Mountaineering
Two Climbers on Aoraki-Mt. Cook Still Missing
Four climbers went missing on New Zealand mountains this...
Simone Moro Suffers Heart Attack Near Mera Peak, Evacuated to Hospital
Simone Moro of Italy was airlifted to a hospital...
Filip Babicz, the Speedy Gonzales of the Alps
Grand Capucin in 49 minutes. Aiguille Noire de Peuterey...
Kiwi Shatters Previous Record, Completes 50 U.S. Peaks in 20 Days
New Zealander Matheson Brown has set a new fastest-known...
Geoffrey Winthrop Young: The Man Who Changed British Climbing
Geoffrey Winthrop Young (1876-1958), British climber, poet, and author...
Mount Rainier Has Shrunk, and Its Summit Location Has Changed
Mountains with year-round ice caps gain height from a...
Remembering Elizabeth Hawley, the Sherlock Holmes of Himalayan Summits
Elizabeth Hawley was born in Chicago on Nov. 9,...
The Battle Over Asia’s Tallest Volcano: Damavand Versus Kunlun
Damavand lies in the Alborz range, near the southern...
Remembering Wolfgang Gullich, Who Redefined Sport Climbing
Today, German climber Wolfgang Gullich would have turned 65....
Introducing the Banff Mountain Book Competition Winners
Every year, the Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book...
Colorado Loses One 14,000’er and Gains Another After Scientific Assessment
BY WILL BRENDZA
The LIDAR Data mapping Colorado’s Park, Custer,...
The Hard Side: A History of Climbing Cho Oyu From Nepal
The sixth-highest mountain in the world, Cho Oyu is...
Marc-Andre Leclerc’s Solo Climb of Mount Robson’s Emperor Face
Marc-Andre Leclerc loved mountains for the adventure, not for...
Kilian Jornet Summits Mount Rainier, Completes All 72 U.S. 14’ers
Today, Kilian Jornet topped out on Mount Rainier, marking...
Flashback: Vladislav Terzyul’s 2004 Disappearance on Makalu
In the 1980s, Vladislav Oleksandrovych Terzyul of Ukraine emerged...
Looking Back: The 1988 Ascent of Everest’s Southwest Face
In the autumn of 1988, a team of Slovak...
Kilian Jornet Finishes Colorado 14,000’ers, Heads Now to California
Kilian Jornet has now finished all 56 accessible peaks...
50 Years Ago: The First Ascent of Everest’s Southwest Face
On Sept. 24, 1975, Doug Scott and Dougal Haston...
Car Accident Claims Lives of Piolet d’Or Winner and Partner
On September 18, shortly before midnight, a car accident...
Finalists of 2025 Banff Mountain Book Competition Announced
The 29 finalists in the 2025 Banff Mountain Book...
