Oct 11, 2018
The Last Words of Alpinist Jeff Lowe
In Lowe's final interview with a journalist, the legendary climber reflected on risk and what a climb was really worth
Rock Climbing
Sep 28, 2018
Who Lives and Who Dies After Climbing Accidents
Falls put 3,000 climbers a year in hospital, costing more than $20 million, according to a new study
Sep 27, 2018
All the Gear You Need to Start Indoor Rock Climbing
Build your go-to kit with these recommendations from five professional climbers
Sep 26, 2018
‘Free Solo’ Is the Best Climbing Movie Ever Made
In their new film, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin capture Alex Honnold’s historic ropeless El Cap climb and the emotional toll it took on everyone around him
Sep 12, 2018
Free Solo's Director Doesn't Give a F**k About Climbing
Filmmaker Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi doesn’t climb, but her determination to shine a light on what drives extreme mountaineers produced two of the best adventure documentaries of the past decade
Aug 24, 2018
Climber Tom Frost Dies
The Californian pioneered many of the most famous routes in Yosemite during the Valley's Golden Age
Aug 24, 2018
Surviving the 60-Foot Fall Was the Easy Part
Avery Shawler left her Idaho apartment one morning in 2016 to hike a prominent peak. But the day outing quickly took a turn for the worse, and Shawler would end up needing a lot of luck—and all her backcountry skills—to make it home alive.
Aug 23, 2018
Williamson Rock, SoCal's Premier Crag, Might Reopen
A legal fight over access and an endangered frog has shut out climbers for 13 years, but the Forest Service has a plan to reopen many of the routes, as well as a section of the Pacific Crest Trail
Aug 9, 2018
Hiking Meetup Groups You Probably Shouldn’t Join
It's all fun and games until you're hiking alone with Kevin
Aug 2, 2018
The 2019 Stone Nude Calendar Will Be the Last
To keep the small-run calendar project afloat, the photographer washed dishes in Argentine Patagonia and cleaned carpets in Yosemite Valley. But he never made money on it, and now he's decided it's finally time to call it quits.
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