10+ hour, 51+ min ago  (1384+ words) One of Canada's pioneering climbers and soloists, Will Stanhope died on April 23, following a head injury sustained during a trad climbing accident on April 13. Until now, few details regarding his ultimately fatal fall from the second pitch of Rutabaga (5. 11a) on…...

16+ hour, 42+ min ago  (210+ words) Everybody just got really invested in the different athletes'who they were, where they were coming from, how they performed, the underdogs, the top dogs," says Emil, who competed for Sweden on World Climbing's European and international circuits from 2020 to 2023. It…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (307+ words) Updated April 28, 2026: Black Diamond has just released the full Drifter's Escape film for free on their Youtube channel. You can watch it here. It is of no surprise that the whispers of hard free climbing projects in Squamish found their…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1544+ words) Key takeaway: The best climbing ropes of 2026 include durable all-around crag ropes, ultralight alpine cords, and high-performance redpoint ropes built for smooth handling, reliable catches, and long-term value. After months of testing, these six ropes stood out as the top…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1199+ words) The name Royal Robbins holds great weight in climbing. While he passed away nearly a decade ago, climbers remember him for his dedication to free climbing, unshakeable clean climbing ethics, his rivalry with Warren Harding, and his countless first ascents....

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (659+ words) The South Lake Tahoe climbing community is mourning after a local teen, Noah Sebastian Ortega Wiley, fell to his death in a climbing accident. Wiley died on April 9 while toproping at 90 Foot Wall, a granite crag on Lake Tahoe's Emerald…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (1483+ words) NEW! Outside TV show Alex Honnold explores Nevada's wild side "Planet Earth, you are a crew," astronaut (and climber) Christina Koch remarked on Saturday, April 11 after returning from the historic Artemis II moon mission. Even in times of seemingly insurmountable…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (482+ words) Readers, please send us your Weekend Whipper videos using this form. There are not many rules in climbing, much less in alpine climbing. But I decided to make one for myself several years ago, after watching a video of the…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (1665+ words) Bouldering legend John "Verm" Sherman describes the narrative arc of the average climbing film as follows: Hero picks outlandish project, can't quite do it, comes back, finally succeeds and everybody's happy. While he would have taken the happy ending for…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (775+ 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. So let's…...