Mountaineering

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Two More New Routes in Peru’s Cordillera Blanca

Reports are just surfacing of two new first ascents...

Rock Climbing in the Caribbean

Most people think of the Caribbean as a place...

Can Independent Climbers Coexist With Outfitters on 8,000m Peaks?

Is it possible for commercial and independent teams to...

Eccentric Explorers: Jan Welzl

Born in the Czech region of Moravia in 1868,...

Spaghetti Tour FKT Falls Again, By Over Four Hours

Ultra-endurance athletes, alpinists, and adventurers seem to have really...

How Valentin Mikhailov Died on Pobeda

A rescue mission on a dangerous peak. Inexperienced climbers...
Mount Agner in the Dolomites

Two Big Solos in the Dolomites

At the end of July, 29-year-old David Leduc of ...
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New Route on Rarely Climbed 5,000m Peruvian Peak

In the Cordillera Central of Peru, A Peruvian-French team...

Hungarians Bail on Dangerous Pobeda

It has been a dangerous, tragic season on Pobeda,...
Jobush sits atop Far East Chulu in Nepal

Jost Kobusch to Return to Winter Everest

The young German climber Jost Kobusch is going back...

Lakpa Sherpa on K2 and Manaslu

Lakpa Sherpa, born in the village of Makalu 30...

Interview with Helias Millerioux: Rakaposhi Alpine Style

After climbing the north ridge of Diran Peak in...

Exploration Mysteries: The Disappearance of Henry Hudson

For someone whose name is plastered all across North...
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Boomer, McNair-Landry Finish Epic 42-Day Baffin Adventure

Arctic breakup season, when the skin of ice covering...

What Price a Summit? Update on Pobeda and Khan Tengri

There have been four deaths on the two neighboring...

Pakistan 8,000m Season Recap

It has been a special season on Pakistan's 8,000'ers....
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Developing: At Least One Dead, Others in Peril on Khan Tengri

More news from northern Kyrgyzstan, this time from Khan...

Developing Timeline: What Happened to the Mountaineers Lost on Pobeda

In the past week, three mountaineers have perished on...

Gasherbrum Recap: Old-Timey Climbing

Gasherbrum I, aka Hidden Peak, gave an experience rare...
Pobeda Peak Zvezdochka Glacier - Kirill Skorobogatko Shutterstock

Two More Climbers Disappear on Pobeda

We are just learning that climbers Reza Adineh of...

Pakistan Alpine Style Recap: 8,000m is Just a Number

There is much more to high-altitude climbing than marching...

“I Found One of the Bodies on K2” — An Exclusive Report

BY VALENTYN SYPAVIN After the successful ascent of K2 in...

Search Team Fails to Find Missing Climber on Pobeda

A search team made up of volunteers Alex...
Mont Blanc as seen from Italy

August 8, 1786: 1st Climb of Mont Blanc

Though we may never know the exact time, place,...

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