An American is climbing Taipei 101 with no ropes, live on TV. It's drawing excitement — and concern.
You look for things that are singular,” said professional rock climber Alex Honnold, known for his legendary “free solo” ...
Alex Honnold is climbing Taipei 101 with no ropes, live on TV. It’s drawing excitement — and concern
The earthquake-proof skyscraper of steel and glass has captured the imagination of professional rock climber Alex Honnold for ...
The earthquake-proof skyscraper of steel and glass has captured the imagination of professional rock climber Alex Honnold for more than a decade. On Saturday morning, he will climb it in his signature ...
No one has ever “free soloed” Taipei 101 before — just as, before Honnold, no one had ever free soloed Yosemite’s El Capitan.
Skiing began as a way to survive in the mountains long before it became a sport and now its oldest form - ski mountaineering ...
Tabloids have seized on the most headline-friendly takeaway - “pulleys built the pyramid” - but the underlying claim is more specific: the pyramid may have grown “inside-out,” using internal sloped ...
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From Tricouni nails to crampons: The evolution of mountaineering spikes
Two key innovations, the Tricouni nails and the modern crampons, emerged as ways to add grip on slippery ground. Each had its ...
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