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.
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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.
The former pro climber and veteran guide chatted with Climbing House, offering insight gleaned over 30+ years in the alpine.
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.
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Aconcagua (22,838 feet) is no small objective. Let’s learn more about this unique South American summit, and how to climb it!
The Italian climber reckons the line goes at 5.15c, making it Italy’s hardest route.
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Climbing disciplines range from bouldering to trad to sport to deep water soloing. But it all started with mountaineering. Here are the best mountaineers of all time.
Cassy Doolittle, 25, was caught in a storm on Christmas Day, returning to camp after a solo of Aguja Guillaumet.
The U.S. Freestyle champion spoke with ISS about his three gold medals, the upcoming World Championships, judging, and the state of tunnel flying.
“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.
Poker player & bow tie artisan Andre Dowell is a jack of all trades, and a passionate advocate for increasing diversity in classical music.
Tucker Rowan died ice climbing in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, on January 19, 2022. He fell while downclimbing, after finishing a top-rope solo.
Mingma Wangdi Sherpa’s long career in his native Himalaya ended on Ama Dablam (6,812m/22,356 ft) on October 18.
John James Appleby, 68, was an intrepid climber who pioneered routes throughout the UK. He is best remembered as one of the country’s most loved climbing scribes, author of the blog “Footless Crow.”
Dr. Ed Farrar was a skilled mountaineer and a veteran of the Himalaya, including peaks such as Cho Oyu (8,188 m) and Ama Dablam (6,812 m/22,349 ft).
The 55-year-old Russian mountaineer died on Everest (8,048 m) March 7, 2022.
The prolific Greek mountaineer died on Dhaulagiri (8,167m) on Tuesday, April 12.
