26-year-old Hector Diffut fell 30 feet from the top of an indoor wall after forgetting to clip into the auto belay.
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26-year-old Hector Diffut fell 30 feet from the top of an indoor wall after forgetting to clip into the auto belay.
FingerBouldering is original, addicting, and doesn’t take itself too seriously. That’s a breath of fresh air.
These five American cities are stellar launchpads to develop and progress as a climber.
The 26-year-old died after a long fall while soloing Blitzen Ridge (5.4) in Rocky Mountain National Park.
The 22-year-old spoke with us about 'Law'—the hardest route of his career—and his desire to bolt hard new American lines.
The world’s highest tattoo parlor just opened at everyone’s favorite climbing destination.
Jesse Dufton recently became the first blind climber to FA a multi-pitch route. But he’s indifferent to “firsts.”
From high-altitude ATMs to walking up Kilimanjaro backward, here are some of the weirdest alpine records.
Cohen Schaumann is recuperating in the hospital, after a brutal ground fall on April 21 while rappelling Rope-de-Dope Crack (5.8).
Located in a small tent at Plaza de Mulas (14,300 feet), Miguel Doura’s The Nautilus is the highest-altitude art gallery in the world.
Schweiger, 21, passed away Sunday, April 10, after he and his girlfriend were hit by a car while walking to a nearby ice cream store.
Jackson Marvell, Matt Cornell, and Alan Rousseau put up Aim for the Bushes (VI M6 X AI 6; 5,250ft) in a three-day push.
Meg O’Neill died Sunday after a freak accident on Raven Falls (WI4) when a large ice column broke. O’Neill saved the belayer’s life and the leader was seriously injured.
An NPS spokesperson reported that the “people movers” will make it easier for tourists to navigate between boulders in the heat of summer.
As part of Climbing’s endeavor to recognize climbers who lost their lives in the war effort, I penned obituaries for four Ukrainian climber-soldiers who died in the line of duty: Sergei Zheleznyak, Yuriy “Yura” Oliynyk, Dmitry Kochetkov, and Leonid Gambarov.
The Italian climber reckons the line goes at 5.15c, making it Italy’s hardest route.
Cassy Doolittle, 25, was caught in a storm on Christmas Day, returning to camp after a solo of Aguja Guillaumet.
“Climbers We Lost” is an annual tribute to climbing community members who have died in the past year. I wrote 14 of the 47 obituaries included in this section.
Jonas Hainz died after a fall from the Magerstein (10,740 ft) on October 28, while attempting a solo ascent of the south ridge.
Tucker Rowan died ice climbing in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, on January 19, 2022. He fell while downclimbing, after finishing a top-rope solo.
