With the final event this past weekend in Wujiang, China, the 2023 IFSC Lead World Cup is a wrap. With stops in Innsbruck, Villars, Chamonix,… Read More »World Cup Rookie Becomes Double Champ – Wins Overall Lead and Boulder
Last week, Jakob Schubert livestreamed his first ascent of Project Big, a much-hyped open project in Flatanger, Norway. Today he gave the route a proper… Read More »How Jakob Schubert Proposed a Big Grade for ‘B.I.G.’—The World’s Third 5.15d
I’ve been a personal trainer and climbing coach for over 30 years. I witnessed the incredible effect the first climbing gyms had on the progression… Read More »How to Make the Most of Your Climbing Gym
Jakob Schubert made the first ascent of “Project Big,” a massive route in Flatanger, Norway, at the end of last week. It was a long-standing… Read More »Jakob Schubert Grades ‘Project Big’ at 5.15d
While rock climbing has long been a male-dominated sport, there’s no doubt that women climbers are among the strongest and most skilled crushers in the… Read More »Women Crushers Take the Climbing Spotlight in ‘Girls Gone Hueco’
Anticipation is a new 13-pitch 400-metre M6+ WI3 on Grotto Mountain above the town of Canmore in the Bow Valley. Given its location and safely… Read More »Mega New 13-Pitch Mixed Climb in Rockies
The Great Divide is a steep finger crack dividing the Disbelief Cave in Australia’s Blue Mountains. The route was first climbed by Jacques Beaudoin, who… Read More »Epic 5.13a Finger Crack in Australia Cave
Pemba Gelje Sherpa has just logged a new fastest known time (FKT) up Manaslu, the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres. He… Read More »USA Climber Loses Record Attempt to Sherpa
On Sunday, the final IFSC Lead World Cup of 2023 was held in Wujiang, China. Japanese athletes nearly swept the podiums, winning two golds, one… Read More »Japan’s Mori and Anraku Earn Gold at Final World Cup of 2023
In an attempt to make space for the newsworthy ascents that occur with ever-increasing regularity, our weekly news roundup tries to celebrate a few outstanding… Read More »Huge 5.13+ Added to Mt. Whitney; Beckett Hsin Boulders His Age (14); Winter Ascent of Aguja Standhardt; Plus Finland’s Stunning Blocks
