Mexico

A new film by Savannah Cummins dives into the mystical history of “El Gavilan” (5.13a, 9 pitches) and Hodgins’ multi-year mission to bring it back to life—and then climb it.

An encounter with the undead would have turned back most people. But a big free wall awaited, and well ...

He had done the route before. Why worry? He slung in a nut, expecting to cruise the crux and then place a good #3 cam. Uh-oh, big mistake ...

The glaciers on Pico de Orizaba (18,491 feet), Mexico’s tallest peak, will soon be the stuff of history.

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Smythe fell 1,500 feet after a ledge collapsed and severed his rope.

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How the nonprofit climbing organization Escalando Fronteras has shown kids from the barrio in Monterrey, Mexico, a different way to live.

A midwinter escape to cool crags near Mexico City

El Potrero Chico, Mexico, is a big wall sport climbing paradise with short approaches, a tight community, and the world's best and biggest margaritas. When Editor Julie Ellison set off on her own life-list trip south of the border, she had no idea that the experience would change her as a climber forever.

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