Andrew Upchurch lives in Yosemite Valley and works as custodial staff for Yosemite Hospitality. With the best granite in California is his backyard, his time off is spent climbing.

In Crested Butte, CO, you may see a group of climbers doing something you've never imagined. They summit mountains without vision.

David Roberts, a major figure in modern adventure literature, has explored risk, death, and loss for more than 50 years. Now he’s fighting cancer while producing new writing—including a series of reflections on his disease—that friends and colleagues believe is his best work yet.

The best runs, rides, climbs, and places to refuel in the Windy City

I called up a handful of skiers, climbers, runners, and kayakers to find out how their tools have helped them during off-the-grid adventures

The world’s most reclusive climber just became a father and opened a gym, which means he's had to dramatically rethink how he stays in rock shape

We really can't get enough of Fred Beckey. He's ruthless, irreverent, and the grandfather of dirtbagging.

Fred Beckey all but invented the sport of climbing with daring first ascents of peaks once thought unclimbable. At 93, his brain might be the greatest repository of information about American mountaineering in existence.

The best runs, rides, climbs, and places to refuel in the city that never sleeps

It may come as a surprise that the world-championship climber's natural habitat isn’t the mountains, it's Manhattan

The one-week boot camp puts paying customers in the middle of the Indonesian jungle, then helps them survive the journey home

Power players from around the world don't subsist on oatmeal alone. We asked athletes to share the hometown dishes that are still part of their training diet.

What do you get when you combine VR, Camp 4 Collective, and some of the best extreme athletes in the game? A series of immersive videos that could get more people into both VR and adventure sports.

Want to learn a new skill and visit a faraway locale? You can now do both, thanks to a boom in instructional outdoor clinics worth traveling for.

Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington plan to climb the world’s sixth tallest mountain in record time. If they're successful, it could launch a whole new type of commercial mountaineering.

The founder of women’s climbing community Flash Foxy on the problem sexism in climbing gyms

His journey from dirtbag to rock star, how to choose a climbing partner, and why bottled oxygen might be a performance-enhancing drug

A pair from Utah trying to complete the first ascent of a steep face in the Karakoram mountain range were caught in a snowstorm last month and haven't been seen since

When the author's childhood friend died in a climbing accident last year, her favorite outdoor pursuits took on a new layer of anxiety

One of the world's best climbers on the IOC's problematic approach to climbing—and why she's still excited for the sport to appear at the games for the first time

How six months rock climbing in Moab and around the west led Dan Dennis to the Olympic freestyle wrestling team

Suz Graham is an all around adventurer that participates in some incredibly raw sports. What most folks don't know is that she also values meditation, relaxation and recovery.

And that's according to some of the very athletes they're trying so desperately to woo

While the nation freaks out over the presidential race, 
a climbing legend is quietly helping the industry become a powerful force

Climbing Tormore Island with Iain Miller.

Hundreds of millions of dollars are being poured into the burgeoning indoor climbing industry. Will the influx of cash help these gyms finally go mainstream?

Discovery's new show 'American Tarzan' pits climbers, runners, and lifters against each other in a 'Survivor' meets 'American Ninja Warrior' showdown

The 42-year-old mountaineer and mother of two just claimed the women’s speed record for the Explorer’s Grand Slam. How did she pull it off?

This May, CLIF Bar brought together four athletes to take on a challenge—snowboard, climb, bike, and surf in a single day

Keep this kit in your car and you'll be ready for the trail as soon as 5 p.m. rolls around

Nestled in the Magic Wood of Switzerland, Practice of the Wild, rated Font 8c (or V15), is one of the hardest boulder problems in the world. After watching footage of Tyler Landman performing the second ascent of the problem (Chris Sharma locked in the first), climber Dave…

Ten essentials for going vertical

Climbing rangers In Yosemite, Denali, and Grand Teton are helping Sherpas become better guides

But first, get comfortable climbing in situations where you might fall

Dirtbag: The Legend of Fred Beckey is an upcoming documentary from Dave O’Leske that tells the story of a rebellious climbing icon.

The Width of Life is a short film from Black Diamond that pays tribute to Dave Pegg, a pioneer in the Rifle, Colorado climbing community.

From diving dogs to pro climbers and kayakers, here’s how to make the most of a trip to Vail's upcoming GoPro Mountain Games

Nine-time bouldering national champion Alex Puccio shares her secrets on bouncing back to compete at the GoPro Mountain Games

Shareable fitness data has been instrumental to the success of Adrian Ballinger and Corey Richards’s push up Everest. Will it change how the mountain is climbed?

Alpinst Emily Ward was determined to be a better climber than before her cancer diagnosis

Filmmaker Oakley Anderson-Moore traces the golden age of climbing on a quest to understand more about her father, a pioneering dirtbag from the era

Yes, that's the combination of the words "climbing" and "bouldering", and the term is used to describe climbing on buildings (go figure).

Lowe’s climbing partner, Conrad Anker, and his widow, Jenni-Lowe Anker, talk about a dramatic discovery that comes more than 16 years after he and climber David Bridges vanished in a Himalyan avalanche

Third-party sellers are restitching old Petzl harnesses that are no longer safe to use. And Petzl is still seeking answers to a lot of questions.

Instead of making Sherpas carry ropes and hardware over the dangerous Khumbu Icefall, helicopters are now doing it

"We Sherpa people have a great respect for the mountain. We call Everest 'Chomolungma'. She's the mother god of the earth."

One Sherpa talks about his role in the Mount Everest climbing industry.

Two experienced mountaineers want to show the world what it really takes to climb the world’s highest mountain—and capture the whole thing on Snapchat

As a three-time Everest summiter, I'd like to see new regulations put in place to improve the climbing experience for everyone on the mountain

Ask us for our favorite sport climbing spots in the East, and we'll point you to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, or to the Gunks in New York. That said, this video from Outdoor Gear Exchange drew our attention to Vermont,…

This generation’s best climbers built their skills in climbing gyms. Now they’re venturing onto big walls.

“Every parent's duty is to help your child find their passion, and once they find it, support it.” Tim Harrington's approach to supporting daughter Emily Harrington throughout her climbing career is in and of itself something to be applauded, which is why we love this short film. Role Reversal profiles the bond…

Climbing is one of those sports that can seem way out of reach for newcomers. But it doesn't have to be.

Fashion meets performance in these retro-inspired kicks

A proposal championed by Senator John McCain would essentially erase one of the country’s best bouldering spots

The niche sport boasts an impressively gender-equal set of star athletes. A group of filmmakers wants more people to know about it—and get involved themselves.

Hans Florine remembers climber, cyclist, and fitness icon Steve Edwards

Plug in your headphones and get ready to binge. These podcasts give ‘Serial’ a run for its money.

A pioneering big-wall climber who made his mark in Yosemite and Joshua Tree died unexpectedly earlier this week

Jesse Aizenstat of Aize Media is used to big-budget shoots and working with high-end cinema cameras, which is why he wanted to do something different with his recent film, Picacho Del Diablo. When he and his friend set out to climb the tallest peak in…

A team of four women will attempt to climb up and ski down one of North America’s toughest peaks this spring

This video from filmmaker Mike Wilkinson gives inside look at what it's like to participate in a trip with Paradox Sports, an organization that creates physical adaptive sport communities and helps those with physical disabilities experience the outdoors. …

Twelve insights for scaling massive vertical faces

Remembering a leader whose talents were hard to match and whose enthusiasm was contagious

Pro climber Tommy Caldwell is living the dream with his family in Estes Park, Colorado

Salty air speeds up corrosion on bolts at rock climbing routes near the ocean, making them potentially deadly. But groups around the world are finding a unique solution.

In this excerpt from the 2013 book ‘Climbing Fitz Roy, 1968: Reflections on the Lost Photos of the Third Ascent,’ the late cofounder of the North Face, Doug Tompkins, reflects on his pivotal journey to Patagonia as a young dirtbag

The climbing guide is pushing limits with the soles of his feet

When he's not free-soloing a big wall in Yosemite, Alex Honnold's home life is about as normal as it gets. In Alex Honnold: At Home Off The Wall, Stride Health sits down with the climber to get a behind the scenes look at how he spends his time when he's not on the wall. …

Professional climber and filmmaker Cedar Wright has starred in dozens of climbing films and set speed records on multiple El Cap routes, but those feats are just a small part of what makes him such a popular and influential climber.

Escape San Francisco to play in the booming East Bay

“There will be moments that you wish you never came,” said Libecki.

The late climber, highliner, and BASE jumper writes about the passions of his life: his dog, his girlfriend, and the outdoors

This one-woman film crew has hopped the globe (and endured blood-sucking critters) to bring unheard voices to the fore

Going places is going to get a lot more fun (and easy) thanks to these people, companies, and apps

An increasing number of well-designed tools help rock climbers train more effectively

The filmmakers behind Reel Rock talk Alex Honnold’s early years, the Dawn Wall feature documentary, and what makes a good movie

In 2003, Messner began work on the Messner Mountain Museum (MMM) project, a series of six interdisciplinary spaces devoted to exploring the nature, history, and culture of the mountains they are embedded in and to those who love to climb them.

Two days in the city should be enough to convince you to make the move