Inside the FA of ‘Passage to Freedom’: El Cap 5.13d
The route features hard slab, 5.13+ seams, and a 5.13c finger crack of such high quality that the climbers named the ropelength "As Good as It Gets."
The route features hard slab, 5.13+ seams, and a 5.13c finger crack of such high quality that the climbers named the ropelength "As Good as It Gets."
Alex Honnold's free solo of El Capitan did not occur in a bubble of solitude and inspiration. In this archive piece, originally published shortly after Honnold's ascent, James Lucas dives into the story (and backstory) of Honnold's path to Freerider.
Brent Barghahn and Amity Warme free climbed Freerider (VI 5.13a) in a day without any support or rehearsal.
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Nicolas Favresse, Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Aleksej Jaruta, and Jean-Louis Wertz explored a series of remote coastal spires, finding new terrain up to 5.13b.
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Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl sent Odysee, the most difficult route on the Eiger, in just 16 hours.
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Smythe fell 1,500 feet after a ledge collapsed and severed his rope.
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From big wall speed records to long free climbs, Adams does it all, and he recently ticked his hardest free climb to date, the FA of the 1,300-foot Wayward Son (5.12c) on Lost Brother.
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The unlikely climbing partners have a 39 year difference in age, but the same unwavering drive to climb hard, climb a lot, push, and learn from one another.
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The Austrian Barbara “Babsi” Zangerl has ticked V13, 5.14d sport, 5.14 trad, the Alpine Trilogy of 5.14-, multi-pitch, high-altitude free climbs, and some of the hardest free routes on El Capitan, making her one of the best, most versatile climbers in the world.
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Remembering the great innovator and prolific-first ascensionist
Japanese climber Keita Kurakami has made the sixth free ascent of the Nose on El Capitan, a legendary feat on the world's most iconic big wall.
Pro climber Madaleine Sorkin shares her six favorite big-wall experiences.
Flash—Our monthly climbing photo gallery
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Free: Yosemite Big Wall Climbing With Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein
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Celebrating the life of Dean Potter with inspiring photos and original quotes
Climbers try free variation to Patagonian testpiece Riders on the Storm
OUR THIRTEENTH ANNUAL YEAR IN CLIMBING