Kevin Jorgeson, 30, of Santa Rosa, California, and tommy Caldwell, 36, of Estes Park, Colorado, have been scaling their way up the past seven days using only their hands and feet. They hope to summit ...

I. IT was early Saturday morning in Yosemite National Park. The sun was just beginning to rise over California, but the sheer face of the smooth El Capitan wall was still dark, jutting out silent and ...

American climber Sasha DiGiulian has become the first woman to free-climb El Capitan's longest route — a journey she said ended up being the "most formative and challenging climb" of her career. "When ...