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Angela Ha's Climbing Legacy
Sydney climber Angela Ha died at 24 after a fall at Mount Arapiles in Australia.
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Jerry Moffatt on Climbing's Evolution and Fear
Climbing legend Jerry Moffatt reflects on how modern climbing differs from his era, the risks he took, and why fear remains central to the sport.
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Dan Smith's Community Remembered
St. George's climbing community honors Dan Smith, who died by suicide at 24 after a traumatic brain injury.
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Mei Kotake Sends First V15
Japanese climber Mei Kotake completes her first V15 boulder after weeks of setbacks.
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Nepal Climbing Season Outcomes
Ama Dablam summit success contrasts with Dhaulagiri cancellations in Nepal's fall climbing season.
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Jakob Schubert’s Historic 5.15d Ascent
Jakob Schubert repeats Seb Bouin’s DNA 5.15d, the first 5.15d ever repeated, marking a historic moment in climbing.
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Molly Mitchell: Why I Quit Climbing
Molly Mitchell quit climbing after two years of mental health struggles, finding strength in returning to the sport she loved.
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Jakob Schubert Makes History With World's First 5.15d Repeat
Jakob Schubert repeats DNA, becoming first to climb world's hardest 5.15d route twice.
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Indigenous Names Behind Iconic Climbing Areas
Indigenous tribes named North American climbing spots long before European settlers.
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Everest Can't Be Recreated, Only Documented
Mount Everest's true majesty can't be recreated in film, only witnessed.
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Rusty Anchor 'Barely Good Enough' for Climbers
Expert warns rusty climbing anchor is unsafe despite looking solid.
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Jana Švecová Climbs Italian V14
Jana Švecová completes L’Oppio Dei Climbers V14 after close call with Katie Lamb.
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Delaney Miller Climbs Shadowboxing 5.14d
Delaney Miller completes Colorado's Shadowboxing 5.14d route after eight falls.
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Jakob Schubert Climbs Second 5.15d
Jakob Schubert becomes first climber to climb two 5.15d routes.
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New Routes on The Chief in Squamish
Two new climbing routes added to Squamish's The Chief for fall season.
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Hikers Trust AI, Get Lost
AI chatbots lead hikers astray on mountain trails.
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Simone Tentori Climbs Insomniac V16
Simone Tentori completes Drew Ruana's Insomniac V16 climb in Colorado.
Gripped Magazine · 1m
Leo Cea: Youngest to Climb 9a+
13-year-old Leo Cea redpoints 9a+ route in Spain, sparking record debate.
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Mammut Alpine Core Protect Rope Deal
Mammut's cut-resistant rope 40% off until Oct 7.
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Sébastien Bouin Climbs New 5.15b
Sébastien Bouin completes first ascent of Le Champ des Muses 5.15b in France.
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Ukrainian Climber Kazbekova Sends Chris Sharma's Dreamcatcher
Ukrainian climber Jenya Kazbekova redpoints Chris Sharma's Dreamcatcher 5.14d in Squamish.
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Austin Hoyt and The World’s Hardest Boulder Problem
Austin Hoyt aims to solve the world’s hardest boulder problem in the Gunks.
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Gianluca Vighetti Repeats Adam Ondra Classic
18-year-old climber repeats Adam Ondra's 5.15a route Change.
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Chattanooga Boat Climbing Home
Chattanooga offers the best boat-dwelling climbing spot in the U.S. Southeast.
Climbing · 1m
Rock Master Winners Defeat Ondra and Raboutou
Filip Schenk and Jessi Pilz claim Rock Master titles after beating top climbers.
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Yosemite's Most Miserable Shiver Bivy
Three climbers trapped in a blizzard on Half Dome's South Face face freezing death before helicopter rescue.
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How I Was Benighted on the Rockies' Most Straightforward Route
A climber gets lost on Canada's easiest mountain route, spending the night in a dangerous corner.
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Gabe Lawson's V16 Lie
Canadian climber Gabe Lawson claimed to send Canada's hardest boulder as V16 but was a scammer.
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Hardest Roped Climbs by State
See the most difficult roped climbs in each U.S. state, from 5.9 to 5.15d.
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Benighted: Climber Stories
Share your scariest benighted climb tale for a chance to be featured.
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Jakob Schubert Livestreams DNA 5.15d Attempts
Jakob Schubert livestreams third attempt on DNA 5.15d route.
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Camilla Moroni Sends Dreamcatcher
Italian climber Camilla Moroni sends Dreamcatcher 5.14d after 10 sessions.
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Yosemite Climbers' 5.15d Challenge
Tommy Caldwell and Tyler Karow complete a 14-hour Yosemite climb after a text exchange.
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Italian climber sends two 5.14d routes in one night
18-year-old Italian climber sends two 5.14d routes in one night.
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Yannick Flohé Flashes Second V15
Yannick Flohé completes his second V15 flash in Val Daone, Italy, ahead of 2026 Rock Master.
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World Cup 2027 Climbing Schedule
2027 World Cup climbing events span Japan to Paris with Olympic qualifiers.
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Jorge Díaz-Rullo Flashes Hardest Boulder
Jorge Díaz-Rullo flashes Paradise Lost V13/14 in Switzerland.
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Adam Ondra 5.15 Repeated After 13 Years
Stefano Carnati repeats Adam Ondra’s 13-year-old 5.15 route in Switzerland.
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Schubert Lives Streams DNA 5.15d Attempt
Schubert aims to repeat DNA 5.15d, the world's hardest climb, live.
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Camilla Moroni First 5.14d Send on Dreamcatcher
Camilla Moroni completes Dreamcatcher, Canada’s iconic 5.14d climb, marking her first-ever send of this grade.
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Jorge Díaz-Rullo Climbs Shawn Raboutou V15
Jorge Díaz-Rullo repeats Shawn Raboutou’s V15 boulder in Switzerland after recent hard ascents.
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Singaporean climber dies on Manaslu descent
First foreign fatality on Nepal's autumn climbing season as 50-year-old Singaporean dies descending Mount Manaslu
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Jules Marchaland Climbs New 5.15c Route
Jules Marchaland completes King Kang, a 5.15c climb in Norway, with Adam Ondra's help.
Gripped Magazine · 1m
AAC starts alpine mentorship track
Eight AAC members began a yearlong alpine program with field coaching, rescue practice and ice climbing ahead.
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Babsi Zangerl's 5.14c comeback on Déjà
A 400m Rätikon test piece, a razor-sharp crux pitch, and the first recorded female ascent of a 5.14c multi-pitch.
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Laura Rogora just made 5.14d look like a warm-up
Twelve 5.14ds in a single year, plus a six-day ascent of a route that took other climbers 60 sessions.
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Dope Lake: Yosemite's Weirdest Treasure Hunt
A smuggler's plane went down in a frozen Yosemite lake in 1976, and Camp 4 climbers went diving for the cargo.
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Pete Whittaker ranks his scariest solos
The crack climbing master sorted his own solo ascents by how close each one came to catastrophe.
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She soloed a 5.14d nobody had dared rope-free
Noé Looser, 19, climbed L'isola che non c'è without a rope, a kneepad, or a fall in the no-fall zone.
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Jorge Díaz-Rullo snags the second ascent of P.I.G. V15
A sport climbing star keeps proving he can boulder, this time on Stefano Ghisolfi's steep Ticino traverse.
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Winched to safety in the Blue Mountains
A climber fell 30 metres at Ben Travado Wall, and getting her out took a helicopter, a doctor and a team on foot.
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A 13-year-old just out-climbed Adam Ondra
Leo Cea sent a 5.15a in Spain at 13, taking a record Adam Ondra had held since 2008.
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Shauna Coxsey sends Britain's hardest deep water solo
Two goes on a 8b sea cliff in Wales, and the hardest deep water solo a woman has ever climbed.
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Laura Rogora's month of 5.15a and no rest
A month after her historic Bibliographie send, Rogora picked off Adam Ondra's Big Twin on her fifth go.
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Two drones pulled a climber off the Chief
A climber was stuck 250 feet up with no rope, in the dark. Two drones got him down.
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A 15-year-old just sent 5.14d in Rifle
Bayes Wilder added Diarrhea Mouth to a résumé that already looks like a full career.
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