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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

REI's massive July 4 sale reaches new heights with these 8 awesome deals on climbing gear from Petzl and Metolius – save hundreds on headlamps, harnesses and crash pads before Amazon Prime Day even starts
By Julia Clarke published
Why wait for Amazon Prime Day when you can make huge savings on gear from top brands like Petzl and Metolius?

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

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

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

Who is Jimmy Chin? From finding Sandy Irvine’s boot on Everest to making movies with Alex Honnold and summitting Meru
By Alex Foxfield published
Asian American filmmaker, photographer, skier, climber, alpinist, author, Oscar winner and the man who discovered Sandy Irvine’s boot. is there anything Jimmy Chin can't do?

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

Scarpa Rapid XT review: a classic approach shoe from the Italian mountain footwear giant
By Alex Foxfield published
Our reviewer gets his scramble on in Scarpa’s Rapid XT, a very capable, suede-made approach shoe intended for climbs, scrambles and light hiking use

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
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