Mountaineering
Pobeda: The Snow Leopards’ Most Dangerous Summit
Pobeda Peak (7,439m), also known as Jengish Chokusu or...
Great Tales in Mountaineering History: Ulugh Muztagh, 1985
Ulugh Muztagh (6,973m) is an extremely remote peak on...
Can AI Stop You From Getting Hurt in the Mountains?
A pair of Japanese data scientists have published a...
Legendary Russian Alpinist Dies Following Incident on Pobeda Peak
Nikolay Totmyanin, one of the old stars of Russian...
A Trail Runner Pushes New Limits in the Canadian Rockies
High above the Bow Valley in Canada's Rocky Mountains,...
Remembering South Korean Mountaineer Kim Chang-ho
Kim Chang-ho was a South Korean mountaineer who summited...
Breaking Boundaries: Naila Kiani is Changing Mountaineering in Pakistan
Naila Kiani is on her way to becoming the...
Injured Climber’s Rescue From California Peak Needed Five Helicopters
Around 3:30 pm on July 2, an SOS signal...
Huascaran Tragedy: One Climber Rescued
Experienced climbers Saki Terada and Chiaki Inada from Japan...
Indian Mountaineering Legend Captain M.S. Kohli Dies At 93
Captain Manmohan Singh Kohli, a pioneering Indian mountaineer, passed...
Legendary Alpinist Krystyna Palmowska, 76, Dies in Climbing Fall
One of Poland's great alpinists of the 1970s and...
Lenin Peak: Historic Climbs and Tragedies on this ‘Easiest’ 7,000’er
Lenin Peak, a towering giant in the Pamirs, has...
Shining Brightly, Briefly: Johnny Waterman and His 1978 Solo Traverse of Mount Hunter
In 1978, American mountaineer Johnny Waterman completed the first...
Pursuing Happiness: Remembering Chantal Mauduit
The remarkable French alpinist Chantal Mauduit would have turned...
Climbing the Unclimbable: Mount Waddington
Mount Waddington, an infrequently climbed peak in British Columbia’s...
McKinley 1967: Triumph and Tragedy. Part II
In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments...
McKinley 1967: Triumph and Tragedy. Part I
In 1967, Mount McKinley (Denali) witnessed two pivotal moments...
Not Just a Witness: The Many Climbs of Noel Odell
Many people associate Noel Odell’s name with George Mallory...
