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"We can get anybody to the top" - meet the organization helping adventurers living with disabilities achieve their climbing dreams
By Will Symons published
Anyone Can aims to help people living with disabilities get outdoors and find their community through the power of climbing

Yosemite bans large flags after climbers protest Trump cuts using upside down Stars and Stripes and rig Trans Pride flag to El Capitan
By Will Symons published
People are no longer allowed to display large flags in wilderness areas, after they were used in multiple protests and demonstrations

One for the rock climbing history books – female climbers Kelleghan and Pineau become first women to climb Yosemite Triple Crown
By Julia Clarke published
It's been 24 years since Dean Potter and Timmy O’Neil completed the first ascent of the Yosemite Triple Crown in a single day

Anraku finally beaten as France do the double in latest bouldering round of the Climbing World Cup, but bad weather calls an early halt again
By Will Symons published
France's Mejdi Schalck and Oriane Bertone won gold after the women's final was cancelled due to windy conditions in Prague

Who was Walter Bonatti? The story behind the breathtaking achievements of one of mountaineering’s all-time greats
By Alex Foxfield published
We take a look at the life of Walter Bonatti, the legendary Italian mountaineer who embodied the spirit of alpinism

Indian lawmaker seeks to ban climbers from ascending the world’s third-tallest mountain to protect "sacred" lands
By Will Symons published
The Himalayan giant, Kangchenjunga, attracts some of the world's greatest mountaineers but is also of great religious significance to local communities

When does hiking become mountaineering? The difference isn't just about the terrain, but about the conditions you're tackling it under
By Alex Foxfield published
Our mountaineering guru considers when a hike ends and a mountaineering mission begins

Haglöfs LIM ZT Flex Trousers review: peak-performing pants for mountaineers and hill hikers, with a price to match
By Pat Kinsella published
Ultra-light and super-stretchy hiking trousers for tackling technical trails, scrambling routes, alpine terrain and proper tall peaks

America’s tallest mountain claims its first victim of the climbing season after mountaineer falls 3,000ft to his death from near the summit
By Will Symons published
Authorities have recovered the body of Alex Chiu after he fell from the Denali mountain, otherwise known as Mount McKinley

Climbing World Cup preview: Unstoppable Anraku eyes bouldering history as the women's competition heats up in Prague
By Will Symons published
The world's best boulderers are limbering up for another round of action and excitement at the upcoming bouldering World Cup in Prague
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