Bold predictions for the NFL games in Week 8. Paulo Dybala wants to return to the pitch after the muscle injury that sidelined him in the first half of Roma vs. Real Madrid and forced him to miss the ...

In Colorado's Flatirons, climbers race against the clock to complete routes without ropes. We went to Boulder to learn what ...

Jeff Smoot begins his latest book by describing a moment in the mid-1980s when his life nearly came to an end. Back then Smoot was one of America's strongest climbers; he wasn't uber-elite like Lynn ...

Free soloing means climbing with no rope or gear, a historic genre that in the late 1970s, through the Yosemite-based John Bachar--at the time nicknamed Mr. Norelco, after a "cordless" electric razor- ...

It was the morning of January 25, 2026, in Taipei, Taiwan—a day after the originally planned date of the event, delayed due to poor weather. For the average rock climber, a little rain wouldn’t be ...

Most of us would not care for life on the cliff edge. Yet out there, somewhere, are those souls who leap towards the gut-churning feeling of fear. American tennis star Coco Gauff revealed a secret ...

While Alex Honnold has long been a legend in the outdoor community for his mastery of "free soloing"-- climbing without ropes or safety gear -- he became a household name following his historic 2017 ...

Soloing in the Gunks was nothing new in the 1980s. Climbers had been at it for decades, usually on routes well within their capabilities and without true risk involved. Gunks rock is solid stuff and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Free Solo climber Alex Honnold is discussing his hopes for people who watched Netflix’s ...

Aleina Grace Edwards is a writer and researcher, as well as a former internationally-ranked fencer and World of Warcraft addict. She grew up in Los Angeles and is currently based in Reno, Nevada. It’s ...