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Video: Andrzej Bargiel’s Ski Descent of Yawash Sar II

Andrzej Bargiel has shared some details of his first...
Korean woman diving vertically

Weekend Warm-Up: Lessons from Jeju

On South Korea’s Jeju Island, the Haenyeo women harvest...
Portrait of Andrzej Bargiel in down jacket

Andrzej Bargiel Makes First Ascent of Yawash Sar II, Skis Down

Today, Andrzej Bargiel and Yendrek Baranowski made the first...

Updated: Karakorum Skiers Risk COVID Closures

Andrzej Bargiel and Luke Smithwick are continuing their separate...

Weekend Warm-Up: Dick Proenneke — One Man’s Alaska

A wonderful, old-fashioned film about a man who builds...

Weekend Warm-Up: Solving For Z

A ski guide learns the hard way that just...

Weekend Warm-Up: Fools & Dreamers

What seemed like the hobbyhorse of a fool and...

Martina Valmassoi Breaks Uphill Ski Record

The Italian runner and ski racer covered the equivalent...

Weekend Warm-Up: Patagonia Promise

In 2006, the climbing community lost one of Brazil’s...

Hold onto Your (Carrot-Shaped) Hat: It’s the Z-Triton, by Zeltini

For escapades demanding the shelter of a turtle and...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Kristina Madsen Story

Danish professional trail runner Kristina Madsen is no stranger...

Freerider Luca Pandolfi Killed in Avalanche

"No way out" once the slide began Freeride champion Luca...

Sophie Lenaerts on Exploring the Biafo Glacier

When Pakistan reopened to climbers last fall, a handful...

Weekend Warm-Up: Goshen

A group of indigenous long-distance runners in Mexico rarely...

First Ski Descent of Mount Nelson

As children, Christina "Lusty" Lustenberger and Ian McIntosh learned...

Game-Changer: Drones in the Himalaya

Drones are becoming vital tools in high-altitude mountaineering for...

Lukasz Supergan Completes Winter Crossing of Poland

On January 4, Lukasz Supergan started a 1,080km trek...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Slabs

The extreme athlete's adrenaline rush also buzzes audiences of...
ski tracks on Half Dome

Half Dome, Summit to Valley, on Skis

Jason Torlano, 45, and Zach Milligan, 40, are old...
Skiing Ukraine's Carathian Mountains

The First Solo Ski Across Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains

On February 14, Igor Magnovsky began a solo ski...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Ghosts of K2

Winter K2 has wrapped up, with no shortage of...

Weekend Warm-Up: Who Will Return

In the 10 years since commercial mountaineering in China...

Avalanches Plague Western U.S., Europe

Last Saturday, eight backcountry skiers were caught in an...

Weekend Warm-Up: A Few Steps from Home

Between Innsbruck and their home in Munich, three German...

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