Opinion: The Free Solo Documentary Addressed Some Uncomfortable Truths, But Ignored Others
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Yosemite Big Wall (Obscurity) First Ascents with Kevin DeWeese
DeWeese started climbing to quiet the voices in his head soon after his sister died in a car accident. Today, 17 years later—especially as he’s mid-pitch and strung out above a string of tipped-out bird beaks on a big wall—all is silent.
TED: Alex Honnold—How I Climbed a 3,000-Foot Vertical Cliff Without Ropes
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Alex Honnold's Freerider Free Solo: 360 Degree Video
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Miranda Oakley: Big Wall Climber, Guide, and Yosemite Local
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Jim Reynolds: The Dark Horse
Meet the YOSAR beast and onetime Nose speed record holder
The Highs and Lows of El Cap Speed
Are big-wall speed climbers pushing too far?
The Climbing Q&A: Barbara "Babsi" Zangerl
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.
Official Trailer: The Dawn Wall (Film)
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Trailer: Free Solo—The Full-Length Film About Alex Honnold's Iconic Freerider Ascent
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Remembering Five Ten Founder Charles Cole
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Babsi Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher Make the Second Free Ascent of Magic Mushroom on El Cap
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Zodiac: David Allfrey Recounts His Aid Solo Speed Record on El Cap
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Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Set Sub-2-Hour Nose Speed Record
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Eye Witness Recounts Tragic Accident on El Cap's Freeblast
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Two Expert Climbers Killed in Fall From El Cap’s Freeblast
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Jimmy Webb’s California Adventure: Part One—Yosemite Pre-Season
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Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell Break Nose Speed Record, Will Attempt Sub-2-Hour Ascent
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Beaks for Days: New El Cap Route Ephemeron (VI 5.10 A4) Parallels the Nose
Brandon Adams and Kristoffer Wickstrom spent 10 days opening thin seams next to Yosemite's most-famous big wall route.
Two Nineteen Forty Four: Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds Break the Nose Speed Record
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That One Time: Pink Rain on the Rostrum
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Progression: How Keenan Takahashi Is Pushing the Highball Envelope
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Photo Gallery: The Nose Speed Record, Anak Verhoeven’s 5.15a FA, and More
This story originally appeared in the December/January 2018 issue of our print edition.
Trailer: The Dawn Wall (Feature Film)
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Yosemite Accepting Applications for 2018 Climber Steward Positions
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Obituary: Jim “The Bird” Bridwell (1944-2018)
Remembering the great innovator and prolific-first ascensionist
Review: 3 Must-See New Climbing Films
Three new climbing movies to help you maintain stoke this winter.
Beyond the Bolt: The Past, Present, and Future of Yosemite Bouldering
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Yosemite’s First Known Climbing Death and the World’s Longest Lower
A look back at two historic Yosemite climbing accidents.
By the Numbers: Yosemite Rockfall
The stats and science behind the Valley’s constantly exfoliating granite.
Keita Kurakami Free Climbs The Nose!
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.
El Cap in a Golden Day: Alex Honnold Leads His Mother Up Lurking Fear
Dierdre Wolownick embraces retirement from 3,000 feet up
Yosemite's Camp 4 Expands, Adds New Facilities
Yosemite National Park implements road and campground Improvements along Northside Drive and Camp 4.
Brad Gobright and Jim Reynolds Set New Nose Speed Record
Gobright and Reynolds climb El Capitan route in 2:19:44.
News Brief: Quinn Brett Seriously Injured in 100-Foot El Cap Fall
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Photo Gallery: 4 Alpine and Big Wall Climbing Photos
Flash—Our monthly climbing photo gallery
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?"
Barabara "Babsi" Zangerl and Jacopo Larcher Send Zodiac (5.13d) on El Cap
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Watch Alex Honnold on Jimmy Kimmel Live
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That One Time: Thunder Thighs
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Free: Yosemite Big Wall Climbing With Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein
Free: Yosemite Big Wall Climbing With Jorg Verhoeven and Katha Saurwein
Trailer: Old Man Lightning With John Sherman
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Peaches Preaches: Cosmic Debris, or How to Put Your Fingers In a Vicegrip and Stomp On Them
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Interview: The First Naked Ascent of El Capitan
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The Classics: Ron Kauk and Midnight Lightning
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12 Reactions to Alex Honnold’s Freerider Free Solo
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Alex Honnold Completes First Free Solo of El Capitan
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The First Video of Alex Honnold's Freerider Free Solo
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Photo Gallery: Nina Williams, Michaela Kiersch, and More
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Beth Rodden: Above the Fray
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Kevin Jorgeson and Ben Rueck Free the West Face of Sentinel
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Jacob Cook and Robbie Phillips Free Climb El Nino on El Cap
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Royal Robbins: A Timeline and a Bibliography
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Royal Robbins: The Kingpin of Yosemite's Golden Age
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Obituary: Royal Robbins (1935–2017)
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Pete Whittaker: The First All-Free, Rope Solo Ascent of El Cap in a Day
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Sasha DiGiulian Sends Yosemite’s Keeper of the Flame (5.13a)
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Photos: Isabelle Faus on V14 and Mark Hudon on El Cap
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The Tuolomne Triple in 8 Hours
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New Dawn: Adam Ondra's Groundbreaking Ascent of the Dawn Wall
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Adam Ondra Completes Dawn Wall
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Brad Gobright and Scott Bennett: The El Cap Triple
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Half Dome Post-Rock Fall Conditions: One Year Later
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The Photo Annual 2016 (Part 2): 10 More Incredible Climbing Photos
Find inspiration from the best climbing photography from around the world.
That One Time: One Crappy Climb
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Meltdown: Beth Rodden’s Unrepeated Yosemite First Ascent
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Little Big Man: The Mikey Schaefer Profile
He might only be 5’4”, but with a resume of hard first ascents in Yosemite and Patagonia, Mikey Schaefer is the type of climber that people look up to.
Great Wide Open: The Rockstar—Alex Honnold
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Great Wide Open: The Dirtbag—Renan Ozturk
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Flash: Climbing Photos From Yosemite, Virginia, Utah, and More
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Great Wide Open: The Conquistador—Tommy Caldwell
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That One Time: A Night to Celebrate on Washington Column
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Bennett, Gobright Complete Three El Cap Routes in a Day
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Unpublished Climbing Photo Spotlight: Christian Pondella
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Experiencing Yosemite: The President and The Captain
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Bug Wall: Climbing El Cap on a Bug Diet
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Profile: El Cap Report’s Tom Evans
Meet Tom Evans. From his perch at the bridge in El Cap Meadow, he’s a one-man news source and historian for climbing in the Valley.
The Wright Stuff: An Ode to Fallen Routes
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Profile: The Yosemite Stone Monkeys
In trying to define one of Yosemite’s most storied subcultures, two documentarians find that it’s signature characteristics are held close to the vest.
The Wright Stuff: What’s Next for the Dawn Wall?
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