A 5.12a free solo, a twist on a brutal Alex Honnold traverse, and a new 'Naked Edge' record all went down in the past two ...

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 ...

As 'Everest: The Other Side' releases today, Jim Morrison juxtaposes the risks and rewards of his historic ski descent with ...

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 ...

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- ...

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

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Free soloing is so psychologically challenging--and not just to people who do it but also to everybody else--that it always gets ...

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 ...