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"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.

Putting our donations and membership dollars to work, Access Fund has given 2023 conservation grants to 10 local climbing organizations.

309 hectares of old growth forest protected in perpetuity in “The Yosemite of South America”

Read it all in our weekly news roundup.

Results and takeaways from this past weekend's lead World Cup in Koper, Slovenia.

The British crack guru hopes to link it into a massive single pitch this month.

The National Park Service is implementing a temporary area and trail closure while the crack is investigated further.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Connor Herson, Josh Wharton, and BJ Tilden strike again, Ondra and Garnbret take wins at Arco, Nina Williams climbs China Beach, and the Hueco Rock Ranch is both back in business and actively hiring.

Hector Diffut, 26, fell 30 feet from the top of an indoor wall after forgetting to clip into the auto belay. 

Lamb has long been one of the leading boulderers in the United States

Salvaterra climbed around the world with true dedication—especially in Patagonia. Guidebook author Rolando Garibotti called Salvaterra “The most devoted and committed lover Cerro Torre has ever had.”

The Weekly Roundup: 12-year-old Bayes Wilder sends 5.14c, Laura Rogora onsights 5.14b (while hanging draws!), Everest prices are sky rocketing, and Seb Berthe flashes 'Rayu' (5.14b; 2000ft).

The Sourdough and Blue Lake Fires shut down the only road through the park, preventing climbers from accessing the area’s premium alpine granite.

The Weekly Roundup: Owen Whaley Does his fifth 5.14d—Climbing Stewards are coming to the Red—Maui's climbing community could use our help—Lattice tackles the age-old question: should beginners hangboard?

The 20-year-old sent four 5.14s (two trad, two bolted, all classic) and two 5.13 stem corners, in just over a month.

Plus the two best climbing films of the week.

Over the course of 12 days in Bern, Switzerland, more than 400 competitors from 54 different countries participated in four different disciplines, ultimately coming to a crescendo with 10 Olympic berths. Here's what happened.

The event boasted the largest lineup of paraclimbers ever seen on a world stage—203 athletes competing in 17 different classification categories.

When both lead ropes get cut in the Potrero, the author is doomed unless the unexpected and unexplained can intervene.

Following the conclusion of the Speed World Championships, Hunt has secured her invitation to the 2024 Paris Games.

Plus: Jimmy Webb gets revenge & Americans send hard in South Africa

Retreating ice continues to yield bodies across the Alps

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 and contributed to climbing.

The film takes us from glacier to summit, highlighting the tip-thrashing cracks, portaledge cook-offs, and poopy travails of living on a wall.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Vadim Timonov flashes V14; Max Bertone does his second 5.14d; Watch Jakob Schubert send a 5.14d deep water solo.

Andrew Evans was on ‘Gardiner Buttress’ in the Beartooth Mountains when the incident occurred.

The crux of 'Magical Thinking' has an 80-plus-foot fall potential—with a leg-snapping slab lurking below.