El Cap

On June 8, Kate Kelleghan and Laura Pineau climbed El Capitan, Mount Watkins, and Half Dome in 23 hours and 36 minutes.

This new rule follows the display of several statement flags in the past year.

In his own words, Oliver Tippett reflects on his team’s in-a-day ascent of the ‘Reticent’ (A4+; 2700 feet) on May 24, 2025.

Let this climber’s failed attempt be a cautionary tale

A lead organizer takes us behind the scenes of the May 20 project.

The 20-year-old New Yorker just made climbing history.

The Italian climber’s repeat comes 25 years after Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell first freed the classic El Capitan aid route.

Hill shares her latest projects and her hope for the future

Hannes Puman becomes first to send the alt pitch to Changing Corners

A group of activists, “Climbers with Palestine,” unfurled the 25-foot banner from El Cap Tower on Monday.

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.

Editor’s Note: What you are about to read contains a plethora of illegal activities, dangerous climbing techniques, and unsavory lifestyle choices that are in no way condoned or promoted by the editors of Climbing magazine. Read at your own risk.

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.

Against the odds, Mash Alexander, who was hit in the face and head as he slept, is recovering.

Oh, plus miles of approach and descent for Jordan Cannon and Scott Bennett, who also biked between the walls.

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“It’s cool doing an older route that doesn’t get climbed. That’s part of the appeal.”

Yosemite National Park has announced plans to set up an extensive network of auto belays on the iconic big wall, beginning with a series of auto belays protecting the Nose.