The federal government has delayed Chris Sharma's entry into Yosemite for a bid on the Dawn Wall. To pass the time, Sharma is at Clark Mountain attempting a new 5.15 route next to his famous and unrepeated Jumbo Love (5.15b).
Ever wondered what it would be like to watch Daniel Woods project and send a hard route? Ever wish you could see Sasha DiGiulian make a first ascent before your very eyes? Well, this year’s Kalymnos Climbing Festival offers you that chance.
The twelve-year old Ashima Shiraishi continues to crank. Last week Shiraishi made the first female ascent of 24 Karats (5.14c) and then sent 50 Words for Pump (5.14c) the next day. "That's how you end up when you eat chocolate 24/7," she said.
Yosemite climbers have taken their defiance of law enforcement officials to a whole new level. With the government shutdown closing all the nation's national parks, climbers in Yosemite simply headed up El Cap anyway.
Don't fall asleep! Climbers from across the nation met last weekend at the eighth annual 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell climbing competition in the Ozark Mountains of Arkansas. They fought long and hard to climb as many pitches as possible in a single 24 hour period: little rest, little sunlight, but plenty of fun.
Congressional Republicans and Democrats failed to come to an agreement on the budget for the fiscal year 2014 last night, resulting in a nation-wide government shutdown. As part of a Department of the Interior contingency plan, the National Park Service will shutting down all national parks.
Climbers have long complained about the lack of a campground near one of the nation's most historic climbing areas. Not anymore. Last week, the American Alpine Club and Mohonk Preserve announced the addition of a new climbing campground coming Spring 2014. Thumbnail illustration by Jamie Givens.
Italian climber Gabriele Moroni crushed it last week in Frankenjura, making the second ascent of Classified (5.14d/5.15a). He then went on to send two 5.14d's: Sever the Wicked Hand and Elder Statesman.
Adam Ondra continues to crush the world's hardest routes. This past weekend he established two 5.15a's in Norway: Kangaroo's Limb and Hell Racer.
The Portuguese team of Daniela Teixeira and Paulo Roxo has completed a new route on Kapura Peak (6544m) in the Nanga Valley in Pakistan.
Wide Boy Tom Randall sent the infamous Cobra Crack (5.14a) in Squamish, British Columbia on September 18, the last day of a three-week trip to one of Canada’s finest granite areas.
The Access Fund is currently at odds with a proposed copper mining bill in the House of Representatives that threatens the existence of the Oak Flat climbing area in Central Arizona. “If the problems and routes are destroyed by the copper mine, it would be the single greatest loss of climbing resources in U.S. history."