Mountaineering

Kenro Nakajima (left) and Kazuya Hiraide.

Mountaineers and Adventurers We Lost in 2024

Today, ExplorersWeb would like to remember the mountaineers and...
Liliane Barrard.

Remembering Liliane Barrard

French alpinist Liliane Barrard would have turned 76 today. Born...
Close shots of the missing climbers while in the mountains.

Missing Climbers on Mt. Cook Believed Dead

The police searching for the three climbers missing on...

U.S., Canadian Climbers Missing On New Zealand’s Mount Cook

Three climbers -- two Americans and one Canadian --...
Louis Lachenal.

Remembering Louis Lachenal

Sixty-nine years ago today, the pioneering French alpinist and...
Climbers hold arms and smile on a summit, a horizon of peaks behind them

Polish Trio Open New Alpine-Style Route in Khumbu Valley

Maciej Kimel, Michal Krol, and Mariusz Madej of Poland...
Park Young-seok.

A Tiger Till The End: A Tribute to Park Young-seok

Renowned South Korean mountaineer Park Young-Seok would have turned...
The climbers smile on the summit of Tirich Mir.

Climbs of Tirich Mir, Jannu, and Flat Top Win Piolets d’Or

The Piolets d'Or committee has revealed the winners of...
Jerzy Kukuczka.

Remembering Jerzy Kukuczka

Thirty-five years ago today, one of the all-time giants...
Piolets d'Or logo

Piolet d’Or Release Not-So-Short List of Candidates

Instead of announcing a short group of nominees, the...
boardman tasker shortlist

Shortlist for Boardman Tasker Award Released

The shortlist for this year's Boardman Tasker Award for...
Statue of Balmat (pointing to Mont Blanc) and Saussure in Chamonix.

Mont Blanc: A Climbers’ Guide

The summer season ends soon, but there are still...
side byside photos showed injured climber and evacuation by litter

Climbing Accident Postpones Ogre Expedition

Russian climbers Ratmir Mukhametzyanov, Alexander Parfenov, and Alexey Sukarev...
Latok I.

A Short Climbing History of Latok I

"Why [Latok I] again?" Thomas Huber asked in a...
Shivling.

Climbing History of the Peaks of the 2024 Cutting Edge Grants. Part 1: Shivling

Every spring for over a century, the American Alpine...
Everest at night from Base Camp, with a lamp on a chorten

Climbing Community Reacts to NYT Article on Nirmal Purja

The climbing community is reacting to the article published...
Climbers seem tiny as they progress up the snowy ridge.

Korean-Nepalese Team Summit Jugal I

Led by Lakpa Dendi Sherpa and 14x8,000m climber Um...
Mt. Everest

Climbing Legend? You Still Have to Do Paperwork

"You've got to be joking." That's what Doug Scott scrawled...
two people on skis looking over a steep descent

Weekend Warm-Up: Trail Running Legend Killian Jornet Skis the Steeps

"Steep skiing is a very, very unique discipline. Basically,...
a mountaineer overlooks a cloudy precipice

Weekend Warm-Up: Changabang: Return to the Shining Mountain

New Zealand alpinist Daniel Joll leads off Changabang with...
two mountaineers

Legendary Mt. Rainier Guide Lou Whittaker Dies at 95

A Mount Rainier icon has lapsed into the alpenglow. The...
Dhaulagiri.

Here’s How Rare No-O2 Climbs on 8,000m Peaks Have Become

As the climbing season starts in the Himalaya, we...
The old leather boot on a stone in Base Camp.

Gunther Messner’s Second Boot Returns to Reinhold

Reinhold Messner has finally received the second boot of...
Red Cross rescuers with mountaineering equipment carry a stretcher.

Two Dead, One Missing on Mexico’s Orizaba

Bad weather stranded a group of 12 climbers last...

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