In the sport of free soloing, which means climbing with only a powdery chalk bag and rock shoes—no rope, no gear, nothing to keep you stuck to the stone but your own belief and ability—doubt ...

I'm really excited about this because I've wanted to free climb it, which means just using your hands and feet to climb, no ropes. There's a ladder up there that everyone has used since 1975.

Gobright was best known for free soloing, or climbing without any safety gear, but at the time the two were abseiling, a technique using ropes. Abseiling accidents are believed to be the most ...

Alex Honnold, one of the world’s most daring climbers, has his sights set on free climbing The Nose on El Capitan in Yosemite ...

Babsi Zangerl became the first rock climber to climb a route on the first try with prior knowledge of the route - 'Flashing' ...