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Last year it was 'The Crew' (5.14c). This year, it'll be 'Fat Camp' (5.14d). This year alone, the 21-year-old has already put down three 5.14d's and his first 15a.

The IFSC’s World Cup circuit rolled into Briançon, France, this weekend. It was the last stop on the circuit’s European swing before the upcoming World Championships.

Plus: V13s for Shauna Coxsey; a nemesis route for Jonathan Siegrist; and hard, scary trad for Connor Herson and Brent Barghahn

The 26-year-old female was on ‘Blitzen Ridge.’

Climbing has a weight problem, and many believe the IFSC isn’t doing enough to fix it.

After quitting climbing to join a Swiss monastery in the early 2000s, Berthod returned to Squamish with two goals.

Results and thoughts from this past weekend's Lead and Speed World Cup.

Affinity groups like Brown Girls Climbs, Queer Crush, and ParaCliffhangers worked closely with the AAC and the Yosemite Parks Service. From the start, the event was intended to be community-run.

The linkup, which she nicknamed “Zamboni the Rinc,” included hard-trad benchmarks like 'The Evictor' (5.12d R) and 'Musta’ Been High' (5.13c R/X).

Here’s a rundown of all the World Cup action from both the lead and speed disciplines at Villars

The 22-year-old spoke with us about 'Law'—the hardest route of his career—and his desire to bolt hard new American lines.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Daniel Arnold links up 5,000 feet of Swiss granite in 9.5 hours; Rachel Pearce ticks two runout 5.13s in a week; a first-ascent spree in the Karakoram; Ontario's amazing limestone cragging is at risk of closure; Leo Bøe hangs on for a battle with 'Thor's Hammer' (5.14d).

THE WEEKLY NEWS ROUND UP: Italian alpinists establish 'Gold Rush' (5.12a A1+; 1,970ft) on their first trip to Alaska; Drew Ruana has his "best week ever"; Katie Lamb makes the probable first female ascent of 'Chocolate Jesus' (V13).

Results and a recap from this past weekend's bouldering and lead World Cup in Innsbruck.

An experienced climber makes the mistake of lowering over another team's rope.

THE WEEKLY NEWS ROUNDUP: Austin Purdy breaks into the V16 grade; Canada's hardest-graded boulder sees a second ascent; Drew Ruana continues crushing Colorado; and Elnaz Rekabi competes for the first time since doing so without a headscarf last year.

Intriguing battles continued in this past weekend's Bouldering World Cup in Brixen, Itatly.

The breakup between Kristin Harila and her Sherpa team, Pasdawa Sherpa and Dawa Ongju Sherpa, highlights an ongoing power disparity in the Himalaya.

The actor may have washboard abs and have taken the lead role of my teenage dreams, but I’m not impressed.

Is the world's greatest endurance sport climber going to turn into a crimp specialist?

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Dave Graham does another V16 FA; Denali gets a new speed record; Michaela Kiersch's "La Rambla" video and Will Bosi's"Burden of Dreams" video both drop.

With the return of marquee athletes, the Prague World Cup featured memorable battles and highlights for the season thus far.

Some blame the weather, while others point the finger at the economic trends that are shaping Himalayan mountaineering.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: The iconic line, 'Biographie', has now seen 19 ascents; Nat Bailey demonstrated the power of audacious goals with his Squamish ascent; and more.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Duo climbs 100 V6s in a day; Niky Ceria logs a highball stunner; One of the UK's hardest boulders is downgraded; Amity Warme ticks 'Father Time' (5.13b; 2,000ft); Meru South gets a new route.

The 2023 death toll on Everest has already reached double digits—with multiple people still missing. And the climbing season isn’t over yet. (From Outside Online)

Chris Winter is stepping down, but he leaves Access Fund in strong hands 

The Boulder and Speed Salt Lake City World Cup took place over the weekend. Here's what you missed.

Check out Emily Chen-Newton's author page.

Kaitlyn Brann, 34, was killed by rockfall on a popular route

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: One of the world’s first 5.15b’s is now 5.14d, thanks to kneepads; Vadim Timonov FA’s a V16/17; Allison Vest has her best ever back-to-back climbing days—and more.

Eli Michel and Nafiun Awal went missing while climbing on the 10,335-foot Moose’s Tooth in Denali National Park over the weekend.

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 Technicolour Superdream’ (A2 AI 5+ M6+; 4,200ft) required a steady head, a love of—or at least a tolerance for—sitting bivies, and many bird beak pitons.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: David Lama’s ‘Avaatara’ finally saw a repeat, and Chen put down ‘The Fly,’ a 25-foot two-bolt (or nine-pad) 5.14d (or V13/14). Plus, some exciting vids that caught our attention.

Although no world records were broken (unlike at the preceding World Cup in Seoul), the Jakarta event still proved to be among the fastest World Cups ever. 

Cohen Schaumann is recuperating in the hospital, after a brutal ground fall on April 21 while rappelling 'Rope-de-Dope Crack' (5.8). 

"I’ve been climbing for a pretty long time, long enough that I feel like I shouldn’t still get so freaking nervous when I’m going for the send."

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: An alpine legend pulls safety gear from Mt. Blanc’s trade route; a Ueli Steck FA in Alaska gets a second ascent after 21 years; and why Southern Smoke might just be the country's best 5.14c.

Retired doctor Jonathan Sugarman of Seattle died at Camp 2 on Monday, May 1

Here’s a recap of all the action, along with some results and random thoughts on the excitement…

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Everest is even more crowded than usual; there's a new member of the 5.15b/c club; will Russia and Ukraine both send climbers to Paris 2024? (Plus our favorite movies of the week)

Indian mountaineer Anaug Maloo was stranded nearly 200 feet down a crevasse for three days, until a team of rescuers overcame improbable odds to save him. (From Outside Online)

The wait was finally over—this weekend the World Cup circuit returned with the 2023 season debut, a thrilling boulder event in Hachioji, Japan. 

A veteran climber is dead, another is missing, and multiple others are lucky to be alive after a tragic few days in the Himalayas

Siegrist has done other 5.15b's, but he says 'Stoking the Fire' was a whole new level for him

Barks is one of the few American climbers to have sent both V16 and 5.15. He needed just eight sessions to clip the chains.

Moss freed the A4 roof at a bold V11+.

The 24-year-old Scot says that the problem is by far his hardest to date.

Bouin had one of the greatest years of sport climbing on record last year, making the first ascent of DNA (5.15d), Nordic Marathon (5.15b/c), and Suprême Jumbo Love (5.15c), and repeating Change (5.15c), Jumbo Love (5.15b), and Iron Curtain (5.15a).

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 climbers were navigating the Khumbu Icefall when a serac collapsed above the glacier.

Jackson Marvell, Matt Cornell, and Alan Rousseau put up Aim for the Bushes (VI M6 X AI 6; 5,250ft) in a three-day push.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Jorge Díaz-Rullo has the most successful “unsuccessful” climbing season we've ever seen; Anna Liina Laitinen ticks 5.14d; Aidan Roberts flashes V14; 5.14 R trad gets three quick repeats (including a flash!).

This story goes beyond gross.

Meg O’Neill died Sunday after a freak accident on 'Raven Falls' (WI4) when a large ice column broke. O’Neill saved the belayer’s life and the leader was seriously injured.

There are a lot of misunderstandings around about why exactly we need to protect wilderness climbing and what those protections actually mean. Here are the facts.

THE NEWS ROUNDUP: Comeback sends, a promising crew at Burden of Dreams, a Swiss first ascent, and the best recent YouTube videos.

The Conservation Team is composed of land restoration experts who travel the country and work on bringing climbing areas back to health. But they need our help.

An NPS spokesperson reported that the “people movers” will make it easier for tourists to navigate between boulders in the heat of summer.

After over a year of effort, Sharma clipped the chains on 'Sleeping Lion,' his second 5.15c. We caught up with Sharma to hear more about his process, training, and how he’s managed to balance his family, career, and climbing goals.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Jana Švecová has worked out all of the moves on 'Terranova' (V16); Dai Koyamada FA's another V15 after building one helluva platform; and Matt Fultz repeats a Brione V16.

Inyo County is under disaster declaration while roads to many popular boulder fields and crags remain closed.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: A historic V15 gets an upgrade; a 2,000-foot FA on Aguja Poincenot; and another hard-trad tick for Anna Hazelnutt.

Currently, climbing access is only available through a permit, and those permits are extremely limited, unpredictable, and highly restricted.

THE WEEKLY ROUNDUP: how Cameron Hörst increased his already impressive 5.14d ticklist by 50%; why Tristan Chen re-projected a V14; and how Colin Duffy can make his first V16 look so easy.

Lauren Olivia Smith was partway up ‘Code Red’ in Hyalite when the pillar toppled over “like a falling tree,” triggering an avalanche.

With federal land management agencies poised to reinterpret the Wilderness Act and ban bolts in wilderness areas, a new bipartisan bill aims to provide legislative protection for America’s rock climbing

Here are the coolest new lines (and repeats) of late.

A new memoir by alpine guide Majka Burhardt gives readers an honest look at the highs and lows of parenting as a full-time climber. 

After the enormous earthquake in February, one group of Turkish mountaineers headed east, to help in any way they could.

SCARY (AND TRUE) TALES FROM A CRAG NEAR YOU

We interviewed the 24-year-old Spanish phenom about his new 5.15c. Díaz-Rullo became the eighth climber (and first Spaniard) to climb the grade

Here are the coolest new routes (and repeats) of late.

'Qué mirás' follows a logical line of weakness—splitter cracks, friction dihedrals, and several punchy roofs—up the center of the East Face for 14 long pitches.

Last month the company discontinued its Guide Built program, letting go of over 20 athletes in the process. Who’s left? Influencers.

We’re launching a new weekly series celebrating a few outstanding ascents that caught our attention recently. We hope you enjoy it.

It was the deadliest accident of the winter so far in the U.S.

The Italian climber reckons the line goes at 5.15c, making it Italy’s hardest route.

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.