Guides and rescue personnel are trying to understand the disasters that occurred on volcanic peaks Carihuairazo, Cayambe, and Illiniza Sur over the weekend
The author learns to trust the wisdom of his elders on a wildly jinxed motorcycle-mountaineering trip to Ecuador.
On a motorcycle trip to Italy, we learn it’s not when you arrive, but how, and it’s not what you bring, it’s how you pack it. Sponsored for EVERGOODS.
At The North Face Climbing Festival in London, I spoke with Stefano Ghisolfi, Fay Manners, Nathaniel Coleman, and others about their upcoming projects.
To Grammy-nominated violinist and activist Vijay Gupta, classical music was made for the streets.
Forget the 5.14 sufferfests. We asked elite athletes like Alex Honnold, Sasha DiGiulian, and Alex Megos to share the moderate lines they love.
Siebe Vanhee, Séan Villanueva O’Driscoll, and Symon Welfringer completed a first ascent two decades in the making. Now, Vanhee reveals the scariest moments and whether the 5,000-foot route was worth the risk.
On May 9, Konstantin Smirnov’s mountaineering guide abandoned him at 25,900 feet on the fifth-highest mountain on Earth. He's now taking the guide company to court.
Two Wyoming campers did everything right—keeping food out of their tents and using deterrents—but a black bear refused to back down.
Over intense opposition from the Havasupai Tribal Council, state officials quietly approved a request from the Pinyon Plain uranium mine to adjust acceptable levels of toxic chemicals in the mine’s monitoring well.
The Indian government has definitively identified the mountain's most famous dead body. Now comes the dangerous, expensive reality of hacking him out of the ice.
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Guides and rescue personnel are trying to understand the disasters that occurred on volcanic peaks Carihuairazo, Cayambe, and Illiniza Sur over the weekend
New Zealand student Anna Parsons has broken nearly every bone in her body following a trad fall on Snake Dike (5.7 R).
Zofia Reych’s work spans the full gamut of climbing’s history and manifold disciplines, blended with engrossing anecdotes from their own climbing story.
Flyers from across the western United States, and even Mexico, came together to break the state record on July 31. Now, the group hopes to go for the world record.
Catalan climber Edu Marín made the second free ascent of the legendary Nameless Tower route Eternal Flame (VI 7c+/5.13a 2,100 feet) on July 20, supported by his brother and 70-year-old father.
Salamanders in the California redwoods regularly “skydive” off tree canopies. When placed into a mini wind tunnel, they flew just like human skydivers.
Canopy piloting is one of two air sports offered at the World Games. Two American flyers spoke to the FAI ahead of the competition this week.
An avalanche of rock, snow, and ice catapulted down the slope at speeds of up to 200 miles per hour. In addition to the seven dead and five missing, eight climbers were injured.
In honor of its 10th anniversary, the wind tunnel is offering free wind tunnel experiences for beneficiaries from 10 different Singaporean charities.
Sweden’s Rut Linnéa Ingegärd Larsson went skydiving on May 29, becoming the oldest person in history to tandem jump.
The 3,500-foot 5.10d, Guaranteed Rugged, was a multi-year undertaking for Brent Nixon, Lisa Newhook, Sean Draper, and Kate Naus.
The competition saw nearly 60 competitors from 18 different countries, all disabled, compete together in a stunning bodyflight competition.
Jackson Marvell, Alan Rousseau, and Matt Cornell completed Denali’s 9,000-foot Slovak Direct in under 22 hours.
The 67-year-old died after a fall on Independence Monument's Otto’s Route (5.8+)
29-year-old Dalton Snow was hospitalized after a trad fall while climbing on April 12, near Kings Bottom, Moab.
Two Red Bull pilots attempted to jump out of their aircraft in mid-air, fly into each other’s planes, then land them safely. The stunt didn’t go as planned.
After a skydiver drowned when swept out to sea at Muriwai Beach, standby rescue boats may become mandatory for all beach landings.
Brent Barghahn and Amity Warme free climbed Freerider (VI 5.13a) in a day without any support or rehearsal.
Singapore displayed indomitable skill, winning every category its flyers entered, and the U.S. had a spectacular showing in FS and VFS. Teams from the Czech Republic and Switzerland also won titles.
Non-fungible Tokens give freelance photographers, videographers, writers, and other self-employed climbers a new market and method for sales.