Alpine style

Search Team Fails to Find Missing Climber on Pobeda

A search team made up of volunteers Alex...
Mont Blanc as seen from Italy

August 8, 1786: 1st Climb of Mont Blanc

Though we may never know the exact time, place,...

A Blind Date with Adam Bielecki in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca

After retreating barely 50m below the summit of Peru's...
Castagna on the Crest di Peuterey.

82 Peaks, 80 Days: Two Italians Climb All the 4,000’ers in the Alps

On May 4, 2021, 26-year-old Nicola Castagna and 37-year-old...
concha de caracol summit

Cerveza, Pan y Ácido: An FA on Peru’s Concha de Caracol

On July 13, Andres Marin, Alex Torres, and Anna...

An (Almost) First Ascent of Pumari Chhish East

Mathieu Maynadier and Tom Livingstone really made the best...
Viva Peru Carajo from the Ground

Pou Brothers Free Unclimbed Face in Peru

It's been quite the summer for route development on...
Wallride Vol 1 Route

Glowacz and Hans Establish 20-Pitch Route in Dolomites

On July 12, German expeditionists Stefan Glowacz and Phillip...

Summit Push on Muchu Chhish

The good weather forecast has triggered movement all across...
Diran, a snowy pyramid

The French Trio Climbed Diran’s North Ridge Alpine Style, But No Skis

Patrick Wagnon, Yannick Graziani, and Helias Millerioux contacted ExplorersWeb...
Chaupi Huanca Northern Arete

Young Duo Makes First Ascent of 8a+ Line on Peru’s Chaupi Huanca

On July 7, European climbing couple Jaume Peiro and...

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,...

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