Chris Van Leuven

First climbed in 2019, the route is quickly becoming a must-climb in the Valley

Comfortably ensconced in Hans Florine’s basement in Yosemite West where he works as a caretaker, Buschini fills his days with filming, taking photographs and climbing everything in sight

On Oct. 14, Yosemite locals Lance Colley and Brandon Adams dashed up the 16 pitch 5.7 A4 Aurora on El Cap’s steep southeast face in 13:02, shedding 11 hours off the record set by Miles Smart and the late Brian McCray in 23:55 in 1998

An interview with Ian Osteyee and 10 of the must-climb local routes

On Oct. 2, Brandon Adams, Tom Herbert and Roger Putnam clocked 12:07 on the historic Muir Wall on El Capitan, shaving 7.5 hours off the record set by Nils Davis and the late Brian McCray in 2001

Yosemite National Park closed Sept. 17 to protect visitors and locals from dangerous wildfire smoke, where the AQI (Air Quality Index) read 574

The North Face, Subaru, Tioga Sequoia, Athletic Brewing, Black Diamond, The National Park Service, and others sponsor the Facelift

Hans willing to race 3,000 feet of climbing against a random local…

It premieres at the Arc’teryx Climbing Academy this week

The American Alpine Club (AAC) Board of Directors announced today that it has named Mitsu Iwasaki as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer