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- ...

Italian alpinist Stefano Ragazzo has made the first rope-solo ascent of Eternal Flame on Nameless Tower (6251m) in the Trango Tower group in Pakistan. The most famous big wall at altitude was ...

On the 24th and 25th of June 2025 Belgian climber Siebe Vanhee successfully made the first rope-solo ascent of Voie Petit on Grand Capucin (3838m) in the Mont Blanc massif in France. The 450m ...

Covering significant amounts of terrain on long routes in Yosemite and Patagonia demands progressive tactics. The best way for a team to advance quickly and stay warm on big routes is to have both ...

In July, Stefano Ragazzo set out to climb a route on Nameless Tower, known as Eternal Flame. This particular route is commonly known as being treacherous and technically difficult. Located in the ...