Reel Rock

Chris Sharma, the "king" of sport climbing battles with Czech wunderkind, Adam Ondra, to make the first ascent of the world's most difficult climb.

Alpine climbers Conrad Anker, Jimmy Chin and Renan Ozturk ascend Northern India's Meru Shark Fin, one of the last unclimbed rock faces in the world, overcoming devastating set-backs and pushing through in extreme conditions for a shot at making history.

American off-width climbing has spawned a counter-culture of rough and tumble characters. So when two proper British lads, Tom Randall and Pete Whittaker, crossed the pond to eat up the gnarliest wide cracks in the West it came as quite a shock. Includes their first ascent of the mind-bending ?Century Crack? 5.14 OW.

Alex Honnold has gained as the boldest free soloist in the history of rock climbing. But in this dangerous game, how does he balance pure ambition with self-preservation? From highball boulder first ascents to 5.13 free solos, from far-flung trad climbing adventures to speed records on The Nose, Honnold wrestles with this question in preparation for his biggest adventure yet - the Yosemite Triple. In under 19 hours he climbs Mt. Watkins, El Cap, and Half Dome all by himself.