American alpinist Steve House has created a free video series entitled Alpine Principles to teach the climbing community how to make better decisions in the mountains. One of the world’s leading ...

Improve your mountain skills by day and party by night at the Arc’teryx Alpine Academy in Chamonix After a day spent hiking across the Col d’Entrèves glacier, a sugar hit is required. I descend on the ...

Brette Harrington (1992) is an American climber. Harrington is known for her high-end (5.13+) trad sends, free solos, and prolific establishment of technical, committing alpine big wall climbs. She ...

After nine teleconference meetings, plus dozens of emails, texts, and phone calls, the American Alpine Club has finally agreed on a new name for its annual award for excellence in climbing. The honor, ...

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The use of wearable computers is certainly on the up, and that's exactly where the Whipper will be headed if its rock-climbing creators have their way. The activity tracker monitors users' performance ...

With reference to the latest ascents by Robert Jasper in Norway, the Norsk Tindeklub (Norwegian Alpine Club) has now published an official statement guidelining climbing ethics in Norway. The German ...

Why did you start climbing? I grew up in Bolton in Lancashire. When I was 13, my parents were getting divorced, and I started going a bit off the rails. Eventually, a physics teacher called Harold ...

Rock climbing in Athens taught a writer how nature and history come together. Here's what to know about the growing sport.

Syd Paez knew at an early age what she wanted to do with her life. When she was 15, her family was invited to raft the Grand Canyon, and “I just remember being like really, really happy in a way I ...