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Bargiel on Everest: Sherpas Begin Fixing Khumbu Icefall

After a night in Lobuche and a hike up...
Andrzej Bargiel presenting the Everest project at a press conference, shared live on YouTube

Andrzej Bargiel to Ski Everest

Not content with K2, extreme skier Andrzej Bargiel has...
tirol ischgl resort

Austrian Court Rules Tourist Who Caught COVID at Ski Resort May Be Compensated

The Austrian town and resort of Ischgl came under...
'Mind Over Mountain' film Patagonia. Bugaboos to Rogers ski traverse

Weekend Warm-Up: Mind Over Mountain

The infamous Bugaboos-to-Rogers ski traverse charges across 137km of...
Helly Hansen Alpha 3.0 Ski Jacket

Helly Hansen Alpha 3.0 Ski Jacket: Blizzard-Worthy Style

Wondering why we chose the Helly Hansen Alpha 3.0...
Arc'teryx Macai Ski Jacket

Arc’teryx Macai Ski Jacket: One to Rule Them All

You’re looking at the champagne of in-bounds ski jackets....
Helmut Edelmaier Heli delivers amazon packages on skis in Austria

The Amazon Employee Who Delivers Packages on Skis

At a time when postal carriers are turning to...
zahan billimoria solving for z

Weekend Warm-Up: Solving for Z

Usually, times when you think you have it all...

Weekend Warm-Up: Vanishing Lines

The Alps are supposed to be an escape from...
The east face of Mt. Ethelbert (3,180), B.C. Photo: C. Lustenberger

Ski Mountaineers Find Perfect Snow on Frigid First Descent in Canada

On Tuesday, February 22, three ski mountaineers captured the...
Emily Ford and Diggins the Sled Dog. Photo: Emily Ford

Emily Ford Takes on Another Solo Winter Trek, This Time in Northern Minnesota

Last winter, Emily Ford of Duluth, Minnesota, became the...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Collective

“The Collective” features 45 minutes of epic ski and...

Weekend Warm-Up: Andrzej Bargiel’s Doo Sar Karakorum Adventure

This is a story meant for a new generation...
alex honnold and cody townsend

Watch: Heat Stroke and Awful Skiing as Honnold, Townsend Link Death Valley to Mt. Whitney

It's 217 kilometres from the lowest point in the...
Espen Finstad (Secrets of the Ice) and Julian Post-Melbye (Museum of Cultural History) free an ancient ski from the Digervarden ice patch on Sept. 26, 2021. Image: Glacier Archaeology Program / Secrets of the Ice

Best-Preserved Ancient Skis Turn Up — Where Else? — in Norway

On September 20 of this year, a field archaeologist...

Antarctic Triathlon: 5,300km from Patagonia to the South Pole

On November 20, Antonio de la Rosa will begin...
Aerial operations search for missing skier Rudi Moder at RMNP in Feb. 1983 Photo RMNP

Long-Lost Skier’s Body Found After 38 Years

On February 13, 1983, 27-year-old ski mountaineer Rudi Moder...

Smithwick and Kuo Will Try to Ski Dhaulagiri

Dhaulagiri is not just one more ski line to...

Weekend (Not So) Warm-Up: Exit the North Pole

In 2019, two arctic explorers battled across the arctic...

First Ski Descent of the SW Face of the Bietschhorn

Paul Bonhomme, Vivian Bruchez, and Giles Sierro have made...
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First Ski Descent of the West Face of Mont Pouzenc

French mountain guide Paul Bonhomme has made the first...

Video: Andrzej Bargiel’s Ski of Laila Peak

Andrzej Bargiel's team has posted a brief but spectacular...

Andrzej Bargiel Skis Laila Peak

Andrzej Bargiel has just bagged his expedition's second goal:...

Video: Andrzej Bargiel’s Ski Descent of Yawash Sar II

Andrzej Bargiel has shared some details of his first...

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