There's no 'world's hardest aid climb', there are just contenders for the title, but this climb on the world's most famous wall of all is so tough it hasn’t been repeated in more than 20 years.

We reveal how the crux impacts the overall grade of a route and consider famous examples from climbing history ...

Caldwell was the first to free climb it in 2008 — and he did it in less than 30 pitches. For Caldwell and Jorgenson, in other words, the Dawn Wall really is peerless. CORRECTION (Jan. 15, 2:24 p ...

It's one of the hardest unclimbed routes left in the world – sort of like climbing the Eiger, with a Cerro Torre on top. It's at high altitude, starting a 4,800m and finishing at 7,821m.

Why is the “free climb” of the Dawn Wall on El Capitan called the hardest climb ever? And what exactly does “free climb” even mean? Watch the video above to find out more about this nearly ...

Meet, Don Vockeroth, Rossland, British Columbia based, gentle giant of kindness, was known early on for his climbing skills, ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two men are attempting what has been called the hardest rock climb in the world: a free climb of a half-mile section of exposed granite in California's Yosemite National ...

YOSEMITE– The two American free climbers that climbed the 3,000-foot face of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park have finished their climb and descent of what is referred to as the ‘hardest ...

Alex Honnold is known in the rock climbing community for his fearless ascents of some of the most spectacular cliff faces in the world minus what is generally considered a rock climbing essential, … ...

Just because Mt. Everest isn't the hardest climb doesn't mean anyone can do it. Jason Maehl/Getty Images In 2023, a record-breaking 18 climbers died attempting to summit Mt. Everest.