Lonnie Kauk’s personal journey to honor his indigenous Yosemite roots, and to connect with his legendary father by repeating his iconic climbs, including Magic Line (5.14+ R).
French powerhouse Melissa Le Nevé spends seven years battling insane moves, inner doubt, and the burden of history to climb Action Directe (5.14d), one of the most revered sport routes on earth.
Best friends Hazel Findlay and Maddy Cope journey to the rocky outer reaches of Mongolia, on a quixotic search for new trad routes.
Nina Williams is chasing elite-level boulder problems that are 30, 40, even 50 feet tall. In this profile of an emerging star, Nina tests her nerves well into the no-fall zone, including a bold ascent of Too Big to Flail (v11).