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Alex Honnold climbed Camelback this week. Here are his thoughts
2+ hour, 54+ min ago (322+ words) Judge rules that Phoenix can't bust church group for feeding homeless people We typically don't condone it when out-of-town visitors try to tackle Camelback Mountain in summer temperatures. But when it's the world's most famous rock climber, we'll give him…...
Kilcullen Diary: New climbing frame for playground
17+ hour, 55+ min ago (74+ words) New climbing frame for playground Kilcullen Diary PEOPLE OF THE HOLLY BUSH Thursday, June 11, 2026 CLICK ADS FOR INFO Edited by Brian Byrne. All material "2005-2025 Kilcullen Diary as published and individually to the contributors concerned. Opinions expressed are not necessarily those…...
Wicked Gravity: Total commitment; Amity's all-in approach to climbing
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (350+ words) Seven days into their attempt on El Capitan's Pre Muir Wall, Amity (who goes by her first name) and her climbing partner Brent were still 10 pitches from the summit. They had free climbed every one of the 24 pitches so far,…...
Southern Utah rock climbing community gathers support after losing one of their own to suicide
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (698+ words) ST. GEORGE " The southern Utah rock climbing community is mourning the loss of fellow rock climber, Dan Smith, 24, who died by suicide. Smith died June 1, leaving behind his wife of just eight months and countless family members and friends who…...
SAS adds climbing as official varsity sport this fall
10+ hour, 35+ min ago (474+ words) Grundy County Herald After a successful school year of competitive varsity climbing, St. Andrew's-Sewanee School will begin the 2026-27 winter athletic season in November offering climbing again as a coed, varsity athletic team. The school also added a climbing camp to…...
Federal review of rock climbing ahead as Interior Department looks for "consistent approach
18+ hour, 44+ min ago (330+ words) Rock climbing guide Szu-ting "Ting Ting" Yi climbing at Red Rock Canyon. (Szu-ting Yi) LAS VEGAS (KLAS) " Changes could be ahead for rock climbers who flock to Red Rock Canyon and other premier destinations on federal land. The Department of…...
First Ascentionist Pushes Back on Heavy Retrobolting of Snake Dike
1+ day, 36+ min ago (292+ words) A climber and guidebook author, Eric Sloan, shared on Mountain Project that he added bolts to Snake Dike, the iconic eight-pitch 5. 7 on Half Dome in Yosemite. The route is one of the most famous slab climbs in the Valley and…...
A Wild Bolt War Is Brewing on Yosemite's Half Dome. We Spoke to the One Climber Who Can Stop It.
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (584+ words) Fortunately, Eric Beck, one of the three first ascensionists, has shared his thoughts on these recent events with Climbing, as well as a path forward to avoid a bolting war. In an August 2022 Facebook post that was later reprinted in…...
New Sarasota gym lets you climb the walls " literally
21+ hour, 22+ min ago (210+ words) ABC7 WWSB SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A new rock climbing gym has opened in Sarasota. HEXROCK Climbing features over 14, 000 square feet of climbing surface, including bouldering, auto belay, top rope and lead climbing walls ranging from 15 to 35 feet tall. Owners Aaron Rutsky…...
Climbing in the New River Gorge
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (569+ words) A climber scales the rugged cliffs of Endless Wall Trail in New River Gorge. (Image by jhunter22, Shutterstock) The New River Gorge is the site of the United States" newest national parks. Known for the wide canyon created by the New…...