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First Ascent of the West Face of 6,600m Pakistan Spire
Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll, Siebe Vanhee, and Symon Welfringer were...
Pakistan Roundup: Blue Skies Launch Summit Pushes
Bad weather stalled progress in the Karakoram last weekend,...
Video: Yellowstone Bison Goes Berserk, Flips Tourist High in the Air
Over the weekend, a 900kg bison in Yellowstone, Wyoming...
A Nightmare Experience: Climber Abandoned by Local Guide On Makalu Loses Fingers to Frostbite
On 8,000m peaks, most climbers put their lives in...
Exposed and Powerful: A 475Km Kayak Circumnavigation of a Wild British Columbia Island
Totally exposed to the power of the North Pacific,...
Two More Cutting Edge Grants Target Karakoram Peaks
The American Alpine Club has announced two more recipients...
Fay Manners: Reinventing Yourself in Your Mid-30s
Fay Manners is now well-known in alpine climbing and...
A New One-Time Logistics Provider for North Pole Expeditions
A new Australian-registered company is planning to establish one-time...
Everest Climbing Industry Awaits Investigation Result as Hillary Dawa Recovers at Home
Everest miracle-man Hillary Dawa Sherpa, 57, is out of...
Man Sentenced After Squatting in National Forest for Years
BY COOPER GEGAN
A man has been sentenced after he...
How the Pakistan’s Giant Peaks Got Their ‘K’ Names
In 1856, British Lieutenant Thomas Montgomerie was surveying the...
First Fatality of the Season on Mt. Elbrus
A 34-year-old climber from St. Petersburg died suddenly on...
Pakistan Roundup: Nanga Parbat, K2, Gasherbrum, Trango
Marek Holecek and Tomas Petrecek of the Czech Republic...
‘Skeleton in a Wetsuit’ Found in Libya May Be Lost Kitesurfer
The remains of a kitesurfer who went missing two...
An Explorer’s Guide to the 10 Largest Islands in the World. #1: Greenland
In this series, we consider the 10 largest islands...
Ski Descents on Nanga Parbat: A Brief Historical Review
Many have climbed Nanga Parbat since Hermann Buhl’s first...
Australians Fall in Love with Lonely Elephant Seal
Australia is home to a lot of exotic wildlife,...
Speed Record on the 58 11,000′ Peaks of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian biathlete-turned-mountaineer Haldan Borglum, 26, has completed all 58...
