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One of My Best Expeditions Included Big Wall First Ascents—And I Didn't Lead a Single Pitch
13+ hour, 37+ min ago (453+ words) The wind howls through the mast, making its cables vibrate like guitar strings. Seven of us are sitting shoulder to shoulder around the small table in the middle of our 15-meter aluminum sailboat, mugs of tea trembling with every gust....
Judge Saves Iconic Climbing Area (For Now), With Less Than 24 Hours to Spare
7+ mon, 1+ day ago (245+ words) It's been a wild ride for the beloved climbing area known as Oak Flat. With just hours left before 2,400 acres of National Forest lands across Oak Flat fell into the hands of Resolution Copper, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals…...
Jorge Díaz-Rullo Calls ‘Café Colombia’ in Margalef, Spain the “Best Four Minutes of Climbing” in His Life
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (1164+ words) In the late afternoon on Friday, March 13, Jorge D'az-Rullo climbed through a wet streak running down the final 15 feet of his long-time Caf" Colombia project. Nearly five years after first attempting the line, he clipped the chains and sagged onto…...
For 35 Years, The World's Best Climbers Couldn't Send This Route. A Barefoot Teenager Just Did.
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (907+ words) Until last month, Le Bomb" Bleu was one of the world's hardest open projects. But when it was finally sent on February 11, some 35 years after it was bolted, the deed wasn't done by a veteran climber with cutting-edge gear, but…...
This Data Nerd Has Documented Every Route She's Climbed for 20 Years
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (653+ words) I stared up at the rock-spitting couloir in horror, as rotten snow snaked its way into the opaque fog. "We're supposed to go up there?" my climbing partner questioned. He looked almost nauseous at the prospect of ascending nature's finest…...
Listen to the Stories of 8 Climbers, From the Late Upside-Down Soloist to the Trad Princess
1+ week, 2+ day ago (324+ words) For profiles, long reads, and more narratives we bring to life on'Climbing, some of us would rather listen than read. Especially if you want to take in the story while you're driving to the crag, working your finger strength on…...
This Las Vegas Professor Is the Oldest to Climb 5.14. The Feat Comes With Some Quirks.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1026+ words) After a long day of climbing in early February, my friends and I hiked down from Mount Potosi's Clear Light Cave in Nevada. In the wash, we ran into Bill Ramsey, a friend and climbing legend, as he was heading…...
How Tommy Caldwell And I Freed a 1,200-meter Patagonian Big Wall in 24 Hours
3+ week, 3+ day ago (642+ words) Tommy and I sent our objective here in Patagonia'we free climbed the South African Route in a day! It took us three intense attempts over three weeks. This is by far one of my most epic experiences in the mountains,…...
Long-time Guide Dick Jackson Moved “Easily Between Worlds,” From Colorado to the Alps
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (315+ words) Every January, we share a tribute to members of our community who we lost last year. Some were legends, others were pillars of their community, all were climbers. Read the full tribute to Climbers We Lost in 2025 here. American mountain…...
Alex Honnold on Nevada’s Uncharted Rock, Being Busy, and Clowns (Yes, Clowns)
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (709+ words) Just a few weeks after ticking Taipei 101, Honnold is also hosting a new travel show: Get a Little Out There With Alex Honnold. Streaming on OutsideTV starting February 26, this new five-part series sets out to prove that Nevada is an…...