Mountaineering
Hearts of Giants: A First Repeat in the Mont Blanc Massif
On June 17, three young French climbers, Kilian Moni,...
Alex Honnold Links Six Granite Spires in Washington in One Day
Say what you will about Alex Honnold — the...
No Bluebird Days: Colin Haley’s Kahiltna Glacier Expedition Ends
Colin Haley has finished his expedition on the Kahiltna...
Controversy As Harila’s Team Summits Manaslu — By Using Helicopters in a New Way
The Seven Summit Treks sherpa team and their client,...
Christophe Profit Found Guilty of Removing Safety Gear From Mont Blanc
When career alpinist Christophe Profit removed safety equipment from...
Waiting for Great Trango: A Second Short Route Opened
Eneko and Iker Pou, Fay Manners, and Andres Marin...
Polish Alpinist Kacper Tekieli Dies on Jungfrau
Kacper Tekieli died May 17 while climbing Switzerland's 4,158m...
Basak Airlifted from Makalu, Deaf Climber Missing on Everest
A helicopter has finally airlifted Indian climber Piyali Basak...
‘Blood From The Stone’: After 21 Years, Alaskan Mega-Route Finally Repeated
It's difficult to overstate the magnitude of this one.
A...
With ‘Moonlight Mile,’ Climbers Send New Line on a Melting Mountain
It’s tough for a climber to catch the southwest...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Ghost of ‘Everest North Wall 1982’
It's been 41 years since an American climbing team...
Christophe Profit Removes Safety Gear from Mont Blanc, Authorities Respond
Should high mountains remain the sole domain of those...
Watch: Pete Whittaker & Sean Villanueva O’Driscoll Team Up In Patagonia
As I watched the highly enjoyable new film This...
Mont Blanc’s Lethal Season Continues: Two Die On Classic Ski Route
After two recent tragedies on Mont Blanc, the mountain...
Welfringer, Livingstone Send Formidable New Route in Alps
Tom Livingstone and Symon Welfringer have completed a first...
Bad Weather, Tough Decisions: Kangchungtse, 1985
Makalu, the world's fifth-highest mountain at 8,481m, has two...
French Phenom Enchains Three Peaks In Ecrins Massif
When Benjamin Vedrines sees a “logical, elegant line traveling...
Three Climbers Pull Off 15-Peak Traverse in Kyrgyzstan
In modern alpinism, traverses have become one of the...
The Story of Nanda Devi: Irresistible Will Meets Immovable Goddess
The state of Uttarakhand in northern India is often...
