Alpine style

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...

Paragliding from the two summits of ELBRUS – Elbrus East 5621m & Elbrus West 5642m

[embed]https://youtu.be/Oecy0xsqQu0[/embed] Paragliding from both tops of Mt Elbrus (5621m &...

Trio Attempt Full Traverse of Chamlang

After climbing together on Shishapangma's difficult south face and...

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