5 Famous Climbing Features that Fell Off—or Over
Things fall apart. In climbing, that can mean whole walls in far mountains, sections of cliffs from the San Jacintos to the Adirondacks and White Mountains, and iconic forms or features on area crags.
Rock Fall
A Series Of Unfortunate Events—A Fortunate Groundfall Landing
A tossed rock and a lost belay would have killed this leader if not for a miraculous landing among the boulders.
Weekend Whipper: Near Miss With Rockfall While Clipping
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Weekend Whipper: Even Crag Bystanders Can Take the Whip
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The Day El Cap Rained 27 Tons of Hell in Yosemite—The Route Fell Off Practically Right Below Their Feet
It was a close call on the Big Stone when the route they were climbing started falling apart, and then most of the route did collapse.
After More Than 60 Expeditions, This is the Closest This Climber Has Come to Death
In 2010, Mike Libecki set out for Afghanistan alone to tackle a series of remote first ascents. It would lead him to the closest call he's ever had in his life.
Full Film: The Pathan Project—A Big Wall First Ascent in Pakistan
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For Safety’s Sake… Yell Something!
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Green Line: Climate Change in the Alpine Means Shorter Seasons and Increased Risks
As temperatures warm, iconic routes are melting away and becoming more dangerous—even seeing their final ascents
Huge Rockfall Disk Flies Through Spantik Basecamp
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By the Numbers: Yosemite Rockfall
The stats and science behind the Valley’s constantly exfoliating granite.
Boulderer Falls, Pulls 300-Pound Block Off With Him
File this under "worst case scenarios."
The Science of Rockfall: What We Know—and What We Don’t
Yosemite geologists, with the help of climbers, are inching closer to answering the elusive question: "Why do rocks fall?"
Route Cleaning Leads to Enormous Rock Fall
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Half Dome Post-Rock Fall Conditions: One Year Later
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Massive Brazilian Rockfall Caught on Video
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