archives: Climbing

A senior official at the Red Cross has said that rebuilding Pakistan could take five years. That's about how long it's been since Katrina hit New Orle  More »

Sea stacks are the kind of rock formations you’d expect to see in a dream. Even at their shortest, they’re the dictionary definition of ‘epic’  More »

A study by a University of Hertfordshire professor suggests that women are especially attracted to men who rock climb.  More »

A new site lets viewers get their climbing film fix, a la carte.  More »

A climbing gym with good hours, its own line of skateboards, and a climbable model of the Brooklyn Bridge.  More »

Skip Garibaldi is a mathematics professor from Emory University who knows how to make his subject seriously interesting.   More »

"You don't just go out and make a feature, it's got to really call you."  More »

Stone Summit has over 30,000 square feet of climbing surface, all indoors.  More »

A look at an upcoming film about one of the world's best climbers, Adam Ondra.  More »

Mark and Janelle Smiley hope to break a record by climbing North America's 50 classic routes.  More »

Jordan Romero has climbed Mt. Everest and is one mountain away from a seven summits record.  More »

Jyoti Raju makes racing up a 100-foot-wall in just a few seconds look easy. But when it comes to competition, he's got no game.  More »

The Insiders brings together some of the US' best climbers and one of its best route setters to show off the beauty of indoor climbing. Watch the vide  More »

With vie ferrate, even non-experts can climb serious mountains.   More »

Bold, colorful portraits of climbers in Utah and its neighboring states  More »

America's hardest boulder problems, an eight-year-old who climbs like a pro, and what happens when Adam Ondra gets a power drill for Christmas: these   More »

With Paul Robinson calling his new climb Lucid Dreaming a V16, the US now has two boulder problems at the top of the grade scale.  More »

"This route rides the line of impossible very closely, over and over and over again."  More »

A winter visit to one of the most beautiful boulders in the US  More »

On the set of Big UP Productions' new project, an indoor climbing film featuring Paul Robinson, Sasha DiGiulian, Vasya Vorotnikov, and Ashima Shiraish  More »

The International Olympic Committee has granted full recognition to sport climbing, making it eligible for inclusion in the 2020 Summer Games. Pro cli  More »

Ranging from classic challenges to recent first ascents, these five sport routes are some of the hardest ever completed.  More »

Johnny Collinson had a mountain-sized goal.  More »

"You don't give much air to those who try to understand you. You feel the lungs of water."  More »

With the opening of its new ice climbing park, Wyoming's Grand Targhee has become the only ski resort where the trip up the mountain is as exciting as  More »

The final ascent to the roof of the world, caught on video.  More »

China has set the standard for sustainable rock climbing with the second annual Yangshuo Climbing Festival.   More »

Max Zolotukhin got something many free solo climbers don't get: a second chance.  More »

Five easy tips to help you move up in the scene.  More »

Some terrain is just made on too grand of a scale to be boxed into a snapshot.  More »

Three-quarters of travelers who visit high-altitude locales will experience altitude sickness. Knowing how to treat it is a must.  More »

Borneo's infamous fin of rock known as Meru is twice as long as anything on El Capitan and just as steep. For 20 years it has denied notable climbers   More »

"Some say that the loss of a child is the worst thing that can happen to parents. But Wade’s death was not the worst thing that could happen. The wo  More »

Bouldering is one of the freest sports, one that allows you to interact with your local environment in a totally unique way. Here's how to get starte  More »