Mountaineering

Rick Allen Dies on K2

Scottish climber Rick Allen has died on K2 while...

Helicopters Look for Kim, While Accusations Fly In Base Camp

Pakistani and Chinese military forces are searching for the...

K2 Summit Push: Three Try A Surprise New Route

Taking advantage of good weather, most summit teams have...

Alex Honnold and Kilian Jornet on Climbing and Skimo in the Olympics

Earlier today, in Tokyo, Dohi Keita crossed the length...

Summit Pushes Begin on K2 and Broad Peak

As expected, some K2 climbers have already started up...
concha de caracol summit

Cerveza, Pan y Ácido: An FA on Peru’s Concha de Caracol

On July 13, Andres Marin, Alex Torres, and Anna...

K2: “They Believe that with Money They can do Everything”

The recent events on Broad Peak have impacted those...

An (Almost) First Ascent of Pumari Chhish East

Mathieu Maynadier and Tom Livingstone really made the best...
archival illustration of Churchill Harbour

Exploration Mysteries: Searching for the Bones of Jens Munk’s Crew

With a bonanza of polar bears readily available for...

Broad Peak: New Reports on the Rescue and Kim’s Fatal Fall

Little by little, what happened during Broad Peak's recent...

What Happened on Broad Peak: A Retelling of Events

Dramatic events have kept our attention on Broad Peak...

Eccentric Explorers: Dr. Geebers

Often people who appear outwardly bizarre are anything but....
Hiker at a chasm, NW Ben Nevins

Google Maps Route on Ben Nevis “Potentially Fatal”

Despite their seeming technical superiority, mapping apps are a...

How Safe are the Ropes on K2?

As summit pushes end on Broad Peak and Gasherbrum...

Kim HongBin Dies on Broad Peak

The disabled Korean, who lost all his fingers on...

Pakistan Update: Summit Climbers Back in Camp 3

Summiters on both Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II have...

Late Summits on Broad Peak and GII

Finally, there's summit news from Broad Peak, but only...

Gasherbrum II Summits, Tough Going on Broad Peak

Akhbar Syed, managing expeditions on both Gasherbrums, Broad Peak,...

Broad Peak & Gasherbrum II: Climbers Near Summit

Despite difficult conditions, the summit push on Broad Peak...

Broad Peak: Snow Defeats Would-be Summiters for Now; All Return to C3

Deep snow has made the Broad Peak summit push...
Viva Peru Carajo from the Ground

Pou Brothers Free Unclimbed Face in Peru

It's been quite the summer for route development on...

Broad Peak Summit Push: Climbers Struggle in Waist-Deep Snow

Deep snow had made things really difficult for the...
Wallride Vol 1 Route

Glowacz and Hans Establish 20-Pitch Route in Dolomites

On July 12, German expeditionists Stefan Glowacz and Phillip...

K2 Summit Push Ahead; Broad Peak Climbers in Camp 3

Summit pushes continue apace on Broad Peak and GII,...

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