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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
Extreme urban climbing in Trbovlje, Slovenia: Juggling peaches atop Europe’s tallest chimney
While Sevnica, Slovenia has seen an uptick in tourism as the hometown of the First Lady of the United States, the country boasts another […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
‘Free Solo’ star Alex Honnold critiques iconic rock climbing scenes from Hollywood movies
As undoubtedly one of the greatest climbers in history, Free Solo star Alex Honnold knows a thing or two about rock climbing — he’s […]
Monday Motivation: Raha Moharrak forged her own path in becoming first Seven Summits Saudi
The informal club of climbers to have summited the highest peak on each continent is rather exclusive. The list of women to have accomplished […]