Alpine style
Savage Soul: The Lone Ascent of Mitre Peak
A sharp, aesthetic 6,000'er in Pakistan's Karakoram, Mitre Peak...
A Dolomites’ Dozen: Italian Solo-Traverses 12 Peaks In 3 Days
Simon Gietl has once again proved himself a master...
North Face of Grandes Jorasses: the Diretissima Free-Climbed in Winter
It's been a fruitful season in the Alps, with...
A Short History of Amne Machin, Once Believed to Be Higher Than Everest
The Amne Machin is the eastern extension of the...
The First Winter Solo of the Rebuffat Route on Pic de Belledonne
On Feb. 5, French mountain guide Thibault Sibille (32)...
Benjamin Vedrines Opens Treacherous Gully Up the Barre des Écrins
Benjamin Vedrines has completed another remarkable feat just hours...
David Goettler: ‘We Must be Patient’
Today, David Goettler spoke to ExplorersWeb about his attempt...
Ever Upwards: The Zsigmondy Brothers and the Early Days of Alpinism
The Alps, the largest mountain range exclusively in Europe,...
Three to Attempt ‘Riders on the Storm’ on Torre Central
Siebe Vanhee, Brette Harrington, and Jacopo Larcher are on...
First Alpine-Style Solo of Fitz Roy’s Goretta Pillar
Colin Haley returned to Patagonia this month to take...
Winter Dhaulagiri: ‘It’s Not About Style, But About Respect’
Out of three winter expeditions this season, only one...
Goettler and Barmasse Go For Dhaulagiri Alpine Style
David Goettler and Herve Barmasse have finally revealed that...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2022: #1: First Ascent of Pumari Chhish East
Pumari Chhish East is a difficult secondary peak of...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2022: #5: Changabang – First Repeat of the Boardman-Tasker-Route
Last spring, three climbers from the New Zealand Alpine...
Canadians Bag New Route on Rolwaling’s Khang Karpo
Maarten van Haeren and Ethan Berman wanted something special...
Interview with Kazuya Hiraide: Seeking Blank Spaces on a Map
Kazuya Hiraide has won three Piolets d'Or, yet still...
New Routes in the Remote Northern Tien Shan
The northern Tien Shan ranks among those remote places...