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Bravo girls! DiGiulian and Ordóñez send first female free climb of Madagascan big wall

By Alex Foxfield Published

26 years after it was established by an all-star women's team, Sasha DiGiulian and Marianna Ordóñez have become the first women to free climb Bravo Les Filles in Madagascar

Climbing & Mountaineering
Pioneering Czech mountaineer tragically dies in fall attempting to summit 'Killer Mountain' in the Himalayas - but the cause is a mystery

By Alex Foxfield Published

Klára Kolouchová, the first Czech woman to climb Earth's three highest peaks, has died in an accident on Nanga Parbat

Climbing & Mountaineering
Indonesian climbers do the double as underdogs thrive in a thrilling speed climbing round of the 2025 Climbing World Cup

By Will Symons Published

There was plenty of excitement and some expert climbing on display at the latest World Cup speed climbing event in Krakow, Poland

Climbing Events & Competitions
Climbing World Cup preview: Watson, Miroslaw, and the rest of the world's best speed climbers return to the wall to prove their mettle in Krakow

By Will Symons Published

The hotly-anticipated penultimate speed climbing round of the IFSC Climbing World Cup gets underway this weekend

Climbing Events & Competitions
Hikers witness rock climber free fall 60ft on Mt Washington – their quick response "highlights the special relationships that exist in the outdoors of New Hampshire"

By Julia Clarke Published

The rock climber suffered multiple life-changing injuries

Climbing & Mountaineering
A press image provided by Hoka shows the Hoka Rocket Trail lying in the dirt
Hoka's yet-to-be released Rocket X Trail powers Fuzhao Xiang to the Western States podium – here's everything we know about the brand's next trail running shoe

By Julia Clarke Last updated

Xiang led Hoka's team at the legendary race with a second-place finish in some exciting new kicks

Running Shoes
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

Climbing Events & Competitions
Half Dome in Yosemite
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

Climbing Safety
Capitol Peak, Colorado
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

Hiking Safety
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

Climbing Events & Competitions
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