Mountaineering

New Route on the Mont Blanc Massif

It's hard to find a new climbing route in...

Italian Duo Send New Dolomites Route

Earlier this month, Emanuele Anderozzi and Matteo Faletti climbed...
Jumping climber

Everest: David Goettler and Alex Txikon Join the No-O2 Elite

How will the crowds and the new rules about...
Many tents at Everest Base Camp

The COVID Situation at Everest Base Camp

It remains unclear whether COVID-19 has managed to sneak...
Mount Everest summit crowd in 2019

Everest Rule Change: First Permits Get First Crack at Summit?

A last-minute rule change may throw the Everest season...

Could 2021 See Another Everest Traffic Jam?

The number of climbers in Everest Base Camp totaled...

Everest: Avalanche Blocking the Khumbu Icefall? COVID in Base Camp

UPDATE, April 21: It seems that the route through...

Annapurna Wrap-Up: Interview with Mingma Dorchi Sherpa

Barely 12 hours after the dramatic rescue of three...

Dhaulagiri: Progress on the NW Ridge

The three-man team of Horia Colibasanu, Peter Hamor, and...

Annapurna: Missing Climbers Found, Rescued

There is good news from Annapurna, where Russian climbers...

Three Missing, One Rescued on Annapurna

Russian climbers Sergey Kondrashkin, Alexander Luthokin, and Dmitry Sinev...

Annapurna: Still Little News. Should We Start Worrying?

Two days after the most massive summit push in...

Dhaulagiri: A Climber’s Guide

It wasn't easy for climbers to find the NE...

Annapurna: Most Climbers Back in Base Camp

An unknown number of climbers reached Base Camp late...

Annapurna: Pakistanis Back In BC — And The Rest?

Pakistani climbers Sirbaz Khan and Abdul Joshi are finally...

Weekend Warm-Up: Solving For Z

A ski guide learns the hard way that just...

Annapurna: The Descent

A record 70 climbers summited Annapurna yesterday afternoon. Some...

Annapurna Update: Premature Notice but Ultimate Success

After some confusion, expedition managers have published a list...

Summits on Annapurna

After yesterday's failed attempt due to insufficient rope to fix...

Dhaulagiri: Still Wild and Lonely with just Eight Climbers

Compared to the recent events on Annapurna, involving loads...

Annapurna Update: More Rope Helo’d to 7,000m

After a snafu in which summit climbers ran out...

Problems on Annapurna, Summit Push Aborted

There was so much blue ice above Camp 4...

Skiers Bargiel and Smithwick Return to Karakorum

Andrzej Bargiel stunned the adventure world by skiing down...

Annapurna: Summit Push Tonight

Annapurna climbers are at Camp 4, preparing to set...

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