Teenage climber Ashima Shiraishi is pushing the envelope for women and men alike
Like Sasha DiGiulian before her, teenager Ashima Shiraishi is breaking new ground for female climbers. She is the first female — and youngest climber […]
Abruzzi Spur: Watch Takayasu Semba’s breathless step-by-step ascent of savage K2
Looming large in the Karakoram range, Pakistan’s towering K2 is the second highest mountain in the world at 8,611 meters (28,251 ft). It is […]
Hotel Mora Mora: Climber Sasha DiGiulian sleeps on a tiny ledge 1,200 feet above the ground
For people suffering from severe acrophobia, sleeping in a second-story hotel room can be a source of anxiety. On the other end of the […]
Squirrelly Chris Sharma free-climbs giant 252-feet-tall California Coast Redwood
Famed rock climber Chris Sharma returned from Spain to his childhood stomping grounds in Santa Cruz, California, to attempt an ascent both familiar and […]
Free Solo: Top ten death-defying, life-affirming quotes from legendary rock climber Alex Honnold
Last summer, Alex Honnold became the first, and only person so far, to climb El Capitan without any ropes or safety gear. The 3,000-foot […]
Going up? Climbing Mount Everest will cost you anywhere from $20,000 to $200,000
Almost 5,000 individuals have summited Mount Everest since 1953, when Englishman Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay first set foot atop the majestic peak […]
Workout Wednesday: World-class climber Adam Ondra takes training to Olympic heights
Anyone can get a membership to a climbing gym and become fairly competent at scaling the wall by putting in a few training sessions […]
Urban explorer Night Scape turns The O2 Arena’s domed roof into giant trampoline, bouncy slide
Back in London after his thrilling hike up Humber Bridge’s massive suspension cables, Harry Gallagher, aka “Night Scape”, did what he does best — […]
Stunt Monkey in Wonderland: Remembering Lucky Chance’s free solo climb in Australia
Free soloing, or rock climbing without gear, is the deadliest sport known to man, so it goes without saying that its pursuit is not […]
Hong Kong rooftopping adventures with Magdalena Sieczkarek, James Kingston and Storror
There are a lot of ways to take in Hong Kong as a tourist. Gone are the iconic rickshaws, but there’s still the ferry, […]
Tom Holland’s Spider-Man workout includes boxing, parkour, climbing and gymnastics
Once upon a time, Tom Holland was best known for starring in the stage version of Billy Elliot and the 2012 disaster flick The […]
“Little Zen Monkey” Ellie Farmer took to climbing before she could walk
There is a well-known proverb that asserts, quite reasonably, you must learn to crawl before you can walk, but Rachel and Zak Farmer’s daughter […]