Uncut: Jimmy Webb Makes the First Ascent of Zika (V14)
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First Ascents
First Ascents
Shawn Raboutou Makes the First Ascent of Off the Wagon Sit (8C+/V16)
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Adam Ondra Onsights Three Hard Sports Route in Chile (Including Two FAs)
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Jimmy Webb Makes the First Ascent of Sleepwalker (V16)
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Charles Albert Proposes World's Second V17 in Fontainebleau (Barefoot)
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The 20 Year Project: Watch Dalton Bunker Make the FA of Hell Cave 5.14d
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Short Film: Slave Rock—A Faroe Islands First Ascent
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Daniel Woods Makes the First Ascent of Box Therapy (V16) in Rocky Mountain National Park
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The Story of a First Ascent: Seb Bouin's Verdon Gorge 9a+/5.15a
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Beyond Conflicts: Adam Ondra Climbs Israel's First 9a/5.14d
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Yosemite Big Wall (Obscurity) First Ascents with Kevin DeWeese
DeWeese started climbing to quiet the voices in his head soon after his sister died in a car accident. Today, 17 years later—especially as he’s mid-pitch and strung out above a string of tipped-out bird beaks on a big wall—all is silent.
Hayden's Line: Josh Wharton Honors Hayden Kennedy with New Eldorado Route
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Trailer: The North Face Antarctica Expedition
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Jimmy Webb in Eurofail 2018
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Latok I Climbed From the North, but North Ridge Remains Incomplete
The north side of Latok I has finally been climbed after some thirty attempts and a fatality last month—but not by the North Ridge as many news reports have claimed.
Adam Ondra Crushes Canada: Two 5.15 FAs, Three 5.14 Onsights
This summer Ondra single-handedly tripled Canada’s tally of 5.15s
Baffin: In Memory of Marc-Andre Leclerc
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A 1,000-Foot 5.14: Whit Magro and Wyoming’s Longest, Hardest Route
It took Magro, from Bozeman, Montana, two years to tick his most demanding route to date—the FA of the 10-pitch Yellow Wolf.
Bala Bala: Klemen Bečan’s Hard First Ascents in Slovenia's Osp Cave
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The Realm: Nalle Hukkataival Bouldering in Rocklands
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Second Coming: 5 Top Climbers Share Their Favorite Unrepeated Routes
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Ola Przybysz: The Polish Expat Pushing China's First-Ascent Envelope
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Ringlock Ranch: Mason Earle Makes the FA of Remote Desert Finger Crack
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Watch Jimmy Webb Send Tahoe's First V15
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The History of Hard Sport Climbing in Boulder's Flatirons: Personal Essay—Bob Horan
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The History of Hard Sport Climbing in Boulder's Flatirons: Interview—Colin Lantz
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The History of Hard Sport Climbing in Boulder's Flatirons: Personal Essay—Paul Glover
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The History of Hard Sport Climbing in Boulder's Flatirons: Interview—Dan Michael
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Interview: Alex Megos on Sending Chris Sharma's Perfecto Mundo (5.15c) Project
After more than three weeks of work, 24-year-old Alex Megos from Frankenjura, Germany, made the FA of Perfecto Mundo at Finestra in Margalef, Spain, ticking his first 5.15c.
Beaks for Days: New El Cap Route Ephemeron (VI 5.10 A4) Parallels the Nose
Brandon Adams and Kristoffer Wickstrom spent 10 days opening thin seams next to Yosemite's most-famous big wall route.
Hazel Findlay Makes the FA of Tainted Love (5.13d)
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Jimmy Webb Makes the First Ascent of Yayali (V14)
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Steve McClure Makes the FA of Britain's Hardest Route: Rainman (5.15b/9b)
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Nathaniel Coleman Makes the First Ascent of Power of the Psych (V14)
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Beyond the Mostest: James Pearson on Power Ranger (5.14 R)
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Raw Video: Adam Ondra Sends Underground Dreaming (5.15a/9a+) FA in Arco, Italy
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Silence: The Story of Adam Ondra and the World's First 5.15d
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Panther Gorge: The Remote Adirondack Moderate Mecca You’ve Never Heard Of
Panther Gorge is a hidden gem surrounded by New York's highest peaks.
The Givers: Nathan Brown—The Man of Solo Action
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Pamela Shanti Pack Climbs Scary Moab Offwidth: The Kill Artist
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Watch Adam Ondra's FA of Drift (8c/V15)
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Life Coach: Alex Honnold and Renan Ozturk
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Watch Anak Verhoeven's First Ascent of Sweet Neuf (9a+5/5.15a)
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Tom Randall and Peter Whittaker FA Two 5.14 Roof Cracks and Continue Work on 5.15 Mega-Proj
Finding—much less sending—the hardest crack in the world isn’t easy. Then add in the hazards of spiders, scorpions, and snakes.
Forlorn Pinnacle (Or How Not to Epic)
After decades of alpine climbing, Mark Jenkins reaches a simple truth.
Watch Nalle Hukkataival Climb The Finnish Line (V16)—Rocklands' Hardest Boulder
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Anak Verhoeven Completes First Female 5.15a First Ascent
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Interview: Adam Ondra On What It Took to Climb the World’s First 5.15d
Ondra talks about his groundbreaking ascent, and why he named the world’s first 5.15d Silence.
Chuck Odette Climbs 5.14a First Ascent at 61
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Adam Ondra Sends "Project Hard," Suggests 9c (5.15d)
Czech climber puts down his long-term Hanshelleren Cave, Norway, project
Chris Sharma's First Ascent of 100-Foot Pont d’Arc Deep Water Solo
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Pool of Death: First Ascent of Beautiful New Squamish Route
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That One Time: Double Vision
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Teaser: Chris Sharma's Massive Pont d’Arc Deep Water Solo
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Charlotte Durif Climbs an Untouched Puerto Rico Tower
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Ground Up, Backwoods Development at the Red River Gorge
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Mount Huntington South Ridge Traverse: Q&A with Clint Helander and Jess Roskelley
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Rooftown: Flagstaff, AZ Bouldering With Matt Gentile Vol. 2
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Joe Kinder on the First Ascent of Bone Tomahawk (5.14d/5.15a)
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Of Choss and Lions: Alex Honnold and Cedar Wright in Kenya
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Alex Megos Makes the First Ascent of Fight Club (5.15b)
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Watch Piolet d'Or Winning First Ascent of Moveable Feast on Thalay Sagar
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Treasure Island: Seaside First Ascents in Kinkasan, Japan
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Joe Kinder on the Development and First Ascent of Planet Garbage (5.14d)
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Royal Robbins: A Timeline and a Bibliography
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Watch Fabian Buhl Rope Solo the First Ascent of Ganesha (5.14b, 7 Pitches)
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2016 Golden Pitons: Climber of the Year
Adam Ondra, Czech Republic
Libecki Brothers Make First Ascent of Greenland's Polar Bear Fang Tower
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Read Macadam Sends Arabia’s First 5.14b
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Jason Kehl: Hueco First Ascents
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The Trickle Down (5.14a/b) Nova Scotia's Hardest Route
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Chris Sharma: V13 Roof Boulder First Ascent
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Stormbringer: No Retreat Ice Climbing in Norway
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Rooftown: Flagstaff, AZ Bouldering with Matt Gentile
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Rob Robinson: The Father of Chattanooga Trad Climbing
Thirty-plus years ago, driven first ascensionist Rob Robinson discovered the Tennessee Wall. In his career, he’s authored hundreds of new routes and dramatically expanded Chattanooga climbing.
Directissima: Big New Quebec Mixed Line (Full Film)
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The First Ascent of Tibet's Nyainqentangla South East
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The First Ascent of Greenland's Mirror Wall
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Desert Dreams: Indian Creek Bouldering
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Adam Ondra: The First Ascent of Robin Ud (9b/5.15b)
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