Alpine style

K13: One Team Succeeds, Another Begins

Chamonix guide Martin Elias has shared some details of...

Muchu Chhish — Czechs Back for the Highest Unclimbed Peak

A five-member Czech team is approaching the wild Batura...

No Go on Biarchedi I

The relentless bad weather in the Karakorum has spelled...

The Baruntse Experience, in 2 Minutes, 30 Seconds

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh spent nine days climbing...

Holecek and Groh’s New Line on Baruntse’s…West Face

Still in Kathmandu, Marek Holecek has shared the first...
Two men in front of a Czech pub in Kathmandu

Marek Holecek: “I am Used to Being Trapped in Bad Weather”

Holecek and Groh's line has been the highlight of...
Two super-skinny climbers show their bones and muscles

Holecek and Groh: “Kathmandu is Worse than Baruntse”

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh have reappeared in Kathmandu,...

Holecek, Groh Out of Danger on Baruntse!

With the good weather, things have happened with lightning...

Baruntse: Climbers Going Down

Finally, after nine days and a full-on cyclone that...

Baruntse: Night #8 in Frozen Hell

Marek Holecek and Raroslav Groh still have to draw...

Baruntse: Still Trapped, Still Alive

"The situation is unchanged, we are trapped at 7,000m,...

They’re Still Stuck in a Storm, High on Baruntse

After summiting 7,129m Baruntse alpine style yesterday, a fatigued...

Baruntse: SUMMIT in Hell!

While Everest inevitably attracts the lion's share of attention,...

Holecek, Groh Begin Ascent of Baruntse

Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh have launched their pure...

Holecek Tackles Baruntse’s Sheer NW Face

Marek Holecek has been in Nepal for weeks, but...

Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang and the Mirrors of Repetition

A mountain’s challenge is not dictated by height alone....

Hervé Barmasse Solos All Six Ridges of the Matterhorn

Earlier this March, Hervé Barmasse became the first alpinist...

Five Cutting Edge Climbs for 2021

With their $25,000 Cutting Edge grant program, the American...

Alex Goldfarb Found Dead on Pastori Peak

Everyone's worst fears have sadly been confirmed for Russian-American...

Weekend Warm-Up: Messner

Messner is the mountaineer. His Everest solo was number one...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #3: Shishapangma South Face

Audentes fortuna iuvat, the ancient Romans used to say...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #6: Gasherbrum IV’s Shining Wall

As we saw yesterday, some aim to climb the...

Huber Brothers Trying New Route on Eiger North Face

With the six great North Faces of the Alps...

Weekend Warm-Up: Moose’s Tooth

Twenty-four kilometres south of Denali, Moose’s Tooth stands a...

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