‘Megatron’ (V17) Finally Repeated! Downgrade to V15 Suggested
After making the first repeat of Shawn Raboutou’s ‘Megatron,’ American upstart D.B. Vernon is recommending a double downgrade to V15.
After making the first repeat of Shawn Raboutou’s ‘Megatron,’ American upstart D.B. Vernon is recommending a double downgrade to V15.
“Today’s climbers don’t realize how hard we had it back then,” read a statement from an anonymous group of former Yosemite climbers.
The Asheboro Boulders could have been destroyed by a mining company. Instead they were saved by the North Carolina Zoo.
Really?
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Alcohol and climbing have a long history. A nutritionist dives into the pros and cons of crag drinks.
Up Close with Klaus Thymann
Danish explorer and AC member Klaus Thymann is a walking multi-hyphenate. We caught up with him in December 2023 to discuss his work as a climate activist, his interest in equatorial glaciers and his thoughts on the failures and future of science communication.
Climbing is hard on your joints, but take care of yourself and you can minimize the damage or at least delay the inevitable.
In an online world showcasing young, impossibly fit climbers, Jeremy Arntz—heavyset, middle aged—is proving that the sport is accessible to all body types.
Following a significant volume of work, the UIAA Legal Affairs Commission is delighted to announce the launch of its global database of climbing and mountaineering case-laws. The Legal Affairs arm...
The News Roundup! Elias Iagnemma uses some wild beta on the world’s most straightforward V17 // The first confirmed E12 gets its third ascent // Matt Fultz takes down his hardest climb yet // Bronwyn...
The opening event of a busy calendar of UIAA youth events took place in the Hautes-Alpes, France in February. Organised by the French national federation (FFCAM) and members of the...
'Going Up to Balliol' Exhibition
AC member, Honorary Keeper of Artefacts and former Club Librarian Nigel Buckley has organised an exhibition at Balliol College, Oxford, looking at the college’s connections to mountaineering.
Longtime board fanatic Matt Samet tested the three latest LED walls. Here’s what he thought.
Famed mountaineer, filmmaker, and Everest pioneer David Breashears died on March 14. Those who knew him best share memories of the legendary alpinist.
Roughly from 1986 to 1993, Armando Menocal was one of the founders and de facto leader of the nascent Access Fund. It is hard to imagine where climbing would be today without him. He fought for climbers’ rights...