Alpine style
Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #1: Ultar Sar
Last summer, three accomplished alpinists — Ethan Berman, Sebastian...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #2: Manaslu Southwest Face
To those who claim that all the interesting lines...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #5: Vedrines and Jean on Jannu East
The North Face of Jannu is one of the...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #6: Urubko and Cardell’s New Route on Nanga Parbat
This year, a legendary high-altitude climber and his courageous...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2025 – #10: Robson Ski Descent
It's time for our annual countdown of what ExplorersWeb...
First Ascent of Changla Khang West in Nepal
Remote Western Nepal is giving small teams the chance...
Piolets d’Or ‘In Transition,’ As Alpinism Itself Changes
The Piolets d'Or for the best climbing expeditions of...
Piolet D’Or Winner Helias Millerioux on the Future of Alpinism
Recently, Helias Millerioux of France was invited to the...
Climbing in Kyrgyzstan’s Nura Valley, a Rare Blank Spot on the Maps
If single unclimbed peaks are hard to find in...
The Best Russian Climbs of the Year
The Russian Mountaineering Association has published its shortlist of...
Two Young Alpinists Surprise With One of the Best Climbs of the Year
Just when we thought that we had already covered...
Two Special Piolets d’Or to Odintsov, Vedrines
This year, the Piolets d'Or has given its Lifetime...
A (Sort Of) New Route in Pakistan’s Choktoi Valley
Thomas Huber of Germany, teaming with Americans Jon Griffin...
The Hard Way: How Chantel Astorga Became an Elite Alpinist
Chantel Astorga is possibly the least suitable example of...
Holecek and Groh Start Southeast Face of Cho Oyu
Czechs Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh are preparing to...
Piolets d’Or-Winning Americans Add Two New Routes in Pakistan
Dane Steadman and Cody Winckler, who will receive a...
After 10 Years, Cazzanelli Succeeds on Unclimbed Kimshung
Back at home after opening a difficult route on...
Piolet d’Or Winners Announced, U.S. Climbers Prominent
The Piolets d'Or jury had a particularly difficult task...
Nepal Alpine-Style: One New Route, Two Retreats
The Japanese university students on the 2025 Himalaya Camp...
An Interview With Benjamin Vedrines on Climbing Jannu East
Benjamin Vedrines has just returned home to France after...
Unplanned First Ascent of a Karakoram Peak
Several teams had attempted Khurdopin Sar in the Karakoram,...
