Climbing
Weekend Warm-Up: Eiger: Wall of Death
Unless you're a bleeding-edge alpinist, there’s not a whole...
Where Shepherds Stop: The 1991 Tragedy on Kawagarbo
One of the worst-ever mountaineering tragedies occurred not in...
Eyewitness Account: Mehri Jafari’s Fatal Fall on Pobeda
In previous articles, we reported on the fatal fall...
Caucasus Avalanche Injures Three on Busy Mountain
At least three climbers needed rescue after a huge...
Flash Expeditions: Speed and Loathing in the Mountains
In his acclaimed 1999 book, Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light,...
Seriousness of Barry Blanchard’s Injuries After Bad Fall Becomes Clear
It's ironic but all too common that someone renowned...
Revered Adventure Writer David Roberts Dead at 78
With a prolific body of work that spanned almost...
Newcomers’ Guide: The Snow Leopard Challenge
The Seven Summits and 8,000'ers aren’t the only popular...
Two More New Routes in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca
Reports are just surfacing of two new first ascents...
Spaghetti Tour FKT Falls Again, By Over Four Hours
Ultra-endurance athletes, alpinists, and adventurers seem to have really...
How Valentin Mikhailov Died on Pobeda
A rescue mission on a dangerous peak. Inexperienced climbers...
New Route on Rarely Climbed 5,000m Peruvian Peak
In the Cordillera Central of Peru, A Peruvian-French team...
What Price a Summit? Update on Pobeda and Khan Tengri
There have been four deaths on the two neighboring...
Developing: At Least One Dead, Others in Peril on Khan Tengri
More news from northern Kyrgyzstan, this time from Khan...
Developing Timeline: What Happened to the Mountaineers Lost on Pobeda
In the past week, three mountaineers have perished on...