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The summit of El Cap was a garbage dump of abandoned equipment with portaledges, static ropes, camping gear, 93 empty water bottles stashed under boulders, and cans of chili.

Harnden worked Bladerunner (5.14; 3 pitches) for 25 days before sending. Then he returned with a photographer and sent it again.

Dressing up as a climber doesn’t have to be as bland as throwing on a harness and coiling a rope over your shoulder.

She was delighted to win, but wasn't sure she should have written the story of leaving a likely illegal migrant girl alone in the desert.

The Moonwalk Traverse and Saraghrar’s Northwest Face, as well as Annapurna III’s Southeast Ridge, will be awarded in Briançon, France next month.

Experts believe she is making statements under duress and it’s unclear if she is being held under detention or will face retribution.

Elnaz Rekabi placed fourth in this past weekend’s Asian Continental Championships. Then she went missing and rumors of her possible detainment circulated. 

Megos sent The Full Journey—a route with “a rather violent dead point”—after seven days of work.

If Utah’s Department of Transportation can get funding for it.

Camp Hale served as a training ground for the 10th Mountain Division during the Second World War, playing an important if indirect role in the creation of the outdoor industry.

A V16, a V15 first ascent, and a V14 first ascent… in just three days.

Every young competitor who thinks about cutting weight or calories should add this one to their list.

Pay your passion forward for the betterment of the planet.

The climbers were taking rappel cautions but clipped to a single old sling as their rappel anchor.

Students attending a mountaineering course were buried by an avalanche in northern India, according to multiple reports.

In 2021, Verhoeven announced her retirement from competition climbing. She wanted to return to her outdoor roots, which she’s done with wild success.

The American alpinist shares what it took to climb the 5,000-foot route on Cerro Chaltén.

Chelsea Walsh and Gavin Escobar died Wednesday in an apparent rappelling accident.

Rescuers arrived on the scene to find the two climbers deceased.

The 30-year-old from France set a blistering record on Broad Peak. Then he took it too far.

Tactics such as fixed lines left in place, pre-stashing gear, jugger support (a partner jumaring to belay), and rappel rehearsal against traffic flow are often not acknowledged in social posts and news reports.

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.

Slugg's Bluff has roughly two dozen existing routes and more on the way. Permanently protecting this area is a big win for Upper Peninsula climbers.

After going missing on Monday while descending from the summit, Nelson was found by a search and rescue team.

Two days after Nelson went missing on Manaslu, details about the ski mountaineer's accident are emerging

The duo battled storms, rockfall, altitude sickness, and freezing temperatures to make the third free ascent of the 2,100-foot 5.13a, all in a continuous, no-falls push.

Nelson, 49, reportedly fell into a crevasse just below the summit while descending the peak on skis. Elsewhere on the mountain, an avalanche killed one climber and injured a dozen more.

But you don't have to give up. Each of us as climbers can take steps to help stop the global warming trend.

“We’re proud to support projects across the country that protect and conserve the land, ensure sustainable access, and build a community of climbing advocates.”

The seven-pitch route weaves a labyrinthian line, connecting corners with flaring cracks, seams, and pockets.

Mountaineers now agree on the location of the 26,781-foot peak’s highest point. More than 400 are expected to try to reach the summit this fall.

At crags around the state, classic boulders have been modified to make them easier. Here’s the lowdown.

Raboutou and Woods repeat “Insomniac” (V16); Puccio does “We Can Build You” (V14) twice in a row; Ruana FA's his "hardest yet"

The company's founder has given the business away, placing ownership in a trust and vowing to spend an estimated $100 million a year to fight climate change

At just 4′ 11″, Beckett Hsin has been ticking boulders most grown climbers can only dream of. 

Originally graded 5.15a, it’s still considered one of the world’s hardest trad pitches.

Progress or persecution? Yosemite's now permanent big wall permit program has met a mixed reaction in the climbing world. Here's what we know so far.

Each year, Big City Mountaineers changes thousands of kids’ lives by bringing them on their first outdoor adventures. You can make it happen for another.

Three incidents in three days kept Aspen Mountain Rescue busy on Colorado's most difficult big peak.

This tale defies imagination unless you've just read Joe Simpson's Touching The Void and are out of options.

Results and action from the Lead World Cup in Koper, Slovenia.

Climbers should be wary of the risks associated with burning fuel in an enclosed space.

“The Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin” is a ten-episode, cross-genre investigation into extreme sports athletes and the moments when, thanks to poor judgment or bad luck, they pushed too close to the edge. 

An eclectic crew made the first ascents of a 3,750-foot 5.11- X and a 1,500-foot 5.12c while collecting data to inform climate-change scientists.

Bishop Bouldering guidebook author Charles Barrett was charged following an investigation by the National Park Service.

When mountaineer Nirmal “Nims” Purja climbed K2 this year, he and other climbers stumbled onto rancid food, tattered tents, and piles of human waste.

Climbing caught up with Chris Winter, Executive Director of the Access Fund, to talk about what this means for climbers, local tribes, and the long-term health of the region.

Brian Kennedy and Jack Beard died in a fall, following a likely first ascent of a remote spire.

Raboutou at last discloses one of his two rumored V17 ascents.

It’s Siegrist’s fifth 5.15 in 2022.

The volcanic peaks Carihuairazo, Cayambe, and Illiniza Sur each saw serious accidents on August 13.

Lucas Uchida, a 24-year-old Canadian comp climber-turned outdoor crusher, just sent “Singularity,” one Squamish’s most iconic hard lines. Check out the story and interview.

New Zealand student Anna Parsons has broken nearly every bone in her body following a trad fall on Snake Dike (5.7 R).

The Scottish climber has just opened what may be one of three V16s in the UK.

Zofia Reych’s work spans the full gamut of climbing’s history and manifold disciplines, blended with engrossing anecdotes from their own climbing story.

More risky behavior, as if climbing the proper way isn't dangerous enough.

Climbing is a jargon-filled sport. And sometimes the jargon isn't even a complete word—it's an abbreviation.

The 36-year-old Norwegian is already ahead of Nims Purja’s schedule on the 14 peaks. She tells us her mission is to prove that high-altitude expeditions aren’t just a man’s game.

Last month Bouin got the first repeat of an Ondra 5.15b (downgrading it to 5.15a after finding a kneebar) and FA’d a 430-foot long 5.15b/c. Now, with Adam Ondra’s “Change,” he’s added another 5.15c to his epic summer ticklist.

HBO just released the third episode of the Edge of Earth series, which features Emily Harrington and Adrian Ballinger free climbing on Pik Slesova, an El Cap-sized tower in Kyrgyzstan. The publicity around this show has shed light on the complexities of reporting big wall ascents.

Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson have done the first integral ascent and first free ascent of the Italian route "Suerte" (5.13a, WI6, M7, 3,500 feet) on Jirishanca (20,100 feet) after turning around just four pitches from the summit in 2019.

The Ratstaman Vibrations project was made semi-famous by a 2012 Petzl video of Chris Sharma bolting the line and working the moves; it memorably includes a gigantic sideways dyno [insert Sharma scream] to a flat edge.

Catalan climber Edu Marín made the first free individual ascent of the legendary Nameless Tower route Eternal Flame (VI 7c+/5.13a 2,100 feet) on July 20, supported by his brother and 70-year-old father.

He was diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. Then he lost nearly everything to the Oak Fire. Climbing grounds him, as it always has.

From July 11–16, Bru Brusom and Marc Toralles established “Ànima de corall” (5.12a A3 AI 5 M6; 3,600 feet) up the infamous “Touching the Void” mountain.

It's safe to safe that most 5.15 climbers are full-time and sponsored, but this Landerite pounds nails by day, and rock by night.

“If you knew nothing about the crag, you’d look at the line from the ground and be like ‘Wow. No. That’s totally crazy. I will never be able to do that.’ But when I knew the crag and the style and the kneebars and how to take down the rope, I was like ‘Yeah, it’s possible.’ ”

On July 21, Bouin made the first ascent of Nordic Marathon, in Flatanger, Norway. The route ascends through the steepest part of the Hanshelleren Cave and gives a new definition to the word long.

The Acquisition by the Carolina Climbers' Coalition and Access Fund Secures 32 Acres of Hardwood Forest with More Than 100 Boulder Problems

To spray or not to spray... News of Shawn Raboutou's immediately classic V16 on the Dreamtime boulder has dropped months after the send.

Nepali officials have denied a summit certificate to Russian mountaineer Katya Lipka, who flew a Ukrainian flag atop the world’s tallest peak

Our parent company is launching a new NFT project, the Outerverse, to promote sustainability and get people outside

A detailed look at Outside Inc.’s first foray into Web3 and how it might improve our digital health and overall wellbeing

Teams have attempted the 5,800-meter peak for over thirty years. Will Sim and Fabi Buhl skipped the normally treacherous approach, paragliding to access the mountain.

157 years ago, today, the Matterhorn saw its first ascent. To celebrate that fact, we present 10 fun facts about Europe’s most famous summit.

Debris injures eight other climbers.

Will Bosi, 23, completed a long-standing 5.15a project at Dumbarton.

Climbing requires a sharp mind to unlock sequences and remember them. Our Rebus puzzle is here to help.

On June 28, a rockslide occurred on the southside of Hallett Peak, destroying classic boulders in Upper Upper Chaos Canyon.

Alaska’s driest spring in recent memory provided ideal conditions for the 9,000-foot ice and mixed climb.