Mountaineering

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High-Altitude Forecasting: The Weather Wizards of the Greater Ranges

High-altitude mountaineering has evolved since George Mallory gamely trudged...
November 20, 2018
Artem Braun Winter K2 2019

Winter K2: Artem Braun Says It’s Now or Never

After many headaches and uncertainties, the winter K2 expedition...
November 13, 2018

Pumori Followup: Interview with Teofil Vlad

Last week, we reported on a new line climbed...
November 8, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Operation Moffat

"I don’t think I’ve ever been frightened" -- Gwen...
November 3, 2018
Romanians New Route on Pumori

Romanians Open New Route on Pumori

Pumori is a popular spot for Everest Base Camp...
November 2, 2018
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Adam Bielecki’s Next Big Goal. Hint: It’s not Winter K2

[caption id="attachment_7368" align="alignnone" width="1839"] Adam Bielecki climbs K2’s Black...
October 30, 2018

David Lama Solos Lunag Ri

Austrian climber David Lama has soloed Lunag Ri (6,907m), a...
October 28, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Loved by All – The Story of Apa Sherpa

One of the greatest living mountaineers, Apa Sherpa reached...
October 27, 2018
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Updated: The Women of Thin Air

Luo Jing Update, October 25 A day after Luo Jing...
October 24, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Freeride the Death Zone, 8000m+

To ski an 8,000'er requires more than the skill...
October 20, 2018
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Alex Txikon: Winter K2 is only an option – and not my first

Alex Txikon has changed his misty Basque Country homeland...
October 18, 2018

James Forrest: Two Months, 273 Irish Mountains

After 10 years in a dead-end job, James Forrest...
October 17, 2018

An Interview with Hanifa Yousoufi: First Afghan Woman to Climb Mt. Noshaq

In August, Hanifa Yousoufi became the first Afghan woman to summit...
October 16, 2018

Avalanche Kills Nine in Nepal

Four Nepali Sherpas and five Korean climbers have died...
October 14, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Lunag Ri

It's a well-trodden path: The battle-hardened older master takes...
October 13, 2018

Erden Eruç: ExWeb’s Newest Ambassador

In July 2007, Erden Eruç set out from California's...
October 12, 2018

Denis Urubko: I’m going back to K2

By: Laszlo Pinter There is no doubt that Russian Denis...
October 10, 2018

Poles Abandon Manaslu

Eight Polish climbers have abandoned their climb of a...
October 10, 2018

Austrians Notch Unclimbed Himalayan peak

Four veteran Austrian alpinists have made the first ascent...
October 9, 2018

The Greatest Goal: Teams Prep for Winter K2

In the times of overcrowding, massive use of bottled...
October 8, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Skiing Noshaq

Almost 50 years ago, members of the Innsbruck Academic...
October 6, 2018

Luo Jing Becomes First Chinese Woman to Climb all 14×8000’ers

Update: October 5, 2018, Spanish news website Desnivel reports...
October 4, 2018

Sergi Mingote Claims His Third 8,000’er

[caption id="attachment_7052" align="alignnone" width="278"] Camp 2 on Manaslu. Photo:...
October 3, 2018

Carlos Soria Abandons Dhaulagiri

“It’s over - the mountain is impossible to deal...
October 2, 2018

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