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A young alpinist raised on climbing’s heroic tales finds himself a player in his own story.

The team at Ascend, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit, is working to ensure the safety of its staff and students.

If you squint hard enough, climbing can feel spiritual, but it's an illusion when you come face to face with reality.

Maine's multi-pitch The Wind in the Willows promises big adventure, some commitment, and a lot of fun.

How the superlative sandstone of Denny Cove, Tennessee, brought killer sport climbing—and a benchmark access victory—to the Southeast

New routing on Canada's remote Baffin Island still takes grit and determination, but that doesn't mean you have to take it quite so seriously.

The East Face of Long's Peak is the highest and hardest free climbing arena in the world. Nothing comes easily.

Deep in the Amazonian jungle, Mount Roraima is an adventure throw back with deadly snakes, bird-eating spiders and ants as long as match sticks. That's precisely why they had to climb it.

It was a close call on the Big Stone when the route they were climbing started falling apart, and then most of the route did collapse.

A team of self-proclaimed Average Joes attempts to free a big, remote classic in the Wind Rivers. There was nothing average about it.

The glaciers on Pico de Orizaba (18,491 feet), Mexico’s tallest peak, will soon be the stuff of history.

Jackson Hole has world-class summer adventures waiting for every adventurer!

Dakota Walz set out in 2019 to climb 5,280 vertical feet of first ascents in the American Southwest. Along the way, he faced uncertainty, fear, doubt, loose rock, and runouts—and many times wondered: Is the project even worth it? In the end, he learned it was the process that mattered—not just the summits.

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One man's quest to learn the fate of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine's 1924 summit bid. Could they have been the first men on top of the world?

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In Kenya’s far north, the semi-nomadic Samburu tribesmen are exploring their ancestral landscape in a radical new direction—vertically.

Adventuring on the sea cliffs of southern Wales

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The price of freedom on the East Face of Washington’s Liberty Bell

The steep, wild, multipitch conglomerate of Los Mallos de Riglos in the hills of Northern Spain

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Life, love, and vertigo in Paklenica—a traveler’s journal

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Bali, Indonesia, is known for its vibrant culture, yoga retreats, epic surf breaks, and lush jungle. However, there’s also a thriving climbing scene in this most unlikely of venues, proving that climbers will find community the world over.

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Fontainebleau’s groundbreaking first 6a, No. 22 on the Bas-Cuvier Red Circuit

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Navajo guide Aaron Mike explores the intricate web of history, stewardship, and climbing in Cochise Stronghold, Arizona.

First ascents meet anti-hydropower activism in Albania—Europe’s wildest unknown limestone paradise.

Short Approaches and Bullet Ice in the Wilds of Quebec

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Where plaisir climbing first came to American soil

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8 miles, 9 summits—High Sierra air

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Leavenworth’s mysterious, under-the-radar sandstone spire.

Get the beta to tackle Hood, Baker, and Rainier this season.

A quixotic tale of hornswoggling and hubris on Spain’s limestone paradise of la Costa Blanca.

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A day of rock climbing, swimming, slacklining, and partnership on the picturesque tropical island of Cayman Brac.

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The big, the bad, the bold, and the beautiful

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The exquisite finger crack that inspired the author’s trad-climbing career

The thousand faces of Central Europe's karstic gem

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Not long ago, Hatun Machay was considered the premier sport climbing destination in South America with more than 300 routes. These days, it lies abandoned.

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How Climbing Gyms Became the New Community Centers

Climbing the Needles’ lightning rod of Khayyam Spire

The story behind one of Bishop’s most prized (and misspelled) problems

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Due to a bolting moratorium from 1989-2003, climbing activity essentially “froze” in Boulder's Flatirons, making them a living museum. The new routes that have gone up since 2003? Few and fantastic.

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A new, monster 5.9 sport route in the North Cascades, Flyboys, soars high.

In these backcountry paradises, rain is part of the adventure.

After the indigenous people of Indonesia’s West Timor prevented miners from destroying their sacred mountains, they sought sustainable forms of revenue. A team of kayakers and climbers traveled here with one question: Could climbing and adventure tourism be it?