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The Belgian (who found some new beta) is arguably the first person to climb three V17s. He’s also the only person to both FA and repeat the grade.

Wybrow was descending from an ice climb in the Canadian Rockies when he and his girlfriend were struck by an avalanche.

Plus: Sean Bailey does Lucid Dreaming // Tomoa Narasaki flashes V16 (and downgrades to V14) // and Michaela Kiersch reveals an unlikely key to a recent success

The kid did it after just eight days of effort. Beckett joins a short list of great athletes who threw down at a young age.

If a nearby climber hadn't intervened the outcome could have been a disaster.

Souls (or lack thereof), ketamine, and new climbing terrain. 2023’s most-read articles featured everything from the tumultuous to the harrowing.  

Plus: Zach Galla Sends 'Sleepwalker' (V16) // Maya Ene (13) and her father (49) do 5.14c’s on the same day // and Alex Megos does far too much hard climbing in far too little time

On July 26, Lardschneider slipped on the snowfield of Chanrasik Ri and died after a 150-meter fall.

Plus: Mari Augusta Salvesen repeats 'Black Mamba' (5.14b roof crack)—Sean Bailey takes his comp fitness outside—Tristan Chen does Desperanza—and Jonathan Siegrist returns to his stylistic roots.

“The first time I saw it, I just thought to myself, no way will I ever do ‘Black Mamba’,” says Eden of the 150-foot 14b roof crack. “I honestly felt like an impending doom just looking at it.”

Hörst spoke with Climbing the day after his ascent on downgrading, kneepads, and keeping grades with the times.

NEOM, a new city project being built on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast, hosted an IFSC-sanctioned competition this past November. The city has been called an ecological disaster and a violation of human rights.

Plus: Jesse Grupper flashes 5.14c; Kai Whaley skips two grades to climb V16; Katie Lamb knocks down two more V14s; and a podcast host finds his best bouldering form yet, thanks to not training.

“If little me could see me now and look at the body, he would probably be like, ‘There's no way he’s climbing that hard.’”

After her fall, Whitney Clark crawled for 2.5 hours down talus and scree to reach a rescue helicopter, but ultimately suffered only minor injuries.

With 'Round Trip Ticket' (M7 AI5+ A0), Alan Rousseau, Jackson Marvell, and Matt Cornell have established one of the most impressive Himalayan routes in recent memory.

Home to more than 150 high-quality sandstone lines, the Citadel Boulders help further solidify northern Alabama as a climbing hotspot.

Earlier this month, the Verzasca Dam in Ticino, Switzerland, saw the return of the Red Bull Dual Ascent for its second iteration. Twelve mixed-gender teams of climbers battled it out on the 720-foot-high concrete wall, culminating in a nail-bitingly close final for Jenya Kazbekova (Ukraine) and teammate Alberto Ginés López (Spain), and the sibling team of Jernej and Julija Kruder (Slovenia), who ultimately claimed first place.

Plus: Cédric Lachat sends one of the world’s most controversial routes & Pete Whittaker nabs the 3rd ascent of 'Stranger Than Fiction'

Their 2,100-meter route was graded ED, a terse grade that feels appropriate for the duo’s proudly minimalist climbing style.

"I don’t think it felt like the hardest route I’ve ever done. … I figured adding to the conversation was better than just taking the given grade.”

It was the 23-year-old’s third free route on El Cap, after 'Golden Gate' and 'Freerider' in a day.

The crux move, a low-percentage V14, is probably one of the hardest single moves in the world.

 Waterhouse had just a little crack experience, Ridal even less. But as it turns out, comp boulders have a lot in common with El Cap granite

The Fortress of Solitude climb marks the first of the grade for Cardwell 

No shoes, no problem. The barefoot Frenchman is back with another potential V17, 'L’Ombre du Voyageur.'

"A lot of people put so much emphasis on strength," Webb says, "[but] no matter how strong you are, if you can’t climb well on stone you’re not gonna get much done.” 

After four seasons of work, Sabourin has become the first person to repeat Mason Earle’s trad route 'Stranger Than Fiction' (5.14), at Bartlett Wash outside of Moab.

Andrey Stepanov failed to adhere to safety requirements while planning a 2022 expedition.

Predictably, the morning’s ‘Today Show’ article led with “Jared Leto got about 30 seconds closer to Mars”

Plus: Brooke Raboutou flashes hard in Switzerland; Seb Bouin climbs a 5.15b; and Andre Branchizio gets the most heart-warming send of the month; and more!

“This is one of the most popular climbing areas at Index,” says Chris Kalman. “It’s hard to imagine the ramifications it would have had if this property fell into less climber-friendly hands.”

The pioneering American mountaineer sounds off on Everest crowds, races to Himalayan summits, and reshaping the record books for the world’s highest peaks

Sharma has been working the line for the past four years

It was a first of the grade for the Louisiana native

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: ‘Tis the season for hard sport climbing! Nicholas Milburn also made quick work of ‘Flex Luthor.’

Two IFMGA guides became the first people to summit Yansa Tsenji (6,567m) in Nepal via a technical route.

The British trad climber took down his massive 330-foot single-pitch project in early October.

Musings on the state of our sport after a failed mass shooting at the Smith Rock Craggin' Classic

On Sunday, October 22, Touchstone’s Hollywood Boulders management were made aware that a member of the gym had suggested that they were “strapped” with a weapon and “wanted scalps.”

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Watch 'Floatin' get its third ascent. And Paige Claassen does 'Everything is Karate' (5.14c).

When dish soap and other lubricants weren’t enough, rescuers used ketamine to relax the climber’s muscles. 

He needed “only” 60 days for the climb, he says. But it felt like a longer process. We chatted with him about it.

She called it hard for the grade.

“Adam Ondra: Pushing the Limits,” which will be available on November 1, opens a deeply intimate window into Ondra’s personal and competitive life. It drives home the message that getting to the top isn’t easy.

Kevin Junge is recuperating in the hospital after lowering off the end of his rope

At 79 years old and after nearly 1,000 dispatches from the El Cap Meadow, Evans has decided to step away from the ElCap Report.

Natalia Grossman, Jesse Grupper, and Samuel Watson all earn berths for Paris 2024 after winning the Pan-American Games.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: The Free Hallucinogen Wall repeated by Hazel Findlay and Angus Kille; Ondra Flashes 5.14d; Dai Koyamada FA's a V15 at age 47; and how to avoid making an easy (but fatal) anchor-cleaning mistake

Access Fund, the largest and most influential climbing advocacy organization in the United States, is looking for a new executive director.

Jason Bryant completed the Linville Crusher, one of the most iconic and sought-after linkups in the Southeast, in 4:32:02. The Crusher consists of 16 miles of hiking and 19 pitches of technical climbing.

She will compete in Paris alongside fellow compatriot Emma Hunt, who received her own ticket to the Games after placing second in the Bern World Championships this past August. 

Although the authorities would not confirm the exact location of the planned attack, it likely would have occurred in Smith Rock during this weekend’s Craggin’ Classic.

Climbers from Canada, France, and the U.K. will be awarded in Briançon, France, in November. American George Lowe will receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

‘Prayer for a Friend’ joins a growing list of impressive multi-pitch free climbs in Washington.

Paradox Sports introduces hundreds of people with disabilities to climbing each year.

Plus: Anak Verhoeven sends yet another 5.14d/15a, and Access Fund is donating $10,000 to replace bolts at your favorite crag.

The 18-year-old college student passed away after a fall from the anchors of a sport route. 

There were many surprise endings at this past weekend's US National Championships.

In back-to-back sends, Brooke and Shawn Raboutou put down ‘Box Therapy,’ in Wild Basin, RMNP. 

The 28-year-old climber shaved over an hour from Honnold’s solo record

Plus: A quick send for Amity Warme and a nice slew of downgrades. Gotta love it.

You’ll be able to livestream the event for free on Outside Watch via our app and site. 

Two American women vying for the 8000er record and their guides were swept away by the slide on the famed Chinese peak. One U.S. climber and a Sherpa guide are confirmed dead.

A Korean climbing instructor has reportedly passed away after rapping off the end of his rope.

Deep in the Canadian wilderness, high on a big wall, Ines Papert and Emilie Pellerin were in dire straits. A simple iPhone saved the day.

And why does a beer company have credible authority over climbing records?

He didn't know how to pass a knot toproping with two ropes tied together, so he just took her off belay.

After careful consideration, Schubert decided that the route was a proper step up from his next hardest, ‘Perfecto Mundo.’

The weekly roundup: Niky Ceria taps Finland's unbelievable bouldering potential; Patagonia's Aguja Standhardt is climbed in winter; Beckett Hsin (14) climbs stout V14; Connor Herson and Fan Yang add 2,000-foot 5.13+ to Mt. Whitney's East Face.

Chris Warner stitched the mountains together using various styles over 24 years—climbing “just for the fun of it”

The climber fell 130 feet due to “equipment failure”

The 2023 World Cup season came to a close this weekend with a Lead and Speed event in Wujiang, China.

Vertical World and Perfect Descent manufacture settle with climber who sustained 30-foot fall 

Schubert hasn’t commented on the grade or the final name for the new climb—but by all accounts it’s at least 5.15c

The endeavor, first completed in 1993, totaled 224 pitches of technical rock, 63,000 feet of elevation gain, 140 miles of hiking, 2.5 hours of canoeing, and 3,361 miles of driving.

Plus: Domen Škofic doesn't need no kneepads; Connor Herson rips Air Swedin (5.13 R); A bold attempt on Greenland's Mirror Wall; and more.

Climber in critical condition following gear-ripping fall on pitch four of The Great White Wall

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Katie Lamb recently made history by becoming the first woman to climb a proposed V16. But she was simply motivated to find the next big step in her climbing.