Celebrating Women's History Month

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  • Spice Girl

    Hazel Findlay becomes the first woman to climb British E9 on a terrifying sea cliff, before heading to Morocco with Emily Harrington to big-wall climb.

  • The High Road

    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).

  • Meltdown

    Beth Rodden makes the first ascent of Meltdown (5.14+) arguably the hardest single crack pitch in Yosemite and still unrepeated more than a decade later.

  • Break on Through

    In her quest to become the first woman to climb 5.15, Margo Hayes, a little known 19-year-old from Colorado, moves to Europe to battle La Rambla and Realization.

  • Rayu

    Elite sport climbers Sasha DiGiulian and Matilda Söderlund team up with trad specialist Brette Harrington to attempt a free ascent of the 2,000-foot alpine rock route, Rayu – a 5.14 in Spain's Picos de Europa.

    Unrepeated since its first ascent by the Basque Pou brothers and Kiko Cerdá in 2020, R...

  • Action Directe

    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.

  • Valley of the Moon

    Madaleine Sorkin joins an Israeli-Bedouin team to make the first ascent of a big wall in Wadi Rum, Jordan -- a place known as the Valley of the Moon because of its barren lands surrounded by massive sandstone walls.

  • The Perfect Season

    Janja Garnbret gained world-wide fame winning the Olympics in a lights out performance. Before that, she was trying to upend the climbing world by completing the first-ever sweep of an entire season of bouldering World Cups.

  • Big Things to Come

    Elite climber Alex Johnson’s struggle with a boulder problem propels her on a decade long journey of self-discovery. (21 min, 2022)

  • Young Guns

    15-year-old Ashima Shiraishi and 16-year-old Kai Lightner are the leaders of the next generation. A trip to Norway puts their skills to the test, and Ashima attempts to make history on a V15 boulder in Japan - the first of its grade by a woman.

  • The Insiders

    A delight of visual inspiration to pull plastic. With Ashima Shiraishi, Sasha DIgiulian, Paul Robinson, Vadim Vinokur and Chris Daniels.

  • Bonus Film: This is Beth

    Beth Rodden reflects on a legendary climbing career and the challenges of self-talk and body-image. With a Q&A with Nina Williams after. Presented by Yeti.

  • First Ascent / Last Ascent

    Best friends Hazel Findlay and Maddy Cope journey to the rocky outer reaches of Mongolia, on a quixotic search for new trad routes.

  • Gaia

    Lisa Rands attempts the terrifying traditional climbs of England's Peak District, including the first female ascent of Gaia (E8).

  • The Diamond is Forever

    Steph Davis free solo climbs and BASE jumps.

  • Frustration Equals Motivation

    Lisa Rands is one of America's most accomplished boulderers. She climbs in a bold, powerful style, and prefers what she calls "the guy problems," committing lines with big, burly moves. This Dose follows Lisa in action in Bishop, CA and Ibex, UT.

  • The Optimists

    Beth Rodden and Tommy Caldwell make the first ascents of two new routes in Smith Rock, OR. Beth works and sends The Optimist (5.14b), the hardest route ever established by a woman, while Tommy opens Spank the Monkey (5.13d).

  • Operation Moffat

    Searching for direction, writer and climber Claire Carter finds inspiration in Gwen Moffat, who broke the mould for what women could achieve in the mountains 50 years earlier.

  • Bonus Film: FLEX

    Matty Hong and Margo Hayes battle two of Colorado’s most notorious hard sport routes - Tommy Caldwell's legendary test pieces, Kryptonite (5.14d) and Flex Luthor (5.15b).

  • This Side of Paradise

    Lisa Rands conquers fear and big falls to make the first female ascent of the Bishop highball, This Side of Paradise (v10)

  • Brette

    Follow rising talent Brette Harrington on a global journey from her hometown granite in Squamish to the big wall proving ground of Yosemite’s El Capitan and onto a landmark free solo in Patagonia.

  • Ashima Shiraishi V14

  • Old School

    Naomi Guy draws inspiration from the past.