Mountaineering
Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain
New Zealand alpinist Daniel Joll leads off Changabang with...
Legendary Mt. Rainier Guide Lou Whittaker Dies at 95
A Mount Rainier icon has lapsed into the alpenglow.
The...
Here’s How Rare No-O2 Climbs on 8,000m Peaks Have Become
As the climbing season starts in the Himalaya, we...
Gunther Messner’s Second Boot Returns to Reinhold
Reinhold Messner has finally received the second boot of...
Two Rescues: On an Austrian Mountain and in a Slovenian Cave
Five days ago, there was a difficult, 15-hour rescue...
Great Tales in Mountaineering History: Panch Chuli, 1992
In the summer of 1992, an Indian-British expedition headed...
Russian Outfitter Gets Four Years in Prison For 2022 Kluchevskaya Disaster
Andrey Stepanov, the head of the Extreme Time travel...
Local Climbers Take On Unclimbed Zanskar Peaks
Still relatively wild and lonely, Ladakh offers a long...
The Five Highest Unclimbed Mountains in the World. #4: Karjiang I
In this series, we look at the world's five...
Duo Claims First Ascent Of Highest Peaks in All The ‘Stans
Given the inherent subjectivity of peakbagging, it's not surprising...
A Tragic Accident and Epic Descent: What Happened on Gasherbrum IV
Sergey Nilov has shared details about the tragic death...
The Five Highest Unclimbed Mountains in the World. #3: Apsarasas Kangri I
In this series, we look at the world's five...
Boardman Tasker Award 2023 Shortlist Announced
Since 1983, the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature...