Mark Hudon, 63, Climbs “Freerider” 99.7% Free-As-Can-Be
A story more than 40 years in the making, and more than anything else about an incredible partnership on the rock.
Freerider
The Impossible Climb: Alex Honnold, El Capitan, and the Climbing Life
A new glimpse and look at Alex Honnold's ground-breaking free solo of El Capitan, from Mark Synnott.
A Breakout Year for Climbing
In this Editor's Note from issue 255, currently on newsstands, R&I Editor Francis Sanzaro contemplates "Free Solo," "The Dawn Wall" and climbing's big year.
Remembering Tim Klein: All About Others
Tim Klein, 42, along with his climbing partner Jason Wells, died in a tragic accident on El Capitan, Yosemite, on June 2, 2018. Here, Jim Herson remembers his close friend Tim---his incredible capacity for compassion and empathy, and his nearly unparalleled resume on the Big Stone.
Road to Freerider
In June 2012 Nathan Murphy and Oli Lyon went to Yosemite for four weeks climbing with the goal of having a look at Freerider on El Cap.
[Full Film] Without a Partner – Pete Whittaker Rope Solos El Capitan in Under 24 Hours
The full film of Whittaker's ground-breaking, cutting edge rope-solo, free climb of Freerider on El Capitan
Alex Honnold – El Cap Free Solo Interview
On June 3, Alex Honnold completed the first-ever free solo of El Capitan in Yosemite—one of the greatest climbing feats in history. Rock and Ice caught up with Honnold to learn more about his motivation for the climb, how it went, and what’s next.