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A British climber skids 100 feet down an ice cliff, with minor injuries, and his helmet cam records the whole thing. ->

After decades of debate one of the greatest controversies in the history of climbing was put to rest this week. Two climbers--American Hayden Kennedy and Canadian Jason Kruk--completed a successful ascent of Cerro Torre's Compressor Route by fair means, removing all the bolts deemed unnecessary on ...

In the early hours of the morning on Saturday, Matthew Dieumegard-Thornton reached the summit of Mt Everest. The feat that's impressive for anyone is particularly so for the young British climber, who celebrated his 22nd birthday on the way up the mountain, making him one of the youngest to ever re...

If Mt Olympus is the provenance of the gods, then mountains like Everest and K2 are reserved for something in between them and the average human. For those who aren't professional or expert climbers, but want to feel like they've reached the top of the world, there are still great peaks to be conqu...

For climbing epic splitter cracks, and lots of them, there's no place quite like Indian Creek, Utah. And for one man, there is no other place, period. Meet Alf Randell, legendary dirtbag and Creek dweller, in this short film, which captures some of the incredible beauty of the southwest, along with...

Next year, climbers may be clipping in with auto-locking carabiners powered by magnets. That's right, magnets. Instead of relying on twist- or screwlocks on the gate of their new locking carabiners, Black Diamond's new Magnetron line will utilize magnets to reinvent the locking carabiner. Available...

Topping out on one of America's classic big walls, like Yosemite's El Capitan, is an awesome achievement for a climber, as it takes not only skill and strength and gear to make it up safely, but it also takes a steely determination and a certain lack of fear. There's a serious difference between th...