Anthony Walsh

Michael Wejchert’s first book profiles four keen climbers, their unlikely rescue from an obscure Alaskan peak, and the physical and emotional cost of living through it.

The roof crack has a V10 lip encounter, overcome with a double drop knee and crystalline crimps.

The Canadian Rockies boast some of the best long ice routes in the world. With the borders newly reopened, it’s time to sharpen the tools and gas up the car for your dream winter road trip.

The Indalo offers high performance and versatility in an incredibly comfortable, low-volume package.

Gym-climbing movements are more varied than ever. And amidst the deadpoint hucks and run-and-jump dynos, the Mantra is perhaps the best new shoe to take on such limitless variety.

Suprême Jumbo Love (5.15c) is a 65-foot direct start to Jumbo Love: America’s first 5.15b.

We tried to best this suit's waterproofness while camped out in a coastal rainforest, climbing slushy spring ice, on backcountry ski approaches, and long winter routes. The Dual Aspect hung tough. 

Harnden worked Bladerunner (5.14; 3 pitches) for 25 days before sending. Then he returned with a photographer and sent it again.

The Moonwalk Traverse and Saraghrar’s Northwest Face, as well as Annapurna III’s Southeast Ridge, will be awarded in Briançon, France next month.

Megos sent The Full Journey—a route with “a rather violent dead point”—after seven days of work.

“But watching them climb got me psyched, and the upper crux felt very easy on top rope, so I thought I should just go for it.”

The seven-pitch route weaves a labyrinthian line, connecting corners with flaring cracks, seams, and pockets.

Originally graded 5.15a, it’s still considered one of the world’s hardest trad pitches.

Watch Memphis Rox’s Jarmond Johnson and Alex Honnold explore how solar energy can help communities like Memphis keep the lights on.

An eclectic crew made the first ascents of a 3,750-foot 5.11- X and a 1,500-foot 5.12c while collecting data to inform climate-change scientists.

Grade VII Equipment’s new line of climbing packs are comfortable, durable, and climb like a dream.

From July 11–16, Bru Brusom and Marc Toralles established “Ànima de corall” (5.12a A3 AI 5 M6; 3,600 feet) up the infamous “Touching the Void” mountain.

Learning how to try hard is hard. And it’s so easy to be stupid.

Scarpa’s stiffest, most supportive shoe, the Vapor Lace, is an edging machine.

Crack climbing wizard JP “Peewee” Ouellet shares how to use rubber, tape, and glue to climb off-size splitters without destroying your skin.

When tackling trad routes, every piece of protection counts. Use this quick, easy hack to reduce the risk of cross-loaded carabiners on your slung cams, keeping your fall as short and safe as possible.

Alaska’s driest spring in recent memory provided ideal conditions for the 9,000-foot ice and mixed climb.

These meals are a worthy option for overnight climbers and campers who want to eat real, delicious food with a finite lifespan.

The 5.14 crux is firmly situated in the no-fall zone, but that hasn't stopped many of the UK's best from having a go.

“Full Moon Fever” has steep, splitter granite, aerated snow, corniced ridgelines, and a 3-mile summit traverse.

A month at sea, with its requisite sickness and insomnia, didn’t stop Berthe from having an incredible Yosemite season. 

A new grant provides historically underrepresented community members a three-month expenses-paid internship with award-winning filmmakers.

It was Bouin’s longest-standing project—150-plus days of effort—and, he says, the hardest route he’s ever climbed.

The East Face of Golgotha brought avalanches, vertical snow climbing, tent-bound whippers, and more.

The 25-year-old has become the second woman to solo the iconic, 5,900-foot wall. It took her just 15 hours.

Lured by a black and white Bradford Washburn photograph, three renowned climbers pursue a striking new route and the story of an Alaskan legend.

Bottom line: The Zenit earned its place in my shoe quiver for moderately difficult, high-volume days when I wanted support, comfort, and durability to not burn through my more expensive pairs.

“Entropi” has several pitches of “mentally challenging” ice climbing including a vertical, 65-foot step of two-inch-thick ice.

Yosemite’s reservation system will be in place from May 20 to September 30, seven days a week.

Each January we post a farewell tribute to those members of our community lost in the year just past. Some of the people you may have heard of, some not. All are part of our community and contributed to climbing.

The 33-year-old made the fourth ascent of Magic Line after first trying it in 2016.

The Colorado-based alpinist was 400 feet up The Ribbon when an avalanche released. He caught the ensuing moments on video.

The Alpha Parka is a lightweight, durable, and incredibly warm jacket designed for ice climbers and alpinists.

An international team and a spell of good weather yields two new big-wall routes in Chile, one of which led to a virgin summit.

Corrado “Korra” Pesce and his partner had completed a new route on Cerro Torre’s east and north face when a rime-ice mushroom collapsed on him.

Soloing Everest without supplemental oxygen, in winter, in alpine style, and by a technical route is no small task. How do you stack the odds in your favor? Adopt sport climbing tactics.

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Ascents in Canada and Pakistan, as well as two lifelong alpinists, will be awarded in Briançon, France this November.

The American worked the route with U.K. climber Tom Randall, who sent on the same day.

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Lexicon has an unmistakable fear factor: biff it on any one of the final four moves—the crux, of course—and face a massive swinging fall.

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Kiersch described the route as “one of the most beautiful, historical, and challenging routes in North America.”

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The eight-pitch route tackles an impressive arete on Switzerland’s Petit Clocher du Portalet.

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It is already being touted as one of Tuolumne Meadows' proudest lines.

Alfredo Webber bolted the line in 2017, never imagining he would rise to the challenge

We caught up with filmmaker Austin Siadak to talk soloing, climbing Torre Egger with Marc, and his favorite part of The Alpinist.

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