Honnold was attempting something no one had done before: climb the three biggest rock faces in the California park in succession, alone, and in less than 24 hours.
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Interview: Adam Ondra talks Céüse
Adam Ondra recently spent some time at Céüse, France, where he made the first ascent of Jungle Boogie, 9a+, tried to flash Biographie, 9a+, and more.
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Rock Chick: Almine Barton
We can only imagine how Almine must have felt after sending her
‘nemesis’ but we are wrong.
Conrad Anker on Everest: In the Footsteps of Mallory & Irvine
Conrad Anker, in modern climbing gear, ascends a nearly vertical rock formation on Mount Everest during the filming of The Wildest Dream: Conquest of Everest.
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Großglockner North Face
The North Face of Grossglockner: Pallavicinirinne and Mayerlrampe introduced by Vittorio Messini, Mountain Guide Kals am Großglockner.
Lurking Fear solo – My first time up the Captain
All summer the thought of trying to solo El Cap was niggling about in my head, a silly idea which wouldn’t go away. Which led to standing at the base of Lurking Fear feeling, well, fearful.
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Ethan Pringle On Jumbo Love (38/9b)
Ethan Pringle has been putting some serious effort into Jumbo Love recently. That’s the 5.15b “king line” bolted by Randy Levitt and first climbed by Chris Sharma in 2008.
Caldwell, Honnold: Yosemite Free Triple Crown
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold have pulled off an extraordinary feet of endurance free-climbing in Yosemite Valley.
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Mikhaela Levitas Rock Chick
I would like to climb my age by the end of this year J So that means I will have to go up three grades by December, but I think I can do it!
Third free ascent of Hallucinogen Wall
Big news out of the Black: Brad Gobright and Madaleine Sorkin have claimed the third free ascent of the iconic Hallucinogenic Wall.
More than just Biceps! – Destination Guide: Los Mallos de Riglos
Riglos, famous for the utterly outrageous Fiesta de Los Biceps, a swathe of heavily chalked, perma-dry conglomerate “potatoes” (visible from over a mile away) which breaches the steepness of the Visera tower, has a lot more to offer than the average passing climber gives it credit.
A Blind Ascent: Summiting Everest Without Sight
ERIK WEIHENMAYER made headlines when he reached the top of the world’s tallest mountain in 2002, and we recently included that expedition on our list of the greatest moments on Everest.
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French Report on Bear Tooth and Mooses Tooth
The French Federation of Alpine Clubs (FFCAM) initiated this expedition as part of a dedicated training program to help climbers in their twenties reach a high level of excellence in mountaineering.
