Climbing

Flash Expeditions: Speed and Loathing in the Mountains

In his acclaimed 1999 book, Extreme Alpinism: Climbing Light,...
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Seriousness of Barry Blanchard’s Injuries After Bad Fall Becomes Clear

It's ironic but all too common that someone renowned...

Legends Series: Naomi Uemura

Few explorers radiate the unassuming, endearing, and gentle image...

Climber Missing on Khan Tengri

The two neighboring Snow Leopard peaks continue to show...
1967 photo of David Roberts on Harvard Mountaineering expedition in Alaska. c. Matt Hale

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...
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Two More New Routes in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca

Reports are just surfacing of two new first ascents...

Rock Climbing in the Caribbean

Most people think of the Caribbean as a place...

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...
Mount Agner in the Dolomites

Two Big Solos in the Dolomites

At the end of July, 29-year-old David Leduc of ...
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New Route on Rarely Climbed 5,000m Peruvian Peak

In the Cordillera Central of Peru, A Peruvian-French team...

Hungarians Bail on Dangerous Pobeda

It has been a dangerous, tragic season on Pobeda,...

What Price a Summit? Update on Pobeda and Khan Tengri

There have been four deaths on the two neighboring...
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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...
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Two More Climbers Disappear on Pobeda

We are just learning that climbers Reza Adineh of...

Search Team Fails to Find Missing Climber on Pobeda

A search team made up of volunteers Alex...
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Weekend Warm-Up: The Airport Wall

Climbing films don't always transmit the unglamorous side of...
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Updated: Solo Alpinist Still Missing on Peak Pobeda in Kyrgyzstan

An urgent search and rescue mission is underway on...

A Blind Date with Adam Bielecki in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca

After retreating barely 50m below the summit of Peru's...

Mount Vinson: A Climber’s Guide

Australian mountaineer and Antarctic veteran Damien Gildea describes the...

Alex Honnold and Kilian Jornet on Climbing and Skimo in the Olympics

Earlier today, in Tokyo, Dohi Keita crossed the length...
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Cerveza, Pan y Ácido: An FA on Peru’s Concha de Caracol

On July 13, Andres Marin, Alex Torres, and Anna...

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