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Aconcagua Season Starts on Friday

On Dec. 1, Aconcagua National Park officially opens, and...
Dong with O2 and holding a Chinese flag on a snow ridge, a Tibetan guide at her side.

Controversy About Who Received Visas for Shishapangma; More About Dong Hong Juan

Three days after two teams reached Shishapangma's summit, photos,...
Tiny figure of Kobusch dragging his sled on a huge flat glacier, mountains in front of him.

Denali: Jost Kobusch Reaches Pickup Spot

The summit is only halfway, especially on Denali. Jost...

Kobusch Safe: Denali Winter Summit Confirmed

Finally, there's good news from winter Denali, where Jost...
Kobusch dreassed in alpinist's attire, with sunglasses and helmet, on a snowy landscape and the sun behind him.

Updated: Still No News from Jost Kobusch on Denali

Updated, 9pm ET: Kobusch has reached his high camp...
Jost looking up in a fur-rimmed hood jacket.

Denali: Kobusch Ready for Summit Push

A good weather window is all Jost Kobusch needs...
Aconcagua view

Another Climber Dies on Aconcagua After Ignoring Guide’s Plea

Again, a foreign climber has died on Aconcagua in...
Climbers in line progress on a hard snow couloir

Two Dead, Two Badly Injured on Aconcagua

John Michael Magness, a 58-year-old U.S. Army veteran, died...
alex honnold on Vinson

Alex Honnold Summits Antarctica’s Vinson: ‘I Felt Shockingly Bad’

Alex Honnold has just climbed one of the Seven...

Bottled O2 Goes Global on Khan Tengri and Aconcagua

Yesterday, Dmitry Grekov of Ak-Sai Travel announced an unusual...
A montage of the Second Seven Summits.

The Second Seven Summits: A Look Back

With today's chapter, we end our series on the...
A distant view of a snowy, cloud-topped mountain

Second Seven Summits: Ojos del Salado

The Second Seven Summits, the lesser-known and more difficult...

Second Seven Summits: Dykh-Tau

The Second Seven Summits, the lesser-known and more difficult...

Second Seven Summits: K2

The Second Seven Summits, the lesser-known and more difficult...

Second Seven Summits: Mount Townsend

The Second Seven Summits involves climbing the second-highest peak...

Mount Tyree, Antarctica’s Second-Highest Peak

The Second Seven Summits, the less-known and more difficult...
Mt. Elbrus, western Caucasas Mountains. Photo: Efimova Anna off limits to american US travel advisory

Mt. Elbrus Off Limits to Americans

This season is about to look quite different for...
Kuwaiti explorer Yousef Al-Refai, TK, is now the youngest individual to have climbed all of the Volcanic Seven Summits.

Updated: Kuwaiti Mountaineer Completes Volcanic Seven Summits

Kuwaiti mountaineer Yousef Al-Refai has become just the 24th...

Weekend Warm-Up: Aconcagua

In 2017, a team of climbers set off to...

Aconcagua Season Cut to One Month

Aconcagua Provincial Park opened at its usual time, on...

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