Rock climbing is no longer a fringe sport ... After perfecting her craft in Yosemite, Hill moved on to other venues, winning dozens of competitions in Europe. Then in 1994, at 33, she returned ...

During much of the year, Yosemite Valley's granite is slick due to glacier polish and how the rock captures and holds ... Perhaps the biggest advantage to climbing this time of year, beside ...

Yosemite National Park, widely regarded as the birthplace of modern rock climbing has attracted generations of climbers seeking to scale iconic El Capitan and its famous routes. The history of ...

This is a list of climbs I've done in Yosemite Valley. By "done" I mean I've at least been on them; sometimes I never made the anchors, but most times I did. Following Karl Baba's notation, # ...

This iconic climbing destination in Washington boasts rugged peaks, breathtaking views, and epic routes that every outdoor ...

Jacopo Larcher talks about his first climbing trip to Yosemite Valley, USA with Barbara Zangerl, during which they repeated El Nino (5.13c, 800m) on El Capitan and other granite big wall climbs. When ...

Resting in the shadows of the Sierra Nevada, Yosemite National Park offers peak tranquility and opportunities to revel in the ...

Paisano Overhang at Suicide Rock (5.12c offwidth). He's made videos on climbing, written articles and books, and been a boon to the sport throughout his career. Because of his writing, he's perhaps ...

Having the climbing world flock to crag that I grew up with was pretty amazing. From all points of view? Outside of Smith Rock, there were a lot of negative feelings. At first, no one noticed when I ...

For many athletes, their sport is also what lets them tap into a “flow state” — the sense of calm and happiness that comes ...

Literally miles of rock climbing ... is still wrapped around his hands from logging 2,000 vertical feet of Yosemite climbing over the last couple of days. Just a little extracurricular activity ...