Sasha DiGiulian free-climbed the roughly 3,000-foot sheer granite wall in Yosemite National Park over the course of 23 days.
After enduring storms, snowfall and soaked rock, Sasha DiGiulian became the first woman to free climb El Capitan’s longest route, the Platinum Wall. Here’s how tough it was.
Looking up at the granite wall before me, I feel a mix of nerves and excitement as I tie my harness to the rope. Here, in the rugged wadis – an Arabic word for a deep valley carved into the mountain – ...
The first lead climbing World Cup of 2025 wrapped in astonishing fashion, as two female climbers tied for gold despite multiple tie-breakers. In the surprising result on Sunday, South Korea's Chaehyun ...
Female and male athletes are not treated exactly the same in discourse, but in the case of rock climbing this may be a good thing, as it creates and redefines a new type of femininity. In taking the ...
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Climbing with Worlds Strongest Woman

What happens when raw strength meets the vertical challenge of rock climbing? Join us as the world’s strongest woman takes on the wall, proving that power and agility can go hand in hand. This climb ...
HBO will premiere the new sports documentary Here to Climb, from Red Bull Media House and directors Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (Marathon: The Patriots Day Bombing), on June 18, ...
OURAY - Next time you find yourself driving through the San Juan Mountains, keep your ears open. You may hear the sound of picks tapping ice echo from a canyon below you. If you pay attention, you may ...
Attached to a rope 50 feet in the air, you hook your heel onto a tiny ledge above your waist and leverage your body up, your arm muscles quaking as you reach for the ultimate hold. “One more push, and ...
Geyikbayiri and the Antalya region are important climbing areas and, with some 1,500 routes, have more than any other part of Turkey. But there are more than 1.25 million climbing routes around the ...