Chris Van Leuven

By Chris Van Leuven Every time I talk with filmmaker and cinematographer Grant Thompson, he's in a completely…

We tested the latest crop of bouldering gear for experienced climbers in Yosemite Valley. It's the start of p…

On May 12, seven climbers from the Full Circle Expedition reached the summit of Everest, nearly doubling the …

Riding your bike during the coldest months of the year-with wind blasting your face as you splash through sno…

Climbing is historically a slow, contemplative sport. Speed climbing cuts away the fat and gets right to the …

As it has been for decades, Yosemite National Park is the climbing mecca of the universe, attracting visitors…

Earlier this month, longtime Yosemite local and renowned ice climber Zach Milligan was found dead near a clif…

"I hardly ever took rest days; I didn't need to. I was young," Ben tells me from across my home office during…

Story and photos by Chris Van Leuven Two years ago I picked up my first e-bike to keep active between writing…

I travelled to Yosemite recently to meet with one of the most accomplished new-routers in the area over the p…

Outside my window in Mariposa, California, in the Sierra foothills, I can see that the leaves have turned. Yo…

On July 22, the Oak Fire started in Midpines, California, 37 miles from Yosemite Valley. At the time of publi…

Four thousand miles west of Los Angeles and 200 miles north of Tahiti in the South Pacific, a ring of white c…

© Elliot Bernhagen / Red Bull Content Pool Sasha DiGiulian and Brette Harrington venture far from home to tac…

Of the many routes that pepper the 250-metre granite feature the Rostrum, which is sliced with unrelenting cr…

I first met Dierdre Wolownick in Smugglers' Notch, Vermont for climbing on the rugged cliffs. It was 2015, an…

Seemed like a swell idea at the time. This past March, an intrepid trio of veteran backcountry trekkers gazed…

Seemed like a swell idea at the time. This past March, an intrepid trio of veteran backcountry trekkers gazed…

By Chris Van Leuven Sharma, now 36, shares how climbing changed his life. A gym rat at Pacific Edge in Santa …

While travelers often eschew Colombia for presumably safer options in the region, memories of the warmhearted…

April 18, 2019. Waking up covered in sweat, pain pulses in the back of my skull, reminding me of last night's…

By Chris Van Leuven As a freelancer published in the New York Times and other publications across the country…

Posted on: August 14, 2015 The late Dean Potter (1972-2015), meditating atop the Rostrum, Yosemite, Californi…

Posted on: February 2, 2015 Kevin Jorgeson at the Outdoor Retailer show in Salt Lake City on January 22, 2015…