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DiGiulian, Marin make second free ascent of Mora Mora (5.14b, 700m) in...
[Photo] Francois Lebeau/Red Bull Content Pool Sasha DiGiulian and Edu Marin recently made the second free ascent of Mora Mora (8c or 5.14b, 700m) in Madagascar, which was first freed by Adam Ondra in...
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Interior Secretary concludes review of national monuments but details have...
The world-class climbing destination of Indian Creek, Utah, is part of Bears Ears National Monument, an area that is culturally significant for at least five Native American tribes. Interior Secretary...
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Alabamans 'Marooned at Midnight' for first ascent of an unclimbed wall on...
Marooned at Midnight (VI A3 5.11 R, 17 pitches, 700m) climbs a formation the Inuit call Umiguqjuaq. [Image] Sam England and Ryan Little Two Alabamans, Ryan Little, 26, and Sam England, 30, received an...
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Three parties establish three new routes on Xanadu's west face
The west face of Xanadu. [Photo] Engberg, Bain, Boning and Braasch collection The central west face of Xanadu in Alaska's Arrigetch Peaks--sometimes referred to as the Half Dome of the Arctic--was...
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Interior Secretary's review recommends shrinking at least four national...
This panorama from the top of Bridger Jack Butte shows part of Indian Creek's classic landscape that is currently protected by the 1.35-million-acre Bears Ears National Monument. Recent reports...
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Alpinist contributor Nick Bullock selected as a Banff finalist
Alpinist is pleased to announce that Nick Bullock's feature article, "Threshold Shift," is one of the finalists for the Banff Mountain Book Competition's Mountaineering Article Award. Bullock's piece,...
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Cole Taylor solos the second ascent of the North Pillar on Devils Thumb
On the North Pillar of Devils Thumb (Taalkhunaxhk'u Shaa). [Photo] Cole Taylor COAST MOUNTAINS, ALASKA--For nearly 40 years since Bob Plumb and Dave Stuzman's first ascent in 1977, the North Pillar...
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One killed and one injured after a series of rockfalls on El Capitan's...
A huge plume of granite dust billows at the base of Yosemite's El Capitan where a massive series of rockfalls occurred the afternoon of September 27. A fresh, white rock scar where the event...
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Second, larger rockfall on El Capitan injures another person after first...
Peter "Pass the Pitons Pete" Zabrok took this photo of his partner Ryan Sheridan on top of Yosemite's El Capitan when the September 28 rockfall broke loose and sent debris flying all the way into the...
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Jesse Huey and Maury Birdwell free 'Original Sin' (V 5.12+, 1,800') on...
The north face of Mt. Hooker in Wyoming's Wind River Range. [Photo] Austin Siadak Located in Wyoming's Wind River Range, with a 15-mile approach and a 1,800-foot north face, Mt. Hooker (12,504') has...
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Alpinist story by Nick Bullock named best 'Mountaineering Article' at Banff
Alpinist contributor Nick Bullock was recently named the winner of Banff Mountain Book Awards' "Mountaineering Article" category for his story, "Threshold Shift," which appeared in Alpinist 57. The...
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World renowned alpinist and climbing pioneer Fred Becky dies at age 94
Fred Beckey in 2012. [Photo] Jerry Dodrill Fred Beckey, one of the most prolific alpinists the world has ever known, died October 30 at age 94 in Seattle, Washington, while in the caring arms of his...
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Registration open for American Alpine Club's Annual Benefit Dinner
Tickets are now available for the American Alpine Club's annual benefit dinner weekend on February 23-24 in Boston, Massachusetts. This year's event will honor the 40th anniversary of the first...
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Women's expedition explores new routes in India's Zanskar Range
From left: Savannah Cummins, Anna Pfaff and Lindsay Fixmer. [Photo] Lindsay Fixmer Starting near the end of August, Savannah Cummins, Lindsay Fixmer and I spent 24 days climbing and exploring the...
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French team completes new route on Nuptse's south face
The south face of Nuptse with the new route marked by the thin red line. [Photo] Courtesy of Helias Millerioux, Benjamin Guigonnet, Frederic Degoulet On October 14-21, Helias Millerioux, Benjamin...
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Trump heading to Utah and is expected to reduce size of two national monuments
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday, Dec. 4, and he is expected to announce plans to slash the size of Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National...
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National legal fight begins after Trump alters Bears Ears and Grand...
Jacob's Chair and Long Canyon are no longer included in the two smaller national monuments that replaced the former Bears Ears Monument. [Photo] Tim Peterson, courtesy of Bears Ears Inter-Tribal...
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Larcher and Zangerl make a rare free ascent of El Cap's Magic Mushroom...
Barbara Zangerl on Pitch 22, Magic Mushroom (5.14a). [Photo] Francois Lebeau Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl made a rare free ascent of Magic Mushroom (VI 5.14a, 2,900') on El Capitan, topping out...
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Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau establish The T&A Show on Rungofarka
[The following is a report by Alan Rousseau about an expedition funded in part by a 2017 Mugs Stump Award. The award, a collaborative effort of Alpinist, Black Diamond Equipment, Ltd., Mountain Gear,...
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American Alpine Club announces 2018 Climbing Awards, Annual Benefit Dinner
The 2018 recipients of the American Alpine Club Climbing Awards. [Image] Courtesy of the American Alpine Club The American Alpine Club has announced the recipients of its 2018 Climbing Awards, given...
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