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11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (410+ words) 13-Year-Old Leo Cea Climbs a Frankenjura Test-Piece Gripped Climbing Magazine Chilean climber Leo Cea has sent Shangri-La 5.14c in Germany’s legendary Frankenjura, adding another test-piece line to a resume that included seven 5.14ds, his first two coming when he was just 11 years…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago   (916+ words) Relentless potholes toss my pickup from side to side as I rumble down the dirt road. Gray clouds loom overhead, taunting me with a downpour, but I try to stay optimistic. Spring rock climbing is always a gamble. Despite the…...

15+ hour, 42+ min ago   (526+ words) SANDPOINT — Sometimes the best path forward isn't a straight one. Sometimes it is by going straight up, veering to the right, carefully maneuvering to the left and taking the mountain and not the path. The route less traveled, as it…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (897+ words) Three new maps created by the Outdoor Alliance with insights from Access Fund shed light on how the recent reduction of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments could impact climbers. As most climbers know, Indian Creek is by far…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (122+ words) This week's Friday Night Video sees Adam Ondra head to the Dolomites in search of untouched potential at the impressive Laboratorio crag. The highlight is the first ascent of Big Twin (9a+), a striking 50-metre line that took three days to…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1598+ words) Namche Bazar, the gateway to Mount Everest, sits along the trail to the world's highest peak. Perched at 3,400 metres above sea level, the bustling Sherpa town overlooks the Dudh Koshi river. Suspended above the river on the old Hillary Bridge…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (290+ words) A great adventure! The Deye Peters is one of those routes that immediately drew me in – for its beautiful line, its setting, and its history. It's a 550‑metre classic in the Julian Alps on Torre delle Madri dei Camosci. After…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (808+ words) Golden Oyster, Skullcap and Pleistocene Snail: Those are the names of some of Iowa’s intriguing flora and fauna. And now, those names mark three new rock climbing routes at a crag in eastern Iowa, outside Maquoketa. While standing below a…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (611+ words) Nolan Deck is a writer for Unofficial Networks, covering skiing and outdoor adventure. After growing up and skiing in Maine, he moved to the Denver area for college where he continues to live and work today. His passions extend into…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (235+ words) In the know about the music you love and the sounds you’re yet to discover London’s elite climbers took on an array of super-human physical tasks at The North Face Climb Festival, a two-day festival designed to give peak performers the…...