The granite escarpments of Castle Crags silhouetted the western skyway, massive gargoyles hunched and staring. I thought of my mother’s words: “Don’t do that. You’ll get hurt. Be safe. You’re going to die.” Sentences that salted every conversation I had with her. I revved the engine and accelerated. I’d intended to get on the road…
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Pietro Vidi has made the second free ascent of Lurking Fear, 5.13c, El Capitan, twenty-five years after it was first freed by Tommy Caldwell and Beth Rodden, in 200.
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He nearly died, was rescued and then returned for a lost cellphone only to nearly die again
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It was an action packed few days of climbing for some of America's best in Santiago
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Plans for new phone masts in wild and scenic parts of the Highlands are proliferating, with potentially hundreds on the cards. To help keep track of it all, and make it easier for members of the public to register their comments, Mountaineering...
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She's undoubtedly having the best outdoor bouldering year of her life
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