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Vertical Climbing & Fitness to Bring Community-Focused Climbing Facility to Concord
2+ hour, 27+ min ago (463+ words) Vertical Climbing & Fitness is coming to 6063 Glen Afton Blvd, Concord, at the Afton Ridge Shopping Center, bringing a community-focused climbing and fitness concept to the area. CEO Dustin Griffin told WhatNow Charlotte the project is being designed as more than…...
Record-Breaking Climber’s Fiancée Pens Heartbreaking Note After Fatal Accident
5+ hour, 57+ min ago (639+ words) Aug 14, 2026 | 7:27 AM EDT Image Credits: Mario Nawfal/X Jake Whisenant had spent years pushing himself on some of the country’s toughest climbs… but on August 3, one final ascent in California’s Sierra Nevada ended in tragedy. The 30-year-old Mammoth Lakes climber…...
9 Days Alone on Yosemite's Half Dome: Inside a Bold New First Ascent
17+ hour, 22+ min ago (360+ words) "I'll smoke the roach! Go on down that slide, man, go on down!" Janes Addiction's "Slow Divers" blared as I hooked bodylength after bodylength into nothingness, without any gear that would really hold a decent fall. Below, the long corner…...
Speed Climber Jake Whisenant Dies at 30 in Sierra Nevada Fall
12+ hour, 28+ min ago (265+ words) Jake Whisenant, the 30-year-old speed climbing prodigy who shattered records on Yosemite's El Capitan, has died following a fatal fall in the Sierra Nevada. Jake Whisenant, the 30-year-old American speed-climbing prodigy famed for shattering records on Yosemite's imposing El Capitan,…...
North Bend’s Scott Rinckenberger Helps Develop New Snoqualmie Pass Climbing Route
17+ hour, 39+ min ago (421+ words) August 13, 2026 By Melissa Grant Snoqualmie Valley Info Rinckenberger and Taylor first began exploring the formation in late summer 2024 after climbing The Edge of Time Arete on nearby The Fang. They returned with climbing gear, hand tools, a drill and bolts…...
‘Daredevil’ with a ‘gentle spirit’: Mammoth Lakes climber Jake Whisenant dies in accident
20+ hour, 25+ min ago (349+ words) Convenient Home Delivery of the Inyo Register PLUS E-Edition access and unlimited access to articles on inyoregister.com. Hundreds of children and their parents lined the edges of th… Local conservation nonprofit Friends of the Inyo is so worri… Mammoth…...
Pilastro Renato, Nicola Tondini climbing 'Pilastro Renato' on the NW Face of Civetta, Dolomites, summer 2026, Enrico Veronese - Planetmountain
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (15+ words) Nicola Tondini climbing 'Pilastro Renato' on the NW Face of Civetta, Dolomites, summer 2026 PlanetMountain.com...
30-year-old Jake Whisenant dies after fall in Sequoia National Park??? Climbing community mourns rising talent
21+ hour, 28+ min ago (364+ words) For Jake Whisenant, climbing was never just a sport; it was the axis around which his recent life had started to turn. That is what makes the news from California's Sierra Nevada so hard to absorb: a 30-year-old climber who…...
Climber Shows off Jaw-dropping Strength on Treacherous Rock Faces
23+ hour, 24+ min ago (236+ words) This impressive compilation showcases talented climber Stephanie Cason taking on a series of challenging bouldering routes in stunning outdoor locations. The footage shows Stephanie using incredible strength, balance and precision as she tackles steep rock faces, dramatic overhangs and tricky…...
Yosemite climber Jake Whisenant’s fiancée details life beyond speed records
18+ hour, 48+ min ago (764+ words) A lengthy tribute to Jake Whisenant portrays the Mammoth Lakes resident as much more than a record-setting speed climber. Emma London, Whisenant’s fiancée, wrote in Climbing magazine that he was also a route developer, ski mountaineer, cyclist, surfer, chef, DJ,…...