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Melissa Arnot-Reid is one of the most respected mountain guides in the world. Her next feat? Becoming a mom and mentoring the next generation.

The founder of the Women's Climbing Festival talks about the influence female athletes are having on a sport long dominated by men

He was the best alpinist of his generation, a quiet, unassuming Canadian known for bold ascents of some of the world’s most iconic peaks. At the age of 25, he traveled to Alaska to join climber Ryan Johnson for a first ascent outside Juneau. They never came back, and a frantic nine-day search left more questions than answers.

Moab-based climber Mason Earle yearns to find remote, pristine climbing routes.

The raccoon became stranded on a building in St. Paul, Minnesota, earlier this week and is now climbing the UBS Tower

Last week, Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold set the speed record on the Nose. But even they're not sure it was a great idea.

First he broke his neck. Then he climbed the Seven Summits faster than anyone before.

Over the past week, the duo has made repeated attempts to climb the Nose route on Yosemite's El Capitan in under two hours. They finally succeeded.

The quest for sub-two continues

Days after Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell broke the speed record on the Nose, two experienced climbers died on El Cap. Has speed climbing gotten too deadly?

The new Climbing Grief Fund will offer long-overdue tools for dealing with the pain of death in a community that is uniquely affected by it

The climbers sent the historic route in 2 hours, 10 minutes, and 15 seconds

Lam Babu Sherpa disappeared on the descent after he was left behind by teammates

The pro climber and free soloist extraordinaire went to D.C. to tell politicians we want to preserve the wild places we grew up with—and not turn them into radioactive tailings ponds

The Nepalese government doesn't want guides to talk about it, but we've seen the photos.

It was part of a marketing ploy for a new cryptocurrency

The athlete-activist is on a mission to get more people of color into the sport he loves

This is the trailer for Sherpas Cinema’s upcoming film, Apa Sherpa which tells the story of the film's namesake, Apa Sherpa.

The Sherpa climber now holds the top-of-the-world record

She’s a single mom who works as a dishwasher at a Whole Foods in Connecticut. And she just reached the top of the world for the ninth time.

If you can't afford the $50 per month membership fee, this gym will let you in anyway

After four previous attempts, the 70-year-old Chinese climber finally stood on the summit on Monday

Ulyana Nadia Horodskyj is an ice scientist who's done research high on Everest—and after working with NASA, she's aiming even higher.

Always check your safety lines

The Sherpa community rallied around Matt Moniz and Willie Benegas after their illegal ski descent of Lhotse

Matt Wells and Denny Hogan have been adventuring together for decades. As they push 70, they're not ready to give it up yet.

Last week, the legendary speed climber broke bones in both legs when he fell and hit a ledge after a piece of protection popped 2,200 feet up the rock face

As South African Sibusiso Vilane awaits a window to summit Mount Everest for the third time—this attempt without oxygen—he wants the world to know something: We need more black mountaineers

Boyan Petrov was last seen near Camp 3 on Shishapangma nearly a week ago

A powerful storm swept the mountains over the weekend and killed more than a dozen people

Sean Dougherty made a name for himself as a talented climber in the Canadian Rockies. Now he's starting a new adventure in one of the most extreme environments on earth.

Forget brightly colored plastic holds. In the future, we'll climb realistic 3D-printed rocks.

The International Rescue Committee hopes that by teaching kids how to conquer the crag, they'll also be better off facing challenges in their daily lives

Can the world's most iconic ice park survive a changing West?

We're calling it: these athletes will dominate the headlines for the next two months

Brooklyn-based Brothers of Climbing explore New Mexico on a climbing road trip

Meet the climbing phenom who has smashed every climbing goal she sets

The world's highest peak will again be the focus of the climbing world

What elite athletes wish they had known when they first started climbing

When two climbers were stranded near the summit of Nanga Parbat last winter, they sent out a desperate call on their satellite device. A hundred miles away, a Polish team of extraordinary climbers answered the call, prompting one of the most daring rescues in mountaineering history.

The Land of Maybe features a trip to the Faroe Islands with climbers Cedar Wright, James Pearson, and Yuji Hirayama.

Some of these vans have so many gorgeous wood panels and stainless steel fixtures, they make my town house look a little dumpy

Mount Everest is increasingly defined by budget guiding companies—and more crowding than ever

From filmmaker Elia Saikaly, Everest - A Timelapse Film II is a collection of images he took while at Everest during milky way season.

Pro climbers and guides share their perspectives on why an event like the Women's Climbing Festival matters to them and to the sport at large

For Santa Fe native and climber, Ben Hanna, the Bat Cave has been his proving ground for over 5 years.

Sherpa women aren’t encouraged to climb mountains. But that wasn't going to stop Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, who grew up in a Himalayan village with no electricity or running water but knew that she would one day summit Mount Everest. At 21, she stood on top of the world and then started a new quest: to become the first woman from her country to earn mountaineering's most elite title—an IFMGA.

At just 17 years old, Ashima is the best climber in the world. Even more improbable is the fact that she’s still (mostly) a normal teenager.

Watch to meet Dawa Yangzum Sherpa, the first female guide in Nepal to earn the coveted IFMGA certification.

Mountain, from director Jennifer Peedom, analyzes the relationship between humans and mountains.

The Reluctant Enthusiasts explores humankind’s relationship with wild places through the words of Edward Abbey.

Could the short, goofy-looking busboy become the new king of hard soloing and speed climbing?

Get ready for three days of sending in Bishop, California

Alaska State Troopers called off a six-day search after finding the climbers' ropes on the Mendenhall Tower

How this rising star in the bouldering world overcame serious self-doubt to become one of the world’s best climbers

The two world-class alpinists haven’t been heard from since Monday afternoon, when they summited the Mendenhall Towers

Bad weather, an unscheduled rescue, and a mutiny wrecked the chances of two teams hoping to make daring winter summits

High-altitude alpinist Masha Gordon says it's time women claimed more peaks, and she has a plan to make it happen

With back-to-back sends of 5.15-rated routes, the climber made history in 2017. And she's just getting started.

Generations of mountaineers stopped at the small home in Pangboche for an audience with the humble, loving Buddhist

Wearing wild paisley shirts and bell-bottomed pants, smoking cigarettes and posing with rebellious insouciance, Bridwell and his partners created an utterly new image of the rock climber as anti-establishment biker-hippy-hardass, while sending routes harder and more terrifying than anything done before

From filmmaker Bernardo Giménez, Silence, chronicles climber Adam Ondra’s first ascent of the climbing route 'Silence'.

In back-to-back days, Michaela Kiersch and Paige Claassen secured the first and second female ascents of Necessary Evil, a 5.14c in Arizona

Climbing Out of a Disaster from Black Diamond follows Puerto Rican climber Bryant Huffman as he realizes how his skills as a climber can aid in recovery from hurricane Maria.

From Sherpas Cinema and the North Face, Always Above Us looks at alpine climbers Kris Erickson and Conrad Anker’s attempt at climbing the Nutcracker.

Generations of climbers, journalists, and scholars relied on her reporting from the foot of the world's 8,000-meter peaks

A new study says yes, and scientists are trying to find out why

The pro climber caught flak on Instagram for straying into politics—but he says it's essential for athletes to speak out

Our PlayNow series highlights an epic POV clip so you can get in on the action even when you're stuck behind a desk.

Alex Txikon attempts an off-season climb of the world's highest peak

A new study wades into the controversy, with unexpected results

Big wall free solo climber Alex Honnold reflects on why he’s so enamored with El Cap in this recent animated film called Walls Are Meant for Climbing from the North Face.

Wild and Wonderful from advocacy group New River Alliance of Climbers and filmmaker Tara Kerzhner documents the persistence it took to make the PsicoRoc deep water solo competition happen.

In this short documentary from Uninterrupted, climber Kai Lightner takes his skills to the next level as he navigates the world of adult climbing with his sights set on a 2020 Olympic bid.  

Steph Davis is an accomplished climber and BASE jumper, so on a climbing outing north of Moab, she combined both skills and made this short video. 

In February 2017, Margo Hayes became the first woman to climb a 5.15a when she sent La Rambla, one of the most technical climbs in the world. 

So why were most of their major accomplishments also accompanied by a swarm of questions about the routes' legitimacy?

Big-wall climber Quinn Brett fell 100 feet while climbing El Capitan. Now paralyzed, she thinks back to her accident and reimagines her future.

Rob Miller worked for seven years to develop a new line up Yosemite's tallest wall. In the end, it all came down to a few short moves.

From director Jon Glassberg and writer Caroline Treadway, this film documents Heather Weidner's attempt at trad climbing China Doll.