Alpine style

Bieleki rises his ice-axe while standing on a mixed ridge with a sea of clouds in background below.

What We Know About the Secret Missions of Alpinists in Nepal

Beyond the 8,000m crowds, many silent valleys in Nepal...

Sieberer and Messner Bail on Chumik Kangri Just Days Before Its First Ascent

Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer of Tyrol have returned...
The mountain in a sunny day.

Pakistan’s Chumik Kangri Peak Summited for the First Time

In a promising fall climbing season in Pakistan, three...
A climber holds a Georgian flag on the summit of a 7,000'er in the Hindu Kush.

Georgians Open New Routes in Hindu Kush

Piolet d'Or winners Giorgi Tepnadze and Bakar Gelashvili of...
Outfitter Ali Saltoro with Dane Steadman, Cody Winckler, and Blake Brandon.

Off-Season Pakistan: A New Route on Laila Peak, and a U.S. Team Attempts Unclimbed K13

Pakistan is generating a surprising amount of news from...
The young members of the 2025 Himalaya Camp expedition during a training climb in the Japanese Alps.

Young Japanese Mountaineers to Attempt Unclimbed Peak in Western Nepal

The 2025 edition of Japan's Himalaya Camp will target...
Benjamin Vedrines of France.

French Aces Land In Nepal, Sights Set on Jannu

Benjamin Vedrines landed in Nepal yesterday and will head...
A climber approaching the top of a snow ridge, leaving only his footprints behind.

Three Small Climbing Teams Gamble on Pakistan This Fall

While most teams head to Nepal in the fall...
Climbers pose in front of the departures lounge of an airport with their duffel bags.

India-Pakistan Detente Brings Climbers Back to Zanskar

Italy's Matteo De Zaiacomo, Chiara Gusmeroli, and Davide Nesa...
Three Polish climbers with local agents holding an expedition banner and weather local hats.

Pakistan Season Continues for Alpine-Style Teams

The 8,000m peaks in the Karakoram are now deserted,...
a climber gaining the top of a vertical ice section.

Cesen and Woerle on Their First Ascent in Pakistan’s Shimshal

In a season plagued by bad conditions, flexibility has...
A climber on a granite all, further towers in background.

More Karakoram Disappointment, This Time on K7: ‘Mosquito Bites Above 5,000m’

Colin Haley of the U.S. quietly traveled to Pakistan...
Two climbers in the night, heading up a steep snow ramp at the light of their headlamps.

Karakoram Weather Foils Gasherbrum IV Attempts

The terrible conditions in the Karakoram have ended the...
Left to right: Dani Arnold, Simon Gielt, and Alexander Huber on the east summit of JIrishanca.

A New Route on Jirishanca in the Andes

Dani Arnold, Alexander Huber, and Simon Gietl have opened...
Maria Cardell on the summit of Nanga Parbat.

Urubko and Cardell Share Details of New Route on Nanga Parbat

Denis Urubko of Russia and Maria Cardell of Spain...
Climbing team with locals in front of 2 vans.

Latok III Expedition Begins

Thomas Huber, Jon Griffin, and Tad McCrea are back...
David Goettler takes a selfie as he paraglides from the top of Nanga Parbat at down, the mountain and the horizon at his feet.

David Goettler On Climbing Nanga Parbat’s Rupal Face

German climber David Goettler had unfinished business with the...
Photo of the north face of Yukshin Gardan Sar, Pakistan Karakoram

Ragazzo, Partners Swap Karakoram Plans for an Even Harder Goal

Chris Wright, Michael Hutchins, and Stefano Ragazzo are leaving...
A climber looking up a moutnain face from behind his tent on a snowy plane.

India-Pakistan Climbers Struggle With Conditions, Closed Areas

Earlier tensions between India and Pakistan continue to reverberate...
A photo taken on the third day of the ascent on Spantik's East Ridge.

Climbers Detail New Route on Karakoram’s Spantik

From June 2-7, Mueez Ud Din of Pakistan and...
self portrait of two mountaineers in helmets

Czech Pair Make First Ascent of Hunza Peak’s SW Face

On June 18, Radoslav Groh and Zdenek Hak climbed...
From left to right: Ethan Berman, Sebastian Pelletti and Maarten van Haeren on the summit of Ultar Sar.

Ultar Sar: Climbers Detail Their First Ascent of the SE Pillar

Sebastian Pelletti, Ethan Berman, and Maarten van Haeren have...

French Climber to Solo Khumbu’s Khangri Shar This Fall

There was a time when climbers revealed their plans...
Close shot of climbers in a summit in a cloudy day.

Elite French Duo to Attempt Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

French climbers Charles Dubouloz and Symon Welfringer are teaming...

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