The Pou Brothers Establish “Rayu,” Beautiful 5.14b Multipitch in the Picos de Europa
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Pou Brothers Put Up New Route in Patagonia
Iker and Eneko Pou bag the first ascent of the 550-meter Haizea, 5.12c.
First Ascent of 450-meter 5.14 in São Tomé and Príncipe by Los Hermanos Pou
The Pou Brothers, Manu Ponce and Jordi Canyi recently made the first ascent of Leve Leve (5.14a) on the African island of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Big Men: 5.15a First Ascent by Iker Pou, Spain
Iker Pou got the first ascent of Big Men (5.15a) in Mallorca, Spain.
Fluid Machine
Life, Death, and Transformation on São Tomé’s Pico Cão Grande
Lukasz Dudek Rope Solos 550-Meter “Pan Aroma” (5.14b), Cima Ovest, Italy
Polish crusher Lukasz Dudek has made the first rope-solo free ascent of the Alex Huber masterpiece Pan Aroma (5.14b, 550 meters).
Jim Reynolds’ Fitz Roy Free Solo: Putting it in Perspective with the Pros
Jim Reynolds made waves recently with his up-and-down free solo of Fitz Roy in Patagonia. We got the whole, brilliant story from Reynolds, and we checked in with some of the best alpinists, big-wall climbers, soloists and Patagonia veterans to get their thoughts on Reynolds' accomplishment, its style, and where it fits into the long and storied history of Patagonian solos.
Interview: Jacopo Larcher on Establishing “Tribe,” Possibly World’s Hardest Trad Climb
"All I know is that for me personally it’s the hardest thing I’ve done," Larcher told R&I.
“Patagónicos Desesperados” – Siebe Vanhee and Max Didier Nab a First Free Ascent in Patagonia
Siebe Vanhee shares the story of his and Max Didier's new free climb down in the Southern Hemisphere.
Alex Megos: The Hatchling
Niall Grimes meets Alex "I-Onsighted-9a-before-Adam-Ondra" Megos, Eurowads and the Legends of Lycra in Kalymnos.
Roca Verde, Spain
Beat the heat in northwest Spain between Teverga and Quiros.
Audacity. Fred Beckey and the Improbable Ascent of Mount Waddington.
In 1942 two teenagers set out on one of the boldest adventures of all time: In a sea-to-summit push, they would attempt to climb Mount Waddington, a formidable and remote mountain widely considered the most difficult in North America. Unsupported and cut off from any outside contact, Fred and Helmy Beckey pulled off a masterstroke. Here, for the first time, American mountaineering legend Fred Beckey tells the story.