Mountaineering

Weekend Warm-Up: The Road from Karakol

"Real adventure is not polished. It's not the result...

Breaking: Weather Forecast Worsens on K2

An urgent new weather update for K2 has just...
Winter Nanga Parbat rescue team in 2018

The Oscars of Climbing

This year's American Alpine Club's awards contain a mix...

Urubko: K2 Teams Have No Chance

As forecast, hurricane-force winds are currently pounding K2. The...

Hurricane Heading for Winter K2

"A Force 4 hurricane is heading towards K2, with...
Alex Honnold talks about his free solo climb on El Capitan in Yosemite NP. https://www.ted.com

Weekend Warm-up: Alex Honnold on Free Soloing El Cap

Free soloing a 1,000-metre wall - and not just...

So, What Exactly is “Alpine Style”?

In recent years, Himalayan expeditions have felt compelled to...

Winter 8000’ers: K2 Climbers reach 7,000m, Nanga Parbat Castaways Wait, and Wait

The Russian/Kazakh/Kyrgyz team - aka the Eastern team --...

Weekend Warm-Up: First Winter Ascent of Gasherbrum II

Normal people, smart people, wouldn't even go outside in...

After Aconcagua Success, Bolivian Women Ponder Their Next Move

The ladies are basically everywhere. Media worldwide couldn't just...

Winter 8,000’er Update: Two Quit Nanga Parbat

Not a great time for Daniele Nardi and Tom...

Tom Ballard Reports From Nanga Parbat, Part II

Tom Ballard, Daniele Nardi and Co. continue to spend...

Winter 8000’er Update: Despair on Nanga Parbat, K2 Climbers Still Hopeful

Options decrease for winter teams with every day that...

Tom Ballard Reports from Nanga Parbat

Like K2, Nanga Parbat has also become known as...
Avalanche winter Manaslu Simone Moro

Dodging Avalanches, Simone Moro Abandons Manaslu

Simone Moro and Pemba Gelje Sherpa have been evacuated...

Winter 8000’ers Update: Gale on Manaslu, East Face of K2 “Impossible”

Yesterday, Manaslu experienced hurricane-force winds and six metres of...
GArbage retrieved from Mount everest during a cleaning campaign in June, 2018

Everest North Side Partly Closed for Spring Cleaning

It is high time, some have said, to clean...
Nomination of Chimmy Chin's "Free Solo" film for the Academy Awards 2019 announced on Orcars.com

Free Solo Nominated for an Oscar

Free Solo, the acclaimed film about Alex Honnold’s ropeless climb...
Towards camp 2 on winter Manaslu.

Winter 8000’ers – Off They Go

Despite gnarly weather, teams on K2, Nanga Parbat and...

Legends Series: Interview with Tom Hornbein

Tom Hornbein has been interviewed countless times about May...

Lonnie Dupre Aborts Mount Hunter Solo

Heavy snow has led Lonnie Dupre to quit his...

Jelle Veyt: Seven Summits by Human Power

Even in this era of ultra-marathons, Jelle Veyt's latest...

Weekend Warm-Up: Zabardast

So why bother with a nearly one hour-long film...

Winter 8000’ers: K2 Teams Unite

Alex Txikon’s and Vassily Pivtsov’s teams have joined forces,...

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