Nine-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Person Ever to Send 5.14b (8c)
We interviewed Veronica Aimee Chik after she redpointed ‘Fish Eye’ on July 8 in Oliana, Spain, to find out how she pulled it off and what’s next for this motivated climber.
We interviewed Veronica Aimee Chik after she redpointed ‘Fish Eye’ on July 8 in Oliana, Spain, to find out how she pulled it off and what’s next for this motivated climber.
Watch: 'Everest Revisited, 1924-2024'
More than 100 years on from the disappearance of George Mallory and Sandy Irvine, our new film, Everest Revisited, uses their loss as the jumping off point...
On a climbing trip to Jamaica, the leader of a group trip witnessed personal breakthroughs, musical metaphors, and an unexpected encounter with a couple locals that reinforced a powerful truth.
Most PNW climbers beeline to Squamish on weekends. But quiet options (with impeccable stone) exist nearby
In 25 local sections across Canada, all year round, members of the ACC climb, ski, hike, go to the gym, clean up crags, build trails, and gather for social events. From St. John's to Vancouver Island to the Yukon, thousand of club outings are run by volunteers each year.
To prepare to flash 'Free Rider' in a day, Will Moss rope soloed ‘China Doll’ (5.14a R) in Boulder Canyon, Colorado on April 13, clipping only gear he placed on lead.
If you’re more focused on what you sent than how it felt, you’re doing it wrong.
What one climber learned while trying to bring less gear into the mountains.
New access deals with a timber company and a private landowner open up nearly 200 sport climbing routes on bomber sandstone in Tennessee.
An honest confession about the trials and chaotic tribulations of raising crag kids.
At its recent annual meeting, held as part of celebrations for its 50th anniversary, the UIAA Safety Commission accredited its first testing laboratory in North America: ACT Lab in Long...
Be self-reliant and prevent the need to call in a rescue on your next multi-pitch route
Jamieson’s new movie documents his first free ascent of ‘Picaflor’ (5.13+; 3,000 ft) in Chile’s Cochamó Valley with Jacob Cook and Will Sharp.
The (Unbelievable) Kindness of Strangers
September 1992. After about ten days of rickety Indian buses, army checkpoints, and trekking through dense, humid forest we reached our base camp at 4,000m, below the imposing and alluring unclimbed peak of Tupendeo.
Training has long been a core service of the UIAA and will remain central to its mission in the years ahead, as reaffirmed in the Strategic Priorities for 2025–2028. Many...