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Interview: Denis Urubko on Winter Ascent of K2

At 8,611m, K2 is arguably the last 8,000m peak...

Interview: Leo Houlding on Spectre

“The decision to not carry a drill or any...

Antarctica 2017 Weekly Roundup 11/19

Updates on the progress of Leo Houlding’s Spectre expedition,...

Interview: A high price paid for Latok attempt

The Latok group of summits, clustered within the Karakorum...

Base Jumper Valery Rozov Dies In Himalayan Accident

Tragic Death in the Sport of Wingsuit Flying ...

Interview: Tom Grant on First Descent of Mt. Aoraki’s Caroline Face

Dying has never been an option for me, but...

Leo Houlding’s Spectre: “The Most Remote Mountain on Earth”

First ascents, 2,000kms of Antarctic travel and a possible...

Kazuya Hiraide Carves A New Route Up Shispare

Japanese climber Kazuya Hiraide and partner Kenro Nakajima have...

Hairy at the Top: New Line Established on Nuptse

Climbing? It's "an aesthetic massacre" according to 'Le Gang...

First descent of Caroline Face by Extreme Skiers

First descent of Mount Aoraki's notorious Caroline Face completed...

Interview: Iain Millar on Sea-stack Climbing in Ireland

There are easily several lifetimes of unclimbed rock on...

Jobo Garu 2017 Expedition. A rope on the Roof of the World

Team Explora installs the first Via Ferrata on the...

Summit Everest in 4 Weeks

Everest in just 4 weeks? It sounds unbelievable, but...

Jobo Garu 2017 Expedition. A rope on the Roof of the World

Team Explora ready to install Via Ferrata. Everything ok...

Everest from the ISS

Cosmonaut captures unique view of Everest and Cho Oyu...

Himalayan Database to be released free-of-charge

The latest version of the Himalayan Database to be...

Burke Reports on first-ascent of Burke Khang

Publicity associated with the climb and the successful summit...

Jobo Garu 2017 Expedition

Jobo Garu 2017 Expedition. A rope on the Roof...

Exclusive Pt. 3: K2 2017 Interview with Vanessa O’Brien

With global warming, there are some routes I wouldn’t...

Kammerlander returns to Manaslu

Italian climber Hans Kammerlander will return to climbing to...

Exclusive Pt. 2: K2 2017 Interview with Vanessa O’Brien

“When you go through Hell to get to Heaven...

Franček Knez Dies in Fall

62-year-old Slovenian mountaineer Franček Knez died in a fall...

Exclusive Pt. 1: K2 2017 Interview with Vanessa O’Brien

It is better if members of your team don’t...

First ascent of Burke-Khang

The team led by Bill Burke, the oldest American...

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