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Five Climbers Missing on Kangchenjunga23-May-2013Five alpinists are missing and feared dead after summiting Kangchenjunga (8586m) in the Himalaya....
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Tragic Climbing Accident at Tahquitz Rock, California22-May-2013On May 17, 21-year-old Lucas Dunn fell 300 feet and died while rappelling on the west face of Tahquitz Rock, California. Dunn was retreating from the top of The Bat Crack (5.11a)--the first of four pitches on The Vampire (5.11a)....
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Trotter, Cardwell, Traversi and Schulte Join Photo Camp21-May-2013America's top climbers have joined the Rock and Ice 2013 photo camp....
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Kenton Cool and Dorje Gylgen Sherpa Summit Nuptse, Everest and Lhotse21-May-2013British mountaineer Kenton Cool and his longtime climbing partner Dorje Gylgen Sherpa enchained the three peaks of Nuptse (7,861m), Everest (8,848m) and Lhotse (8,516m) in three days. ...
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Updated: Death on El Cap20-May-2013A fatal accident occurred on El Capitan in Yosemite, California, on May 19. Yosemite park officials have now confirmed that died in a 230-foot fall while trying to climb the Muir Wall....
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Woods and Robinson Send The Ice Knife (V15)20-May-2013Daniel Woods and Paul Robinson had a stellar day while climbing at Colorado's Guanella Pass on Sunday, with both climbers repeating The Ice Knife (V15)....
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Daniel Woods Establishes New V1419-May-2013Daniel Woods has topped out another cutting-edge project in Colorado's Elkland boulders to yield The Purge (V14)....
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Death on Everest17-May-2013Russian alpinist Alexey Bolotov died Tuesday, May 14 while climbing on Mount Everest. He was reportedly attempting a new route on the mountain's rarely climbed Southwest Face with his partner Denis Urubko of Kazakhstan....
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National Park Service Authorizes Fixed Anchors in Wilderness15-May-2013The Access Fund has announced that the National Park Service (NPS) has created a final national policy that authorizes the use of fixed anchors in wilderness....
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Alexander Megos Sends Frankenjura's Hardest13-May-2013German powerhouse Alexander Megos has repeated Corona (5.15a), which is considered to be the hardest sport climb in Germany's Frankenjura....
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Visiting Climbers Ignored Bolt Ban, Prompting Armenian Basalt Closure10-May-2013Climbing on the spectacular basalt columns of Armenia's Garni Gorge was banned after visiting climbers ignored the local ethic and installed bolted stations....
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Climbing Banned at Idaho's Castle Rocks09-May-2013The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced on April 17 that all climbing activity will be banned on their 400-acre portion of Idaho's Castle Rocks. ...
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5.14c Onsight for Adam Ondra08-May-2013Adam Ondra has onsighted Chambao in Baltzola, Spain, for his 15th 5.14c onsight....
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Climbing Banned on Armenian Basalt Columns06-May-2013Climbing on the basalt columns of Armenia has now been forbidden, according to a recent press release issued by the Armenian climbing club Up the Rocks....
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James Pearson Skips Bolts and Places Gear on 5.14a01-May-2013James Pearson of the U.K. has completed the second ascent of A Denti Stretti (5.14a), while skipping the route's bolts and placing all natural protection....
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5.15a First Ascent for Alex Megos29-Apr-2013Alex Megos has recently succeeded on an open project in Germany's Frankenjura, opening the route Classified 9a+ (5.15a)....
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Ueli Steck Attacked on Everest28-Apr-2013On April 27, Ueli Steck, Simone Moro, and Jonathan Griffith were allegedly involved in a violent altercation near Camp 2 on Mount Everest....
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Help Layton Kor's Family26-Apr-2013Layton Kor's family needs your help. On April 21, the legendary Layton Kor passed away, but not without acquiring immense medical bills. Here's how you can help....
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Lama and Arnold Blitz New Route in Alaska24-Apr-2013Alpinists David Lama and Dani Arnold have established a new route on the formidable Moose’s Tooth in Alaska. Their new route—Bird of Prey—takes a striking path through the previously unclimbed headwall on the Tooth’s east face. ...
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Q&A: Samuel Johnson Solos Mount Hayes23-Apr-2013Samuel Johnson has completed a solo ascent of the east face of Mount Hayes (13,875 feet) in the Alaska Range....
Seeking Life After Death
FOUR YEARS AFTER Dean Potter made the first free ascent of the immaculately cleaved Epitaph (5.13) just outside Moab, Utah, Brian Kimball sacked up f...








