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Jimmy Chin Makes the World's Most Difficult Expeditions with a Camera in Hand
Jimmy Chin has accomplished it all in the world of action sports, from skiing Everest to climbing some of the world's largest peaks—all while documenting it through photography and video.
Sasha DiGiulian’s Bid to Join the Eiger’s Most Exclusive (All-Male) Club
DiGiulian earned her stripes in the climbing gym. Now she’s attempting one of the hardest routes in the Alps. If she's successful, she'll be the first woman to bag the ascent. Not everyone is convinced she belongs there.
Making the World's Most Difficult Expeditions with a Camera in Hand: Jimmy Chin
With Jimmy Chin's new feature film "Meru" hitting theaters this week, we sat down with him to discuss the long strange trip that culminated in the making of this film.
Climbing One of the World's Toughest Mountains Changes the Way You See Food
Being a professional climber can be a life or death situation. In 2011, I climbed the Shark’s Fin on a peak called Mount Meru, a route that has seen more attempts and more failures than any other in the Himalayas. Food had a huge part in the adventure.
Rooted: Climbing Lebanon
VICE Sports captures professional climber Sam Elias’ journey to Lebanon as he explores the climbing potential in the country while discovering his family roots.
Google Maps Went Mountain Climbing So You Don’t Have To
Climb “The Nose” of Yosemite Park from the comfort of your desk chair.
Rock Climbing, Jet Planes, and the Delicate Art of Technological Redundancy
Why systems fail in unanticipated ways.
Climb on a Giant Typewriter at This Year's Burning Man
The working device is being designed by Jason Turgeon and The Cat and the Cockroach Collective as an interactive art piece for this year's festival.
BASE Jumper and Counter Culture Icon Dies During 7,500-Foot Flight Attempt
The controversial extreme athlete Dean Potter, along with fellow BASE jumper Graham Hunt, died Saturday attempting to fly from a 7,500-foot cliff.
The Time for Multi-Storey Skateparks Is Now
Grab your skateboard, rollerblades, BMX bike, climbing shoes, and boxing gloves, and head to the Guy Hollaway-designed Folkestone Sports Park.
Watch Globetrotting Daredevils Climb the Tallest Building in China
Urban explorers Vitaliy Raskalov and Vadim Makhorov, a.k.a. On the Roofs, return to China to conquer the Shenzen Center.
An Interview with a Welsh Climber Who Was On Everest During the Earthquake
Iestyn Richards-Rees was 20,000 feet up when he felt the Earth begin to shake.