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Falling 500 Feet Down a Colorado 14er Nearly Killed Me. It Didn’t Change My Thoughts on Risk.
14+ hour, 31+ min ago (649+ words) We were having a blast. The Maroon Bells Traverse is one of four classic traverses between Colorado 14ers. You’re climbing on loose rock. It’s Class 5 scrambling, which is not common on the state’s 14ers. You have to be extremely focused the entire…...
Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus Have a Long History of Illegally Climbing Skyscrapers. They Just Scaled the Empire State Building.
2+ mon, 9+ hour ago (488+ words) “This film contains extremely dangerous and illegal activities. Do not attempt to imitate.” That’s the opening of a 2024 Netflix documentary, Skywalkers: A Love Story, which showcases the highs and lows of a Russian daredevil couple who rose to fame by…...
I Quit Climbing to Have Kids. This Gear Helped Me Get Back on the Wall.
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (603+ words) I’m at the crux of the route I’ve been working on, reaching for a thin crimp with my right hand. I manage to stick three fingers on it and slowly move my left foot higher. “Mommy, you’re so high up!...
“This Is How People Die.” What It’s Like to Climb Without Bottled Oxygen.
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (1530+ words) Hundreds of climbers are in the Himalayas this spring to attempt Mount Everest and the other peaks above 8,000 meters (26,000 feet). Very few of them, however, will climb without supplemental oxygen. Stefi Troguet of Andorra is one. Troguet, 33, recently attempted to…...
Alex Honnold Looking for Rocks Instead of Climbing Them? See Why.
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (884+ words) In his new five-part video series, “Get a Little Out There with Alex Honnold,” the world-class climber embarks on a mission to get to know the people and places of his home state. From towering... Alex Honnold Looking for Rocks…...
America’s Next Great Rock Climber Is Ready for the Spotlight
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (1082+ words) It’s an annoyance that many wunderkind athletes must navigate: having a pesky journalist compare you to an older, more accomplished star. Every awesome up-and-coming American skier is the next Lindsey Vonn, every basketball prodigy is the next LeBron. Rock climber…...
‘Be Intentional with Risk’ and Other Hard-Earned Advice from Alex Honnold
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (531+ words) “The big thing was childcare—we had to get back home to our kids,” Honnold recently told Outside. “We left our babies at home.” Outside recently caught up with Honnold to talk about Skyscraper Live, Get a Little Out There,…...
Did Alex Honnold’s ‘Skyscraper Live’ Live Up to the Hype?
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (829+ words) There was danger! There was drama! There was a WWE pro wrestler yammering away about rock climbing! And yeah, there was Alex Honnold, meticulously ascending the metal facade of a skyscraper without a safety rope. Netflix’s Skyscraper Live delivered two…...
What It’s Like to Make Rock Climbing History on Yosemite’s Biggest Wall
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (1083+ words) On November 1, rock climber Will Moss became the fourth person ever to free climb The Nose on El Capitan in a day, joining Tommy Caldwell, Connor Herson, and Lynn Hill. In free climbing, climbers can only use their own body…...
How Can Hollywood Get Climbing Right? Alex Honnold Has Thoughts.
10+ mon, 4+ day ago (354+ words) Alex Honnold is staying busy. When he’s not announcing a Netflix special or completing a route on El Capitan, Honnold, 40, is hosting a conservation podcast, producing television shows, and still finding time to take his two kids into the great…...