Monday Motivation: World-class climbers Alex Honnold, Jonathan Siegrist work on weaknesses
Having conquered myriad climbs of the highest difficulty, no one would fault Alex Honnold or Jonathan Siegrist if they were to rest on their […]
Urban climber Harry Gallagher (aka Night Scape) scales London crane for surreal sunrise drone video
Nothing catches the attention of an urban climber like a towering crane rising up amongst a skyscrapers of a metropolis. The ladder ensconced in […]
Climbing Antarctica: Alex Honnold joins mountaineering expedition on the frozen continent
Having free soloed Yosemite’s El Capitan, Alex Honnold has been venturing far and wide for new climbing challenges — including all the way to […]
Sierra Blair-Coyle overcomes back injury to free climb towering cliffs
Scottsdale, Arizona resident Sierra Blair-Coyle discovered climbing at age eight and took to the sport like a sticky-footed lizard clings to a desert boulder. […]
Free climbing El Capitan with Lynn Hill, Tommy Caldwell, Kevin Jorgeson and Adam Ondra
They say, “All roads lead to Rome,” but for serious rock climbers, they lead to California’s El Capitan. Four to six hundred ascents are […]
World’s highest rock climbing wall floats in the air 4,000 feet above ground
Ironically, to reach the world’s highest rock climbing wall one must first descend. Those lucky/foolhardy enough to give the lofty section of wall a […]
Urban explorer Harry Gallagher (aka Night Scape) climbs England’s tallest bridge over the Humber
Cranes and skyscrapers notwithstanding, nothing catches the attention of an urban explorer quite like the soaring towers of a suspension bridge. And so it […]
Rock-climbing animal showdown featuring bears, goats, monkeys, turtle, and squirrel
While phenom Ashima Shiraishi has shown how adept at rock climbing humans have become, we decided to invite the animal kingdom at large to […]
Snows of Kilimanjaro: New Yorker Erik Conover realizes dream in climbing Africa’s highest peak
Late in 2017, travel vlogger Erik Conover, sleeping in his Manhattan apartment, had a vivid dream in which he was standing above the clouds […]
Heavenly Handstand: Urban climber goes topsy turvy atop 1200-foot tall Donebach radio mast in Germany
Technically, there’s no difference in executing a handstand at 12 inches or 1200 feet, but the view produced is another thing altogether. While an […]
Marvel as urban climbers venture onto crane atop 2,073-foot tall Shanghai Tower
In the realm of urban climbing (or buildering), there is no more tantalizing target than a skyscraper in the latter stages of construction. When […]
Ninja warrior chicken, cat, dog and mouse could give Isaac Caldiero a run for his money
In 2015, Isaac Caldiero became the first official American Ninja Warrior (and an overnight millionaire) when he completed the Vegas Finals Course just seconds […]