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Anraku and Bertone become bouldering world champions as modern-day great Janja Garnbret returns to the wall in the Climbing World Cup in spectacular fashion
By Will Symons published
The final bouldering event of the 2025 contest crowned the winners and losers of a tense series, while things got heated in the lead climbing event

Yosemite worker who died in rock climbing fall identified as high school grad who "found joy in feeling small beneath towering cliffs"
By Julia Clarke published
The 18-year-old fell to his death in a popular Yosemite climbing area

Two out-of-state teenage hikers spend night cliffed out on one of Colorado's deadliest 14ers after "seeking a shorter route down"
By Julia Clarke published
Rescuers battled a brief snow shower and lightning to bring the teenagers down safely

Climbing World Cup preview: Anraku to claim coveted series victory as nail-biting women's bouldering competition goes to the final round
By Will Symons published
The upcoming IFSC World Cup round will crown the bouldering series champions and continue the thrilling lead climbing competition

American climber claims to be first to solo the most brutal line on Denali, the tallest mountain in the US, but labels the Alaska Range a "hellscape" after punishing 53-day trip
By Charlie Lyon published
The Slovak Direct route has seen fewer than 20 ascents since the 1980s

Watch amazing new speed climbing record – "the fastest speed climbing run ever done in Europe" – being set at the IFSC European Cup
By Charlie Lyon published
Ukranian climber Yaroslav Tkach took gold with his incredible sub-five-second performance

"A harrowing battle for survival hundreds of feet above the ground": we won't need to worry about Alex Honnold's climbing skills for his next project – his acting abilities may be another story
By Julia Clarke last updated
The Free Solo legend's next project is a Hollywood climbing horror movie – watch the trailer now

Dramatic finish in the latest Climbing World Cup bouldering round as Pan Yufei strikes late to take gold, edging out Mejdi Schalck
By Julia Clarke published
The Chinese climber took his first World Cup title, while the women's final saw Erin McNeice also take her first bouldering gold

"None of the climbers had a high level of experience": new reports details what went wrong in North Cascades climbing accident that killed 3
By Julia Clarke published
A new report issued by the US Forest Service outlines the key factors that may have contributed to the deadly fall

Climbing World Cup preview: the world's best climbers eye medal places as they return to the wall for the penultimate bouldering competition of 2025
By Will Symons published
The upcoming climbing World Cup in Bern, Switzerland, could solidify the 2025 winners and losers in the bouldering competition
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