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• Profiles

  CN Tower free soloist questions Alex Honnold’s claim to “biggest urban free solo”

  With Netflix’s Skyscraper Live, urban soloing is having its watershed moment. Who gets to decide this climbing genre’s greatest achievement?

  By Steven Chua January 22, 2026
• News

  Manon Hily Climbs a 5.14c Oliana Classic

  Hily adds another 5.14+ to her ticklist with her recent ascent of the popular Joe Blau

  By Aaron Pardy January 22, 2026
• News

  Peru Temporarily Bans Climbing on Peaks in the Cordillera Blanca

  The ban is in effect until the end of March and does not affect lower-elevation, non-glaciated mountains in the Andes

  By Brandon Pullan January 22, 2026
• Profiles

  Climbers Spent 30 Days in Snow Caves to Summit Fitz Roy

  The third ascent of the peak by a time of five climbers over two months in 1968 has become the thing of legends

  By Brandon Pullan January 21, 2026
• News

  How to Watch Alex Honnold Free Solo Taipei 101 on Friday

  Honnold’s next high-profile free solo will be live-streamed on Netflix this Friday, January 23

  By Aaron Pardy January 21, 2026
• News

  Melina Costanza Climbs a Joshua Tree V13

  Costanza demonstrates her “Iron Resolution” and sends a Chris Sharma classic

  By Aaron Pardy January 20, 2026