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Beyond Oxygen: What it Means to Have A Sherpa At Your Side
Yes, there is a clear distinction between climbing an...
Weekend Warm-Up: Rakchham, Bridge Between Worlds
In the northern Indian province of Himachal Pradesh, Rakchham...
K2 Speed Ascent Records: Who Wears the Crown?
French alpinist Benoit Chamoux holds the record for the...
35 Years Ago Today: Lynne Cox’s World-Changing Swim Across the Bering Strait
Thirty-five years ago, during the Cold War, American endurance...
NASA Records Fastest Melt Ever in Svalbard
The record heat experienced across the globe this summer...
‘Pseudo-Alpinists’ Prompt Closure of Mont Blanc Refuges
"I give up," exclaimed the exasperated mayor of Saint...
Chorizo Centauri? Award-Winning Physicist Trolls Media With Image of Sausage
Award-winning French physicist Etienne Klein has issued a public...
Far From Empty: Who’s Still Climbing in the Karakoram?
Over 150 climbers summited K2 recently, but now most...
Extremes on Mont Blanc Prompt Mayor to Seek ‘Funeral Deposit’ for Climbers
The mayor of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains, a village at the foot...
K2 Summit Seen As Never Before: From a Drone
Photographer Sandro Gromen-Hayes had a history of poor luck...
Two Ambitious Bike-and-Climb Expeditions Officially Underway in Europe
Young British climber Anna Taylor aims to summit 100...
Bolivia’s ‘Death Road’ Becomes a Haven for Wildlife
An abandoned Bolivian road now brims with wildlife, proving...
For First Time In A Century, Record Heat Cancels Alps Climbing Tours
Even the Matterhorn is not an option.
The extraordinarily hot,...
Italians Finish Siula Grande Push Days Behind First Ascensionists
This summer has seen elite alpinists pioneering new routes...
Exploration Mysteries: Lasseter’s Reef
Harold Bell Lasseter was an odd character. People described...
Two More Quality First Ascents in the Peruvian Andes
Two new first ascents in Peru prove that the...
Bottled O2 Goes Global on Khan Tengri and Aconcagua
Yesterday, Dmitry Grekov of Ak-Sai Travel announced an unusual...
Eight Left: Man Will Climb All 282 of Scotland’s ‘Munro’ Peaks — in His 80s
Nick Gardner of Gairloch, Scotland, is 82 years old...
