In “Skyscraper Live,” the climber once again put his life on the line, but it was mainly the viewers who were on edge.

When 21-year-old Lincoln Knowles spoke with GearJunkie this week, he had (of course) just finished another morning of climbing without a rope. He was attempting a two-pitch climb in Salt Lake City’s Little Cottonwood Canyon, but decided to bail halfway ...

While Alex Honnold has long been a legend in the outdoor community for his mastery of "free soloing"-- climbing without ropes or safety gear -- he became a household name following his historic 2017 ascent of El Capitan, a feat that earned him an Academy Award and global recognition.

Later today (well, tomorrow in Taiwan), "Free Solo" climber Alex Honnold will start his ascent on the 1,677-foot Taipei 101 skyscraper - without ropes - by carefully making his way up the tower's slab base.

In a recent trailer for Skyscraper Live, Honnold’s wife, Sanni McCandless, acknowledged people’s concerns about her husband free-soloing now that he’s a father to two young children. “This is who Alex is,” McCandless said.

The world-famous free solo climber’s death-defying ascents can cause vertigo and nausea for those that dare to watch. So how does he keep his calm?

"Today is day 11 of free soloing a harder route every day until I fall," the tousle-haired young rock climber says to the camera. "And today we're free soloing 11b." The view then switches to distant footage of him climbing ropeless up a steep 5.11b route ...

On July 2, Lukas Lamb-Wotton fell about 60 feet off of Mount Washington while free climbing — without ropes or a harness for protection. He was climbing a particularly difficult route up the Huntington Ravine headwall, Pinnacle Buttress. A group of ...

Martin Feistl, 27, was among the most talented and bold alpinists of his generation. He died after a 130-foot fall. Martin Feistl died on Saturday, May 18, following a 130-foot fall in his native Austria, while free soloing on the steep 1,000-foot South ...