National Geographic's new documentary "The Devil's Climb" follows American climbers Alex Honnold and Tommy Caldwell as they summit the Devil's Thumb in Alaska. As a team, they always push the limit, ...

A new documentary charts the attempts of a trio of American climbers to be the first to scale Meru Peak, a 21,000-foot Himalayan peak. Critic... Climbing Documentary 'Meru' Is A Hair-Raising 'Peak ...

What started out as hearing old stories from her dad led Oakley Anderson-Moore to shoot a documentary about the origins of America’s rock climbing movement. “Brave New Wild” is rooted in the stories ...

When Rachel Burnett got into climbing a few years ago, it opened up a new world for her. While she enjoyed the outdoor adventures it took her on, she also fell in love with the community and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the past decade, the mountain-climbing documentary has become a genre unto itself. Spectacular movies like “Free Solo,” “The ...

In June 2017 Alex Honnold cemented his reputation as one of the greatest rock climbers of all time. Using a method called free-soloing – climbing without ropes or any safety equipment – he scaled the ...

Could 2026 be the year that our long wait ends for a mainstream film that both depicts climbing accurately and is actually good? So far, there are four forthcoming films--plus a couple ...

The film Free Solo that chronicles the extraordinary solo, ropeless ascent of Alex Honnold up El Capitan in Yosemite has won an Oscar for Best Documentary. Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai ...

Dierdre Wolownick is the oldest woman to ascend El Capitan in Yosemite. Never an athlete, she excelled in languages, art, music and other intellectual pursuits. In her 60's she began running and ...

HBO’s four-part documentary The Dark Wizard revisits the life and death of extreme athlete Dean Potter through archival ...

Alex Honnold triumphed in his free solo climb of the Taipei 101 skyscraper on Netflix on Saturday night, but the platform had a plan in play during its entire livestream in case the climb turned ...

In the past decade, the mountain-climbing documentary has become a genre unto itself. Spectacular movies like "Free Solo," "The Dawn Wall," and the 2024 Sundance knockout "Skywalkers: A Love Story" ...