Alpine style
Aoki and Mitoro Turn Back on Nilgiri North
Nilgiri North gave Japanese Tatsuya Aoki and Takuya Mitoro...
Japanese Bag First Ascent of Phungi near Manaslu
The Japanese Alpine Club (JAC) has reported summiting 6,524m...
Holecek’s Team Ready to Begin the East Face of Langtang Lirung
Marek Holecek and his Czech team have completed their...
Bielecki and Rousseau Abort Summit Push in Hunza
Adam Bielecki and Louis Rousseau have decided to stop...
Slovenian Women Climb Four New Routes in Indian Himalaya
A Slovenian women's team has climbed four new, highly...
Cazzanelli and Holecek Lead Alpine-Style Teams on Langtang
Two expeditions are currently targeting the Langtang massif on...
Tragedy on Jannu: American Mike Gardner Falls to His Death
In our story earlier today about Jannu East (7,468m),...
Vedrines and Team Retreat from Jannu East
Benjamin Vedrines, Leo Billon, and Nicolas Jean have aborted...
Japanese Teams Tackle Exciting Routes in the Himalaya
Several small Japanese teams are currently in Nepal, leading...
Bielecki and Rousseau Bag Two Pakistan First Ascents
Adam Bielecki of Poland and Louis Rousseau of Canada...
Storm Jeopardizes French Attempt on Jannu East
Last week's intense snowstorm in the Himalaya has caused...
Japanese Bag Another First Ascent in the Hindu Raj
One year after their impressive first ascent of Ghamubar...
Himalaya Alpine Style: News from Bielecki and Vedrines
Alpine-style teams in Nepal and Pakistan are setting up...
Secret Alpine Style Teams in Nepal; Holecek Returns
The fever for records and competition between commercial expeditions...
Veterans Fowler and Saunders Bag Another Alpine-Style First
Veteran British climbers Mick Fowler (68) and Victor Saunders...
Americans Summit Unclimbed Yashkuk Sar in Pakistan
A quiet American team has made the first ascent...
Vedrines Reveals Plans For Jannu East. Will He Steal The Americans’ Thunder?
After stunning the climbing community with a lightning-fast climb...
Piolet d’Or Release Not-So-Short List of Candidates
Instead of announcing a short group of nominees, the...
Mick Fowler and Vic Saunders, Now Almost 70, Rejoin For ‘Secret’ First Ascent
Almost 40 years after their first joint expedition, British...
Archil Badriashvili: A Tribute to an Exceptional Man and Climber
Archil Badriashvili's funeral took place in Georgia on August...
Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima: Tribute to a Magnificent Duo
A couple of weeks ago, the international climbing community...
Archil Badriashvili Dies in Freak Mountain Accident
The mountain community awoke to shocking news from the...
