Alex Honnold, Famed Big Wall Climber and “Free Solo” Star, Cast In Upcoming Supernatural Climbing Movie Alex Honnold, 39, is set to feature in an upcoming horror climbing movie The Sound filmed in Mazama, Washington, and Las Vegas, Nevada, according to IMBD. Honnold is famous for his big mountain climbs in both Yosemite National Park, and across the globe. In 2017, Honnold changed the climbing world forever by becoming the first person to summit Yosemite’s “freerider” route […] Climbing Joseph Kaufmann | June 13, 2025 0 Comments
Popular California Climbing Areas Near Bishop Closed this Spring due to Record-Breaking Snowfall The unprecedented snowfall in the Sierra Nevadas has created problems for individuals looking to climb popular routes in California. Although the nearly 700 inches of snow that the Northern and Central California ski resorts have seen has been a welcoming sight for skiers and snowboarders, the climbing community of the area is unfortunately not as happy. Related: 2022/23 is Now […] Climbing Matt Scribner | April 3, 2023 0 Comments
8-Year-Old Boy Sets Out to Become Youngest Ever to Scale Yosemite’s El Capitan, CA This week, a father and son duo initiated an attempt to climb El Capitan at Yosemite National Park in California. The feat would make the 8-year-old boy the youngest person ever to climb the world-renowned peak. Rising more than 3,000 feet above the valley floor, you don’t have to be a climber to comprehend that El Capitan is a challenging […] Climbing Nick DeRiso | October 27, 2022 0 Comments
Young Climber Survives 80 ft. Fall in Yosemite National Forest, CA Climbing With Friends 21-year-old Anna Parsons is an outdoor enthusiast and was enjoying what she loves to do most on August 1, 2022. She had no idea what would happen that fateful day. She just arrived in the U.S. two days earlier with her friend and classmate, Jack Evans. They were marine science students from New Zealand on their way […] Industry News Ryan Kime | August 23, 2022 0 Comments
Maria Kittl: The 89 Year-Old Rock Climber It’s not every day someone comes across an athlete with as much commitment as Maria Kittl. The eighty-nine-year-old Austrian has such a passion for rock climbing, she does it every week. “When I see a steep wall, my heart starts to sing,” says Kittl. According to Forbes, climbing can lead to “flow state experiences.” A flow state is when you have […] Climbing Breya Bergom | July 22, 2021 0 Comments
Massachusetts Man Dies in Climbing Accident at Rumney Rocks, NH A Massachusetts man was killed in a climbing accident on the Rumney Rocks in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire on Friday according to NH Fish and Game Law Enforcement Division. NH Fish and Game wrote in a report: On Friday, September 25, 2020 at 4:20 PM crews from Rumney Fire Department, Rumney Police Department, Plymouth Fire Department, […] Climbing SnowBrains | September 30, 2020 1 Comment
Via Ferrata: The Most Exciting Summer Adventure At Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, BC After skiing at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in British Columbia for the past 15 years of my life, I thought I had covered all of the heart-stopping terrain that the mountain had to offer, but I saw it in a whole new light this summer when I found myself on their Via Ferrata, hanging on a swinging suspension bridge over […] Climbing Lucy Ferneyhough | August 25, 2020 1 Comment
Trip Report: Climbing in Indian Creek, UT Adventure Summary: crack climbing, desert camping, citations, scuba diving, and canned tamales. The two best state highways in Utah are highways 210 and 211. They are coincidentally numbered one right after the other even though they are located on two different sides of the state. Highway 210 is the road that runs through Little Cottonwood Canyon, home to righteous ski […] Trip Report Martin Kuprianowicz | October 16, 2019 0 Comments
Black Diamond Fall 2019 Gear Swap Black Diamond is a full-service climbing, mountaineering, and backcountry ski shop located at the Black Diamond factory headquarters in Salt Lake City. They’ve been there since 1992 and ship nationwide and internationally. Black Diamond sells an assortment of outdoors gear ranging from climbing equipment, apparel, backcountry ski gear, and much, much more. They also make quality skis. Black Diamond’s staff […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | October 5, 2019 0 Comments
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Man Who Died Saving His Wife in Yosemite Receives Honor From Queen Elizabeth II A British climber who was crushed by falling rocks at Yosemite National Park was killed saving his wife’s life. Andrew Foster, 32, received the Queen’s Gallantry Medal from Queen Elizabeth II for his heroic actions. Foster was trapped when more than 1,000 tons of rock fell from the face of the El Capitan monolith on Wednesday. He is thought to […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | October 2, 2019 0 Comments
Ferguson Canyon: Salt Lake City’s Dog-Friendly Canyon for Rock Climbing With world-class rock climbing in both Big and Little Cottonwood Canyons, Salt Lake City, Utah boasts unlimited rock climbing opportunities, both indoors and outdoors. But much of what is accessible to the public outdoors is not accessible to their dogs as well. This is not the case for Ferguson Canyon, an excellent canyon for climbing granite walls that you are […] Climbing Martin Kuprianowicz | August 16, 2019 0 Comments
Trip Report: Climbing The South Face of Washington Column Washington Column in the evening light. I awoke to a cool and crisp spring morning in Yosemite National Park. Excitement and anticipation overwhelmed my still half asleep mind. It was finally time to begin our first big-wall climbing adventure. In the morning musings, I downed some cold medicine and threw it in our pre-packed 70 pound haul bag before driving […] Trip Report Jason Ringenberg | October 16, 2018 0 Comments
RIP Niels Tietze | Yosemite Accident Claims Life Of Prolific Climber Rock and Ice is reporting that climber and all around badass, Niels Tietze, has died in a rappelling accident in Yosemite National Park on November 16th. He was only 31 years old, and the third son from the same family that perished at a young age. I had not heard of Niels before coming across the news of his death, and after reading […] Climbing Matt Brennan | December 4, 2017 0 Comments
Gunman Fires 15 Shots at Rock Climbers in Little Cottonwood Canyon, UT Yesterday “Warning to all climbers in SLC area. Today, me and 2 friends were on the upper ledge (rapping 4th pitch) of Pentapitch when multiple rounds were fired at us from a green sedan on the side of the vaults road, near gate B. Of the 15 Shots, ~5-7 whistled past us and hit rock around us. The other shots were […] Climbing CragBrains | August 29, 2017 2 Comments
Exum Mountain Guides in Jackson Hole, WY Pay Hefty Fine to Government Over Guide Death An investigation following the death of an Exum Mountain Guides staff member this summer leads to two citations and a hefty fine of $7,350 for the Wyoming based company. On July 23rd, 2016 Gary Falk fell to his death during the down climb of a guided trip on the Grand Teton. Park rangers believe that during a rappel procedure the knot […] Dylan Cautela | February 23, 2017 0 Comments
The Annual Tahoe Adventure Film Festival | December 10th It’s no secret that the Lake Tahoe area creates some of the finest adventure sports athletes out there thanks to plentiful snow, killer granite slabs, beautiful loam, and soaring skies all with the backdrop of a stunning lake! But what many do not know is its also home to one of the raddest film festivals celebrating many of these Tahoe locals amongst […] Backcountry Dylan Cautela | December 7, 2016 0 Comments
STUDY: Which Sport Burns the most calories? Which Has The Most Injuries? Which Has the Highest Fatality Rate? In a study conducted by Harvard Health, daily routine activities as well as sports and outdoor activities were compared by calories burned in a 30 minute window. Of all these activities, Outdside Magazine took the top five strenuous outdoor activities, ranked by total calories burned in a 1 hour period, and pitted them against one another based upon injury rates per 1,000 […] Dylan Cautela | October 28, 2016 0 Comments
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