Mountaineering
Weekend Warm-Up: Pride and Pointlessness in ‘Enchainment’
Climb to get records and capture fame, or climb...
The Five Highest Unclimbed Mountains in the World. #2: Lapche Kang II
In this series, we look at the world’s five...
New Route on 6,873m Peak in Central Tien Shan
On August 7, Russian alpinists Alexey Suharev, Ratmir Mukhametzyanov,...
The Second 14: An Alternative For High-Altitude Collectors
Let's face it: the 14x8000'ers challenge is not what...
Fighting Trolls, Finding Fiancés: Climbers Speak Out About Social Media
Whether you use social media or not, these platforms...
The Five Highest Unclimbed Mountains in the World. #1: Kangkar Punzum
In this series, we will look at the world's...
Hearts of Giants: A First Repeat in the Mont Blanc Massif
On June 17, three young French climbers, Kilian Moni,...
Alex Honnold Links Six Granite Spires in Washington in One Day
Say what you will about Alex Honnold — the...
No Bluebird Days: Colin Haley’s Kahiltna Glacier Expedition Ends
Colin Haley has finished his expedition on the Kahiltna...
Controversy As Harila’s Team Summits Manaslu — By Using Helicopters in a New Way
The Seven Summit Treks sherpa team and their client,...
Christophe Profit Found Guilty of Removing Safety Gear From Mont Blanc
When career alpinist Christophe Profit removed safety equipment from...
Waiting for Great Trango: A Second Short Route Opened
Eneko and Iker Pou, Fay Manners, and Andres Marin...
Polish Alpinist Kacper Tekieli Dies on Jungfrau
Kacper Tekieli died May 17 while climbing Switzerland's 4,158m...
Basak Airlifted from Makalu, Deaf Climber Missing on Everest
A helicopter has finally airlifted Indian climber Piyali Basak...
‘Blood From The Stone’: After 21 Years, Alaskan Mega-Route Finally Repeated
It's difficult to overstate the magnitude of this one.
A...
With ‘Moonlight Mile,’ Climbers Send New Line on a Melting Mountain
It’s tough for a climber to catch the southwest...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Ghost of ‘Everest North Wall 1982’
It's been 41 years since an American climbing team...
Christophe Profit Removes Safety Gear from Mont Blanc, Authorities Respond
Should high mountains remain the sole domain of those...
