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K2 Winter Climbers Meet Again on Annapurna

Who is going to Annapurna this spring. Plus, a...
March 22, 2021

Another Team Bound for Dhaulagiri’s Unclimbed NW Ridge

The 4,500m base-to-summit ascent is one of the biggest...
March 20, 2021

Freerider Luca Pandolfi Killed in Avalanche

"No way out" once the slide began Freeride champion Luca...
March 18, 2021

Nepal Probes Everest Climbers’ Vaccine Gift

Bureaucracy or caution? Investigation launched over Bahraini vaccines Too good...
March 18, 2021

Himalaya: Everest, Dhaulagiri, and Vaccines

The first climbers have finished their quarantine in Kathmandu...
March 15, 2021

A Third Try at Dhaulagiri’s NW Ridge

Peter Hamor of Slovakia and Horia Colibasanu and Marius...
March 12, 2021

All-Pakistani Team Heads for Annapurna

In a year when the Nepalis showed their skill...
March 9, 2021

A Ladies’ Tale: The First Women up Mont Blanc

Today, women around the world hold hands and flash...
March 8, 2021
ski tracks on Half Dome

Half Dome, Summit to Valley, on Skis

Jason Torlano, 45, and Zach Milligan, 40, are old...
February 26, 2021

Mountaineer Goes Missing Again in the Same Place

Kiwi mountaineer Marni Sheppeard is missing in the mountains...
February 25, 2021
Skiing Ukraine's Carathian Mountains

The First Solo Ski Across Ukraine’s Carpathian Mountains

On February 14, Igor Magnovsky began a solo ski...
February 22, 2021

Natural Wonders: China’s Zhangye Danxia

Great works of art take time. The Zhangye Danxia...
February 16, 2021

Manaslu: Weather Not Cooperating

Alex Txikon, Cheppal Sherpa, and Gelum Sherpa left Manaslu...
February 10, 2021

Another Loss to Mourn: Cala Cimenti Dies in Avalanche

What is wrong this year? Another promising climber with...
February 8, 2021

Winter Manaslu: Early Progress, Then Bad Weather

While triumph and tragedy pile up around K2, Simone...
January 20, 2021

K2: O’Brady, Others Hit By Rockfall

The mountaineer's familiar cry of "Rock!" sounded often on...
January 13, 2021

Six Rangers Killed in Congo’s Virunga Park

Six rangers were ambushed and shot to death yesterday...
January 11, 2021

New Route Attempt on Eiger North Face Aborted

It's a no-go for the Huber brothers and Stephan...
December 20, 2020

Back From the Dead on Mount Rainier

After 45 minutes of CPR, and being placed on...
November 17, 2020

New Routes in Patagonia

Two new routes recently opened by local climbers on...
November 13, 2020

Summit Day on Ama Dablam

For the few who have been lucky enough to...
November 11, 2020

How Rugged is Your Country?

In 2018, an oddly named publication called The Visual...
November 4, 2020

Explorers’ Diseases

This year, we learned just how quickly a disease...
November 2, 2020

Weekend Warm-Up: Moose’s Tooth

Twenty-four kilometres south of Denali, Moose’s Tooth stands a...
October 31, 2020

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