Steph Davis is one of the the world’s most experienced free-solo climbers. She is the first woman to have solo climbed a 5.11 route as well as the first woman to free climb the Salathė Wall on El Capitan and second woman to free climb El Capitan in one day. She spent years livi...
(Free solo) is a soulful and personal thing. It’s a blessing and a curse. I’m blessed because I’m good at it, but it’s a curse because you know it could hurt the people you love Part of this story Red Bull Dual Ascent ...
In this article, I’ve spoken with local climbers from some of America’s best climbing towns to get the inside scoop on what makes each of these spots so stellar—the best crags, routes, gyms, and more. In an attempt to preemptively neutralize some folks crying foul in the comments, th...
In this gripping account, three elite climbers, Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin, and Renan Ozturk, undertake an arduous ascent of Mount Meru's Shark's Fin in the Indian Himalayas, a peak widely considered the ultimate test of alpine climbing. Facing severe weather, avalanches, and their own phy...
A. It is not so dangerous that many climbers tried it. B. Safety tool is allowed to be be used in free soloing. C. A few famous free solo climbers are killed. D. It is one of the hardest and most dangerous sports in the world. 2. How old was Alex when he free soloed EI Cap...
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On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers (Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin) from two expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent storm strikes the mountain, engulfing the adventurers in one of the fiercest blizz...
Three climbers enjoying an escape to Red Rocks. Kraig Becker Address Red Rocks,Nevada,USA Get directions Not everyone knows it, but just a short drive outside of Las Vegas sits one of the absolute best climbing locations in the entire world. In fact, in less than an hour you can leave ...
3,200-foot North Face of Mt. Triglav (9,396 ft), Slovenia’s highest peak. Also known as “the Wall,” this utterly massive face is home to over a hundred technical rock routes, many of which are mellow enough to make a free ascent possible even for novice-to-moderate trad climbers...
In 2022, some of the best climbers in the world came together for an outdoor climbing competition which broke boundaries in terms of man-made-route climbing events. Red Bull Dual Ascent involved eight teams battling it out to be the fastest up a wall of gruelling six pitches up Switzerland...