Alpine style

Benet, meroi and Hamor standing up in the street in Kathmandu, dressed in t-shirts and jeans.

Trio to Attempt New Route Near Kangchenjunga

One of the most interesting expeditions of the season...
selfie of Denis Urubko

Denis Urubko is Back!

One of the most important figures in the history...
three climbers on a rocky, narrow top.

Five Cutting Edge Grants to the Greater Ranges Awarded in 2025

Every year, the Cutting Edge Grants awarded by the...
Prakash Guring and mebers in his team pose by the dirt road with a sign directing to Tatopani

Nepalese Guides Use Off Season To Attempt First Ascent Near Manaslu

For the second year in a row, three Nepalese...
The climbers dressed in trekking outfits during the approach to Kangchenjunga region

Nepal Alpine-Style: A Veteran Trio Returns To Yalung Peak

The first alpine-style expedition of the season leaves for...
Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders on the summit of Yawash Sar.

Mick Fowler and Victor Saunders: Perspectives on Life and Climbing

In the 1980s, exploratory alpinists Mick Fowler and Victor...
A climber with crampons on at a slightly overhanging rock face, with some patches of ice.

A First Free Winter Climb in the High Tatras

Michal Czech, Maciej Kimel, and Tomek Klimczak have done...
Close shot of Suzuki while he climbs on water ice

Yudai Suzuki and the Pursuit of the Unknown

Yudai Suzuki belongs to that new generation of Japanese...
The climbers under an overhanginf rock formation by the sea

Jeff and Priti Wright: How to Pursue a Life of Adventure While Making a Living

Jeff and Priti Wright's climbing resumé ranges from K6...
A climber on a steep snow slope, the glacial valley at his feet

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024, #1: First Ascent of Muchu Chhish

The lure of the "highest" is the essence of...
Gigantic face of rock and ice, with a frozen curtain of ice above a tiny climber.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #4: First Ascent of the East Face of Langtang Lirung

One of the Himalaya's few remaining "unsolved climbing problems"...
Kei Narita tackles thin ice and moves up a crack during the first day of climbing.

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #7: West Face of Thui II

On September 23, in Pakistan’s Hindu Raj, three Japanese...
a climber on vertical ice

Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #8. Yashkuk Sar

We had never heard of Yashkuk Sar, a 6,668m...
tiny climbers on a big rock face

Piolet d’Or Winners On Risk Management

Climbing is dangerous almost by definition, but an elusive...
A group of people greets from a stage.

The Piolets d’Or: Food for Thought

The Piolets d'Or ceremony, held last Tuesday in San...
the stage of the Piolets dOr with Hiraide and Nakajima on the big screen

ExplorersWeb At the Piolets d’Or

Organizers at the Piolets d'Or insist this is not...
Logo of the Piolets d'Or

Piolets d’Or: The Oscars of Mountaineering

The 2024 edition of the Piolets d'Or awards is...
The women climbing team on a stage, Olga Lukashenko holds a golden ice axe

Women Win All-Around Best Climb at the Russian Piolets d’Or

In a surprise, the best climb done by Russians...
The climbers raise their arms on a narroy, snowy summit in a clear day.

Goettler and Hojac Climb North Face of Ganchenpo

David Goettler of Germany and Nicolas Hojak of Switzerland...
A tiny climber at the end of a rope, on very steep ice terrain.

Brits ‘Thread the Needle’ to Bag Two New Routes in Nepal’s Rolwaling

Nathan White, Jack Morris, Connor Holdsworth, and Dave Sharpe...
Kei Narita climbing.

Adventure and Alpinism in the Hindu Raj: A New Japanese Route on Thui II

One of the most remarkable climbs of the year...
climber on brittle rock

Swiss Fail on India’s Shivling But Open New Route on Its Neighbor

Stefan Siegrist and Jonas Schild of Switzerland returned to...
The clmbers take a selfie in Base Camp on Kimshung

Mixed Results for Strong Italian Team on Kimshung

A seven-man Italian team is heading home from Kimshung...
climber traversing a steep ramp

Exclusive: Ukrainians On Their New Route Up Ama Dablam

On Friday, Mykyta Balabanov and Mykhailo Fomin of Ukraine...

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