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What are the ethics, safety, and implications of using xenon to unlock a one-week Everest summit?

The Boulder local and her French partner simul-climbed the five-pitch route “bridge to bridge” in 37 minutes 8 seconds, shaving 32 seconds from the previous record.

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

On March 18, Stylos became the first woman to send D15+/D16- with her redpoint of Parallel World, a Derak Sokolowsk king line in the Italian Dolomites.

When three pro climbers took ice axes to the famous rock climb D7 in winter, they were expressing a natural form of alpinism. Critics online thought differently.

Since January 20, the Trump administration has tightened travel restrictions for visitors while increasing penalties for breaking the rules.

With mandatory, sky-hook protected free climbing up to 5.12, ‘Gringos Locos’ is an apt route name.

In the week leading up to a popular climbing competition, some routesetters are trading power tools for picket signs.

The new book "Thirty Below" tells the tale

How Nathan Longhurst bagged 100 summits in 4 months

Takeaways for climbers from the finalized Bears Ears Management Plan

A guide involved in rescuing three survivors explains what went wrong

El Cap’s upside-down flag, the park’s fired lone locksmith, and the safety of Yosemite climbing this season

Climbers score a huge win in the Red River Gorge

“Northern Patagonia is home to 120 climbing sectors, many of which are now at risk."

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

Flavie Cardinal and Jasper Pankratz established 'Todo lo que se Comparte', a 500-meter 5.11 A0 on Pirita Central, deep in the remote wilderness of Northern Patagonia’s Turbio valley.

This is the hardest pitch of El Chamán Loco, Runge’s winter project

Petr Vicha and Danny Menšík freed the 450-meter northeast face of Poland’s highest peak, Rysy, over three demanding days.

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

Conrad Anker, Jon Krakauer, Melissa Arnot Reid, and other prominent climbers and guides share their thoughts on the president's decision to rename North America's highest mountain

Including the infamous ‘Reality Bath’ (Canadian Grade VII Ice), 'Virtual Reality' (WI 6), and the 'Californiana' (5.10; 700m) on Cerro Chaltén.

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

A breakup letter to my human climbing partner

The new film Save Arapiles Climbing calls upon global climbers to help

We talked with local climbers to discover the impacts

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The landowner cites “the climbers’ sense of entitlement”

How did our sport evolve in 2024?

The French superstar snags first ascent of ‘Wolf Kingdom,’ suggesting it’s on the harder end of 5.15c/9b+

For the first time in history, climbing in the Wilderness is legally protected

And climbers collectively breathe a sigh of relief

Hannes Puman becomes first to send the alt pitch to Changing Corners

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.

Outside Festival welcomes Hazlett to the lineup for the second annual Outside Festival in Denver’s Civic Center Park on May 31-June 1.

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.

Bailey has now climbed both V17 and 5.15c—making him one of the most accomplished outdoor climbers of all time.

'Dreamtime' was the world first proposed V15 boulder. In climbing it, Kiersch becomes the ninth woman to climb the grade.

“Parks Victoria and the Victorian Government continue their destruction of the Australian climbing community by enlarging climbing bans at Mt. Arapiles,” writes Save Grampians Climbing.

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

Jason Crist is accused of nine felonies by three women. 

Prior to climbing ‘Juneru’ in Albarracin, Spain, Thevenet had done numerous V13s and V14s.

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).

Tanner Wanish and Mike Vaill just beat Brad Gobright, Jim Reynolds, and Alex Honnold on the Yosemite Triple Crown. Wanish has only been climbing for four and a half years.

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

Max Barlerin is a family man who holds down two jobs while also running a fledgling business of his own. But he also somehow found the time to open a 14-pitch 5.13 in Wyoming's remote Wind River Range.

Jimmy Chin just found the boot of Andrew "Sandy" Irvine—who disappeared on Everest alongside George Mallory in 1924—at the foot of Everest's North Face. It isn't answering as many questions as we'd hoped.

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The 2024 Yeti National Championships is happening in Salt Lake City from October 12–16. 

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

Gardner, 32, was attempting a new route on Jannu East’s immense North Face when he died in a fall. 

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

Our new integrated social platform offers personalized content, community engagement, and seamless activity tracking—all in one place.

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.

Jorge Díaz-Rullo spent two months in Flatanger this summer and sent Adam Ondra's "Change" and "Move." He says they were equally difficult.

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.

After decades of friendship, a British duo just nabbed a first ascent of Yawash Sar, a stunning 6,000-meter peak in Pakistan.

The climber from Wisconsin was rappelling pitch two of a popular 5.8 trad route when he fell.

Over the course of 52 days this summer, Americans Miles Fullman, Sam Stuckey, and Brandon Adams had one of the most successful Baffin Island expeditions in recent memory.

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

To keep things sporting, the team kayaked 280 miles, fended off polar bears, dangerously large waves, and their own inexperience in such lightweight boats.

"[Change] was important to me because of the history," Megos said, "but also it represented overcoming the past."

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Sergey Nilov and Dmitry Golovchenko climbed some of the world’s hardest alpine walls. But in a heart-breaking twelve months, they were both killed on Gasherbrum IV.

Three climbers fell to their deaths on the mountain’s trade route last week—a sobering reminder that even “easy” climbing can be highly consequential. 

“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.”

Episode one of Ultimate Mountain Athlete, presented by the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, kicks off with the climbing challenge as an elite field of eight seasoned pros begin this first-ever, multistage competition

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

Plus: Pablo Hammack repeats a savage Fred Nicole testpiece & Dylan Chuat overcomes a finger injury to FA a V15.

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

“New Heights” is the first video game to capture the physics of rock climbing. Every climber should give it a try.

A new video highlights the important role SAR teams play—and why we should help fund them. 

The IFSC has disqualified all American climbers scheduled to compete in Briançon after a representative failed to confirm their attendance.

Awardees will undertake projects that address barriers to sustainable climbing access while promoting conservation and stewardship

In what he describes as a momentary lapse of judgment, Rajesh Lama decided to walk from his doorstep to the highest point on Earth.

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An unknown American climber found the corpse, searched it for identification, and found a perfectly preserved driver’s license alongside various personal affects.