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New Alpine-Style Routes On 6,000m Peaks in Nepal
While most climbing teams are independent groups that are...
Yasushi Yamanoi of Japan Wins Career Piolets d’Or
The Piolets d'Or jury named Yasushi Yamanoi of Japan...
Six Italians Attempt Tengkampoche, Near Everest
A six-man Italian team of Francois Cazzanelli, Francesco Ratti,...
Messner and Sieberer Complete Matterhorn’s Classic Bonatti Route in a Day
Simon Messner called it a "dream come true". Indeed,...
Interview with Charles Duvouloz: A New Route On Chamlang
Charles Dubouloz spoke to ExplorersWeb about the new route...
Top Slovenian Alpinists Aim for Chobutse in Nepal’s Rolwaling Valley
Slovenian alpinists Luka Strazar, Nejc Marcic, Marko Prezelj, and...
Piolets d’Or Winners Announced
Each year, the Piolets d'Or awards, mountaineering's highest honor,...
Villanueva and Team Report 5 New Big Walls in East Greenland
Between a notable first ascent by an Italian-Swiss-French team...
Chamlang, Manaslu, and Dhaulagiri; First Ascents in Pakistan
A French team will attempt to open a new...
Tackling the Six Great North Faces of the Alps, Totally Human-Powered
Simon Gietl and Roger Schaeli have set out to...
Rakaposhi, Day 4 : Climbers Overnight at 6,200m
After dark in Pakistan, the situation of the climbers...
Rakaposhi: Georgian Climbers Willing to Help
They're experienced, they're strong, they're just back from a...
Rakaposhi: Rescue Attempts Fail — Climbers Must Descend Themselves
Wind has thwarted all rescue attempts on 7,788m Rakaposhi....
Weekend Warm-Up: Eiger: Wall of Death
Unless you're a bleeding-edge alpinist, there’s not a whole...
Bielecki, Golab, and “the Kids” Target New Karakorum Peaks
Ace Polish climbers Adam Bielecki and Janusz Golab have...
Messner, Marin Stymied: No Luck for Last Climbers in the Karakorum
Extreme weather at both ends of the spectrum thwarted...
First Winter Climb and First Ski Descent of Patagonia’s Cerro Pinuer
The first documented ski descent of Patagonia's Cerro Pinuer...
Eyewitness Account: Mehri Jafari’s Fatal Fall on Pobeda
In previous articles, we reported on the fatal fall...