On a vertical rockface like El Capitan, the soaring slab of granite in California’s Yosemite National Park, perfection is an elusive, almost impossible goal for professional climbers. It can ...

This past fall, Connor Herson decided to take a four-month break from his studies at Stanford University to go rock climbing ... person to free climb the Nose route on El Capitan.

Rock climbers in Colorado and beyond are marking ... and elsewhere to the iconic likes of El Capitan, Zion National Park and the North Cascades. Long-anticipated master plans approved for 2 ...