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The 9 Tallest Mountains in the World That Anyone Can Climb

Mountaineering is a sport that has been around for centuries, but not everyone is cut out for scaling steep peaks with ropes and technical equipment. For those keen to experience the thrill of hiking up to the highest points on earth, some mountains can be [...]

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My Big Adventure: Backpacking Kungsleden in Sweden

The only way I can describe Kungsleden, a Swedish long trail that extends into the Arctic Circle, is that it’s the trail of dreams. On a five-day trek last August stretching 70 miles from Nikkaluokta to Abisko, I drank directly out of rivers and streams, [...]

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5 Lessons I Learned Being a Contestant on HBO’s The Climb

My heart pounds as I pull just one more time against my handboard, a piece of wood designed with finger-sized slots for warming up the hands for rock climbing. I’m desperate to grasp any bit of possible help before all the cameras point at me [...]

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The Climb Finale Recap: Episode 8, Top of the Tops

“Great things are done when men and mountains meet,” William Blake once wrote. True, but the famous poet might have tweaked this line a little if he’d seen the season finale of HBOMax’s nail-biting reality competition The Climb. If there’s one thing that became clear [...]

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The Climb Episode 7 Recap: Get High

“The best view comes after the hardest climb,” is a fitting mountain mantra for the penultimate leg of The Climb, HBOMax’s competition reality show. The four remaining climbers — Cat, Robyn, Alice, and Dom — head back to Spain and will have to dig deep down [...]

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10 Wildest Climbs in the US

From teetering rock towers to free-standing ice pillars, the United States is home to some truly heart-stopping climbs. Here are a few of the country’s wildest lines.   Ancient Art (5.10) Where it is Every year, locals mutter that this spindly, freestanding tower of sandstone is [...]

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The World’s Strongest Man Tried Rock Climbing. Here’s How it Went.

This week, force challenged finesse when Eddie Hall—who was dubbed World’s Strongest Man in 2017—went head to head on the rock wall with renowned climber Magnus Midtbø. As they quickly found out, brute strength isn’t everything.  The physiological differences between the two men are striking. [...]

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How to Climb a Rock Face Without a Rope, According to Bear Grylls

Climbing up a rock face without rope is dangerous, difficult and there is no room for error. But if it’s a life or death [...]

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The 9 Tallest Mountains in the World That Anyone Can Climb

Mountaineering is a sport that has been around for centuries, but not everyone is cut out for scaling steep peaks with ropes and technical [...]

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My Big Adventure: Backpacking Kungsleden in Sweden

The only way I can describe Kungsleden, a Swedish long trail that extends into the Arctic Circle, is that it’s the trail of dreams. [...]

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Watch: Ice Climber Withstands Avalanche While Dangling 600 Feet Off the Ground  

Last February, Leland Nisky, a professional climbing guide, was nearing the top of The Ribbon, a 600-foot ice climb in Ouray, Colorado. As he [...]

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5 Lessons I Learned Being a Contestant on HBO’s The Climb

My heart pounds as I pull just one more time against my handboard, a piece of wood designed with finger-sized slots for warming up [...]

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The Climb Finale Recap: Episode 8, Top of the Tops

“Great things are done when men and mountains meet,” William Blake once wrote. True, but the famous poet might have tweaked this line a [...]

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The Climb Episode 7 Recap: Get High

“The best view comes after the hardest climb,” is a fitting mountain mantra for the penultimate leg of The Climb, HBOMax’s competition reality show. [...]

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10 Wildest Climbs in the US

From teetering rock towers to free-standing ice pillars, the United States is home to some truly heart-stopping climbs. Here are a few of the [...]

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The World’s Strongest Man Tried Rock Climbing. Here’s How it Went.

This week, force challenged finesse when Eddie Hall—who was dubbed World’s Strongest Man in 2017—went head to head on the rock wall with renowned [...]

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The Crack: Here’s What We Thought of HBO’s The Climb, Episode 6

When we last left off on The Climb, Dom and Decco were spared the axe because Tiffany contracted COVID. So instead of an elimination [...]

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