Oct. 23—Five months after quietly committing to Gonzaga, Spanish forward Izan Almansa has been cleared by the NCAA and just in the nick of time, with Mark Few's team visiting Arkansas for Saturday's ...

Jeff Smoot begins his latest book by describing a moment in the mid-1980s when his life nearly came to an end. Back then Smoot was one of America's strongest climbers; he wasn't uber-elite like Lynn ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Free Solo climber Alex Honnold is discussing his hopes for people who watched Netflix’s ...

With his 5.15b first ascent in Las Vegas on Monday, Jonathan Siegrist achieved a massive goal. Here's what he learned in the process--and why he might leave hard sport climbing in the dust. Whether ...

Free soloing means climbing with no rope or gear, a historic genre that in the late 1970s, through the Yosemite-based John Bachar--at the time nicknamed Mr. Norelco, after a "cordless" electric razor- ...

When a hang glider pilot crashed near British Columbia's Mount Prevost, Matthew Clark onsight free soloed a 50-foot chimney to reach him. Now, Clark is being honored for his bravery.

It was the morning of January 25, 2026, in Taipei, Taiwan—a day after the originally planned date of the event, delayed due to poor weather. For the average rock climber, a little rain wouldn’t be ...

Soloing in the Gunks was nothing new in the 1980s. Climbers had been at it for decades, usually on routes well within their capabilities and without true risk involved. Gunks rock is solid stuff and ...

Aleina Grace Edwards is a writer and researcher, as well as a former internationally-ranked fencer and World of Warcraft addict. She grew up in Los Angeles and is currently based in Reno, Nevada. It’s ...

This awe-inspiring National Geographic documentary is as much a celebration of U.S. parks and wilderness as it is a record of one of the most audacious feats in the history of mountaineering. Go to ...