
Histoires Escalade

As we make a transition to renewable sources of energy, let’s not renew the same old mistakes.

Hard alpinism in the Cordillera Huayhuash endures as the climate changes the routes.

For these Afghan women, climbing in Yosemite is a connection to home.

TM Herbert helped put up the first ascent of the Muir Wall in 1965. His son followed in his footsteps 55 years later.

Une famille donne le ton dans un refuge historique de Chamonix, en Haute-Savoie.

Elder Wilson Wewa tells the creation story of Animal Village. Tara Kerzhner and Len Necefer consider how these stories can reshape stewardship.

Une ode à Raúl Revilla Quiroz, l'un des pères de l'escalade mexicaine.

A conversation between Lor Sabourin and Madaleine Sorkin.

Charlie Fowler was a world-class alpinist; what did he find out in Colorado’s Wild, Wild West climbing area that kept him coming back?

On an intergenerational new routing trip in the Sierra, Tad McCrea asks, what if your best adventure is the one you’re already on?

Fifty years ago, Yvon Chouinard, Tom Frost and Doug Robinson set down an ethic for climbing that emphasized restraint and respect for the rock. In 2022, it’s needed more than ever.

Rolling Stone called him “the real Indiana Jones.” His new memoir reveals why our friend Rick was always a great deal more.

Cydney Knapp and her husband, Bartek, knew they wanted to raise their kids to love the outdoors, so they learned how to navigate change and embraced the chaos.

Discovering that climbing is for them.

Finding the intersection of identity, stewardship and rock climbing.

Not totally relating to some forms of climate activism, Josh Wharton found his own way to contribute.

Reflecting on risk and partnership in Pakistan.

Recreation in the Alabama Hills is surging at an unsustainable pace. But some people are working to ensure that it doesn’t get loved to death.

6,000 words about dressing for alpine climbing you didn’t know you needed to know.

Reflecting on a lifetime of climbing, and the risks and rewards that come with it.

Eric Bissell captured his first published image with Patagonia on a climbing trip to establish a new route on Mount Ololokwe.

A climber remembers her first experience with theunexpected on Thalay Sagar.

Eliza Earle, Austin Siadak, Drew Smith on the 2019 fall climbing season in Yosemite.

A climber interviews five women on a climbing trip to Bishop and Las Vegas.

Last November, Fitz Caldwell (age 6) finished his first multipitch climb, Sunnyside Bench in Yosemite National Park. He did it with his dad, Tommy.

A Sierra trip with good light and only one case of altitude sickness.

Rolando Garibotti looks back at a lifetime spent in Patagonia and forward to the generation following in his footsteps.

Tommy Caldwell's first trip to Patagonia