Sawanobori – Yuji Hirayama and James Pearson Climb…Waterfalls?!
This is just, well... we don't even know where to begin... It has to be the most bizarre rock climbing discipline we've ever seen.
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Alex Honnold and Yuji Hirayama Climbing in Japan
In March 2018, Alex Honnold traveled to Japan and sampled the country's rock with the legendary Yuji Hirayama and Toru Nakajima.
Q&A: Yuji Hirayama Wants More UK Trad
Yuji Hirayama shares his thoughts on UK trad climbing.
Yuji Hirayama Sends 5.13+ R Trad Testpiece
Legendary Japanese climber Yuji Hirayama crushes UK trad.
Alex Megos Flashes “Underground,” Famous 5.14d in Arco, Italy
Weeks after making the first ascent of the world's second-ever 5.15d, Megos flashes an iconic 5.14d in Italy.
Steve Roper: Genesis
Steve Roper reflects on coming of age in Yosemite, discovering the power of writing, the birth of Ascent, and more.
The North Face presents: Towers Of Tigray
An old world steeped in climbing history. A new adventure as seen through a child’s eyes. Towers Of Tigray follows James Pearson and Caro Ciavaldini and their young son Arthur to the giant walls and ancient routes of Ethiopia’s Tigray region, where priests and worshippers have scaled sun-scorched towers to reach their secret and sacred churches since the fourth century.
Timelapse: Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell’s “Nose” Speed Record (1:58:07)
On June 6, 2018, Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell set the Nose speed record on El Capitan in 01:58:07, fulfilling Honnold’s “lifetime goal” of a sub-2-hour Nose ascent. This is the actual record breaking climb, bottom to top, in one continuous time-lapse shot.
Toru Nakajima Free Soloing Shomyo Falls, Japan
After doing the first ascent of Shomyo Falls with Yuji Hirayama, James Perason and Matty Hong, Toru Nakajima returns to the falls ropeless.
El Cap’s New Trash
Fixed ropes litter the big stone's free routes. Time to clean up our act.
El Cap Free Timeline
A select (not exhaustive!) timeline of many of the major moments in the history of free climbing on the Big Stone.