Growing up in Arizona, Sierra Blair-Coyle frequented the local outdoor mall. Unlike most young girls, however, it wasn’t the promise of a new pair of jeans that drew her there—it was a rock-climbing wall. At age 8, Blair-Coyle began climbing routes that would eventually lead to a spot on her local climbing gym’s team and send her hurtling toward a career as competitive rock climber. And make no mistake: Sierra climbs to win. She was the youngest qualifier for the 2010 World Cup and just last year placed seventh at the 2012 American Bouldering Series Nationals. There’s no doubt about it: the 19-year-old Arizona State University sophomore is having a moment.
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Vanessa O’Brien of Boston becomes fastest woman to climb Seven Summits, trek to North and South poles, doing so in 11 months.
Climbing all Seven Summits and walking to the South and North poles is an achievement known as the Explorers Grand Slam.
To do it in a lifetime is pretty incredible. Think about it: Only about 30 people are said to have accomplished the feat.
So to complete the Grand Slam within a calendar year is nothing short of amazing, yet that is exactly what … More
A handful of dedicated Vancouverites are bringing a new sport to their local mountains, a sport that has always been linked exclusively to Utah and the Alps: Canyoneering. Against all expectations, the surroundings of Vancouver are an amazing playground for canyoneers, and one thing sets the region apart from all others: none of these canyons have ever been explored. Nobody even knows where they are.
We are following Damien and Lucia in their quest for “first descent” canyons in the mountains of Squamish, in a cinematic journey down deep slots and magnificent waterfalls.
In Late February 2013, Mark Roberts was climbing Parsley Fern Lefthand Gully. Mid climb he was knocked right off the mountain by a large chunk of ice. He proceeds to fall hundreds of feet down the mountain until he eventually comes to a stop. Mark survived the fall without permanent injuries.
These incredible images show climbers risking life and limb by venturing inside melting Alaskan glaciers to educate others about the precarious nature of the stunning formations.
The photographs were captured by 28-year-old Alan Gordon and his fellow climbers during several trips over a year-long period in the ice fields of Juneau, Alaska, USA.
Some of the stunning images capture members of the team climbing inside huge cracks, crevasses and tunnels in the glacier’s bright blue ice  … Great Pictures and more
Daredevil teenager Sasha DiGiulian likes to hang out, literally, half a kilometre up over a plunging rock face.
The 19-year-old, from Washington DC, burst onto the climbing scene at the age of seven and is now the best female climber in world.
And the teenager admits she learnt how to climb before she could walk  … Great Pictures and more
