Towering high above Taiwan’s capital city at 1,667 feet, Taipei 101 dominates the skyline. The earthquake-proof skyscraper of steel and glass has captured the imagination of professional rock climber ...

When asked why he wanted to climb Mt. Everest, famed British mountaineer George Mallory famously offered the simple reply, "Because it’s there.” After several hours playing through an exclusive, hands ...

After finishing the tallest urban free solo ever — streamed globally by Netflix as 'Skyscraper Live' — the renowned climber reflects on risk, joy and the existential message of his feat. By Patrick ...

The climb doesn’t reveal its difficulty all at once. It starts slowly, before sunrise, where the trail winds through thick forest and long stretches of volcanic rock. A few hours in, the temperature ...