proposed 9c (5.15d) with a repeat of Bibliographie, but later suggested 5.15c

Most Olympians skipped the World Cup Lead in Slovenia, but the field remained world class.

Vanhee did all three roof pitches (5.12c, 5.13c, and 5.14b) in a single 50-meter push. Imagine the rope drag?

In the first World Cup after the Olympics, the two Americans who did well in the Olympic run up cranked again, advancing to tomorrow's semifinals, while gold-medalist Janja Garnbret was her usual powerhouse.

Ashima sent Jade (V14) on what was supposed to be a rest day, in the rain. Were low expectations the secret sauce?

Dozens of climbing areas have been impacted by the fire, though the extent of the damage remains unknown.

10 miles, 5,000 feet of vert including a romp up Longs Peak's Casual Route in just 3:26. What did you do before lunch?

Climbing and life partner interviewed on eve of “The Alpinist” premiere recalls his process, extensive visualization, and the energy she called The Storm.

A first-hand account reveals the cause of last week's deadly climbing accident in Eldorado Springs Canyon, Colorado.

A small but stoked and growing community makes the most of what they have.

Sexualized characters, drama, sparkles, jerks who take the sport way too seriously... “Iwa Kakeru!” is a sadistic blend of everything we love to hate about anime and climbing.

With record-breaking heat grounding helicopters, the future of search and rescue—and park access—could be in danger.

If you were excited to watch Paraclimbing in the Olympics you will be disappointed—climbing's most inspiring athletes were left out.

To alleviate 30-ish days of extreme ski traffic each year, the Utah Department of Transportation is deciding between two $500 million infrastructure projects, both of which would destroy priceless Utah boulders. Make your voice heard now.

Many climbing gyms face uncertain futures after being closed by Covid, then reopened at less than capacity. They need our help. Here's how you can make a difference.

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The eight-pitch route tackles an impressive arete on Switzerland’s Petit Clocher du Portalet.

During a Bouldering World Cup, inappropriate slow-motion footage of a female athlete was aired. What does it mean for climbing when the IFSC and the climbing community effectively condones the objectification of female athletes?

The Access Fund is hiring seasonal stewards to help minimize climbing’s environmental and cultural impacts in Indian Creek. It’s a model that will soon go national. 

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Thousands of activists now face persecution in Afghanistan. Some of them are climbers.

On one Colorado Fourteener, bolt cutters and saws have become the weapons of choice in a battle pitting the future of climbing against its past.

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Vitaliy Musiyenko connected two Grade VI ridges in the Sierra Nevada to create the 32-mile Goliath.

Mountain Rescue Aspen team members were attempting to recover the body of a man who had fallen from the ridge when a barrage of rocks struck them.

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America's Olympic sport-climbing medalist on the shock of advancing to finals, how he got to the Games, what it means and what's next.

It is already being touted as one of Tuolumne Meadows' proudest lines.

Formerly known as the Temple Project, Pneuma tackles the center of a dappled, black-streaked face in Tensleep Canyon and is sure to become a classic for those who climb the grade.

It's easy to say that speed climbing shouldn't have been in the Olympics, that it's not "real" climbing. Here's why those notions are just wrong.

Looking for a partner on Facebook, one climber ends up with "Bob" who proceeds to hit the hippie lettuce before climbing.

Alfredo Webber bolted the line in 2017, never imagining he would rise to the challenge

HiClimb in Hawai'i Honors History Beneath and Around Its Walls

He will always be known for the Mazeno Ridge on Nanga Parbat—an 18-day ordeal—yet also as kind and gentle.

Getting out on the rock has greater benefits beyond simply being fun.

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Allen was attempting a new route on K2’s southeast face

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Against the odds, Mash Alexander, who was hit in the face and head as he slept, is recovering.

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This climber made two big mistakes and was lucky to get away with them.

The new video of Daniel Woods sending what might be the world's hardest boulder problem might also be the best metaphor yet for life in 21st century America.

The new route on a Himalayan peak was the hardest of high-altitude veteran Marek Holecek's life, and became a climb of epic proportions.

In a wilderness emergency, the tiniest details can be a matter of life and death. After a pair of accidents leave one one young adventurer injured and another deceased, Hayden Seder ponders the difference a stroke of luck can make.

And not only was her ascent bold and quick, it was also the first female solo of the route

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Oh, plus miles of approach and descent for Jordan Cannon and Scott Bennett, who also biked between the walls.

For these climbers of color, representation isn’t just about getting new climbers into the sport, it's about increasing diversity and mentoring on and off the rock.

The 2021 Denali climbing season is underway, but two risky practices are concerning.

Nothing can close a climbing area as fast or as surely as the discovery of raptor nests. In California's Pinnacles National Park, two climbers are working with the park service to protect the birds and preserve climbing on the park's famous formations.

Hear their thoughts and how they are preparing on the eve of this momentous event in their lives.

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When a who's who of alpinist including Ueli Steck, Ines Papert, Will Gadd, and Nick Bullock visit a mountain you know it’s special. Quentin Roberts and Jesse Huey hope to solve the riddle of Tengkangpoche’s North Pillar.

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Granite spires are centerpoint of new Thumb Open Space for Estes Park

Climbers cashing in on an oxygen-assisted climb are profiting from the deaths of those who attempted it without. So what's fair?

One of America's four Olympic climbers to speak at the Outside Games as he prepares for his biggest comp yet.

Adams and Wickstrom establish 1,100 feet of new terrain; Warme and Karow go ground up on all-team-free ascent.

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Creating Boulder Problems That Can Challenge the World's Best Climbers and Win the Crowd Takes a Twisted Mindset You Have To Appreciate

Off-the-radar crankster Pablo Hammack, 20, of Santa Barbara, snagged the first problem in the Valley with the proposed grade of V15.

Sasha DiGiulian spent most of 2020 convalescing as doctors reconstructed her hips, with the spectre of a recent tragedy in Mexico never far from her mind. Less than a year and a half after, she returned to the site of the tragedy with a rebuilt body and a new mindset.

One of America's four Olympic climbers to speak at the Outside Games as she prepares for her biggest comp yet.

With its virtual BGC Marketplace, Brown Girls Climb will harness the power of the dollar to achieve social change.

Yep, you read that right. Team US has two winners!

“My opinion is clearly that to be the best climber, you don’t have to dope but just train hard and intelligently.”

Twelve athletes have just earned their places in the final round of this weekend's Bouldering World Cup. Among them: Four Americans! In the lead are the usual suspects: Janja Garnbret and Tomoa Narasaki

By the round’s end, Garnbret had topped all five boulders, but so had Japan’s Miho Nonaka, the United States’ Natalia Grossman, and Japan’s Futaba Ito.

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In a powerful performance on home turf, Emma Hunt advanced to finals and got a podium, while John Brosler was narrowly edged out of bronze.

The 2021 Speed World Cup season is off to a helluva good start.

All proceeds from a new book of climbing haikus will go toward rebolting efforts by the American Safe Climbing Association.

ClimbAID brings a portable climbing wall to refugee children in Lebanon.