Alpine style
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...
Flash Expeditions: Speed and Loathing in the Mountains
In his acclaimed 1999 book, Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light,...
Revered Adventure Writer David Roberts Dead at 78
With a prolific body of work that spanned almost...
Two More New Routes in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca
Reports are just surfacing of two new first ascents...
How Valentin Mikhailov Died on Pobeda
A rescue mission on a dangerous peak. Inexperienced climbers...
New Route on Rarely Climbed 5,000m Peruvian Peak
In the Cordillera Central of Peru, A Peruvian-French team...
Interview with Helias Millerioux: Rakaposhi Alpine Style
After climbing the north ridge of Diran Peak in...
What Price a Summit? Update on Pobeda and Khan Tengri
There have been four deaths on the two neighboring...
Developing: At Least One Dead, Others in Peril on Khan Tengri
More news from northern Kyrgyzstan, this time from Khan...
Developing Timeline: What Happened to the Mountaineers Lost on Pobeda
In the past week, three mountaineers have perished on...
Pakistan Alpine Style Recap: 8,000m is Just a Number
There is much more to high-altitude climbing than marching...
