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US mountaineer who claims to have climbed Everest in quickest time ever from sea to summit arrested in Nepal over cash smuggling allegations
Andrew Ushakov, who climbed with the aid of Nims Purja's Elite Exped guides was detained at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu
Setting the bar high - Irish climber David Fitzgerald sends what could be Yosemite’s hardest ever boulder problem
The Last Line of Defense boulder problem has a proposed rating of 8C+, which would make it one of the California park's toughest climbs
"I got scared, I tried hard, my heart was beating" - watch Czech climbing sensation Adam Ondra flash one of the world's toughest trad climbs
The infamous Lexicon E11 7a route was created in 2021, and is thought to be one of the most challenging trad routes ever climbed
He's widely regarded as the world's greatest rock climber – but exactly who is Adam Ondra?
We take a look at the life and achievements of Adam Ondra, the sport climbing, bouldering and competition climbing legend
British mountain guide scales Everest for the 19th time, breaking his own record for the most climbs by a non-Nepali
Kenton Cool climbed the world's tallest mountain for the first time in 2004 and he's summitted almost every year since
Women's bouldering goes to the wire after unstoppable Anraku dominates again in the latest climbing World Cup
France's Naile Meignan won her first World Cup gold with just 0.1 points more than second-placed Oriane Bertone
When is the best time to climb Everest?
We take a look at when the best time to climb Everest is, why it is that the climbing window is so short and why summer and winter ascents are so rare
"Running up a mountain like a bird spreading its wings": Karl Egloff's quest to become the fastest man to climb the seven summits
The 44-year-old speed climber has Mount Everest in his sights as he strives to become the fastest to climb the tallest mountains on all seven continents
