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Pro wrestler, who claims to have set new world record performing skateboard stunt midway through Mount Everest climb, successfully summits
By Charlie Lyon last updated
Samuel Ratsch, better known as wrestler Darby Allin, reckons he performed the world's highest kickflip. Despite being an inexperienced climber, he's successfully reached the peak

"Let this flag fly higher than hate" – Yosemite LGBTQ+ climbers display transgender pride flag on El Capitan following controversial update on National Park Service website
By Charlie Lyon published
The group of LGBTQ+ activist climbers flew the flag for 90 minutes before it was removed

Setting the bar high - Irish climber David Fitzgerald sends what could be Yosemite’s hardest ever boulder problem
By Will Symons published
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

“Black rocky hills have started to appear” - Experts witness the devastating toll of climate change on Mount Everest in eye-opening fly-by
By Will Symons published
Scientists and Nepali lawmakers spotted a drastic reduction in snow-coverage on the Himalayan peaks

"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
By Will Symons published
The infamous Lexicon E11 7a route was created in 2021, and is thought to be one of the most challenging trad routes ever climbed

Our climbing expert described these four-star La Sportiva shoes as "soft, precise, very elastic and reactive," and they're over $50 off in the big REI Anniversary sale
By Will Symons published
Deals The Solution Comp Climbing shoes from La Sportiva deliver reliable performance in tough, technical climbing environments, whether you're indoors or out

He's widely regarded as the world's greatest rock climber – but exactly who is Adam Ondra?
By Alex Foxfield published
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
By Will Symons published
Kenton Cool climbed the world's tallest mountain for the first time in 2004 and he's summitted almost every year since
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