The ladder is 130 feet long and connects two parts of a mountain A British man has died in Austria after plummeting 300 feet from a ladder dubbed the “stairway to heaven”. The 42-year-old, whom has not been named, was climbing the Dachstein Mountains, part of the Northern Limestone Alps, when he fell off the […]

2 years ago

She apologised for ‘getting everybody worried’ in an Instagram post some believe was written under duress Female Iranian climber Elnaz Rekabi has arrived in Tehran after she mysteriously missed her scheduled flight home from the Asian Championships in South Korea. Fears for Rekabi’s safety had been aired after she competed in the competition without a […]

3 years ago

‘As of now, Earth is our only shareholder’ The billionaire owner of Patagonia is giving the entire company away to fight the Earth’s climate devastation, he announced this week. Yvon Chouinard, who used his passion for rock climbing to set up one of the world’s most successful sportswear brands, is giving the entire company to a […]

3 years ago

Adam Lockwood reached the top at 7am on Sunday morning A man was spotted climbing The Shard this morning at 6am before being arrested on suspicion of trespass. Police said a 21-year-old man has been arrested – with two other men taken into custody under suspicion of ‘causing a public nuisance’. The climber, believed to […]

3 years ago

She broke almost every bone in her body A rock climber who fell 24m has suffered horrific injuries resulting in her foot being amputated and a bill totalling $1.2m. Anna Parsons was climbing in California’s Yosemite National Park on August 1 when she slipped and broke almost every bone in her body. She had been […]

3 years ago

Legendary climber Alex Honnold says becoming a dad could alter his perspective on attempting future ascents of the world’s highest peaks

4 years ago