Mountaineering
Divers to Explore Possible Crater of Siberia’s Famous Tunguska Meteor
A quartet of geophysicists and hydrobiologists has obtained a...
This Week in Patagonia: New Adventure Routes and a Big Enchainment
The wire from Patagonia is crackling with climbing news...
Sherpas Reach Camp 1 on Cho Oyu; Weather Thwarts Kobusch Again
On K2, Grace Tseng is expected to reach Camp...
Everest’s Highest Glacier Loses 2,000 Years of Ice in 25 Years
Climate scientists have published a groundbreaking study on the...
Masherbrum: One of the Great Remaining Challenges
Only four expeditions, 15 people in all, have climbed...
Through the Unknown to the Impossible: Lhotse Middle
At 8,516m, Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on...
Koshar Gang Was Not Easy, Says Urubko; Also, Buried Tents on Manaslu; Some K2 Action
High winds and persistent snow continue to foil progress...
Canadian Ticks Rare Solo of Patagonia’s Torre Egger
The sun keeps shining this season in Patagonia, so...
Urubko Returns with a New Route on Pakistan’s Koshar Gang
Denis Urubko has returned to high-altitude mountaineering in grand...
60 Years on, Bhutan Will Reopen 430km ‘Footpath of Warrior Monks’
In March of 2022, Bhutan will restart its historic...
The Dog That Climbed 7,100m in the Himalaya, and Other Four-Legged Mascots
Oswald Rodrigo Pereira has returned to Manaslu Base Camp...
Another Patagonia First Ascent, Aptly Named ‘Pain and Gain’
Two Slovakians gutted out a new route in Patagonia...
Newcomers’ Guide: Meteorological vs Astronomical Winter in Climbing
The calendar is important for winter expeditions, especially for...
Cerro Torre: A Timeline of What Happened
As we previously reported, Corrado Pesce's rescue operation ended...
Great Explorers: Emmeline Freda Du Faur
Emmeline Freda Du Faur defied convention by pioneering women's...
Winter 8,000’ers: High Winds Push Everyone Back
"'I haven't seen such a long period of hurricane-force...
Drone Spots Body on Cerro Torre, No Hope for Corrado Pesce
The Italian mountaineer Corrado Pesce "can no longer be...
Avalanche on Cerro Torre Strikes One of the World’s Best Climbers
At dawn, an avalanche hit Argentine mountain guide Tomas...
