First ascents
The Five Highest Unclimbed Mountains in the World. #4: Karjiang I
In this series, we look at the world's five...
Chandi Himal, an Ordinary Climber’s First Ascent
When you think about unclimbed 6,000m peaks in Nepal,...
Japanese Pair Make First Ascent of 1,100m North Face of Ausangate
It took them five hard days, but Yudai Suzuki...
Mount Gya: First Ascent of a Confusing Peak
In the Indian Himalaya, the best-known mountains are 8,586m...
The Hindu Kush and the First Ascent of Tirich Mir
At 7,708m, Pakistan's Tirich Mir is the highest peak...
First Ascent Teams — and One Skier — Arrive in Nepal
Some of the season's most interesting expeditions have begun...
Action on Two Nepal 6,000’ers: First Ascents or Not? Plus: Annapurna, Manaslu
Nepal's Department of Tourism has released the season's first...
Hanns Schell: Unlocking the 7,000’ers
Some mountaineers are real explorers. Austrian Hanns Schell fits...
A First Ascent of ‘Earth’s Loneliest Volcano’
There’s a lonely volcano in the South Atlantic Ocean,...
Scotland’s Hardest Winter Route: First Repeat Falls to Filip Babicz
Bring da Ruckus, a fiendishly difficult XII 13 two-pitch...
Siegrist Goes ‘Back to the Future’ For One of the Hardest Climbs in the U.S.
One unlikely strip of stone in southern Nevada’s Clear...
Watch Adam Ondra Scream His Way Up the Second-Hardest Climb of His Life
I’d think I would have gotten tired of watching...
Cazzanelli and Partners ‘Dream’ Up New Route in Italian Alps
The alpinist’s defining challenge is to confront the impossible....
New First Ascent on the Grandes Jorasses
It took two attempts, but climbers Giuseppe Vidoni, Richard...
Greg Boswell Fights For Scotland’s Hardest Winter Climb
The ceiling of difficulty in Scottish winter climbing just...
Sending ‘Gigantor’: The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Route
After zero people in 15 years were capable of...
Patagonia’s ‘Unseen Mountain’ Sees First Ascent
Climbing in Patagonia isn’t always about testing one’s skills...
Alex Honnold Solos ‘Silly’ New Route On Nevada’s El Padre
Alex Honnold’s latest route probably won’t go down as...
Unclimbed Himalayan Peaks For Clients: A New Sales Strategy?
Some outfitters are trying to overcome the negative perception...
Coming Soon: Villanueva O’Driscoll and the Dodos Do Greenland
How to describe the Dodos? A band of merry...
Climbers Meet Accidentally When Two Big New Routes Link Up in Dolomites
One elegant new route on Torre Trieste — a...