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Malaysian Climber Missing on Annapurna

Malyasian climber Wui Kin Chin is currently missing on Annapurna....
April 24, 2019

Spring Himalaya Update: Off We Go!

In Nepal, commercial expeditions on Everest have set out...
April 24, 2019
Annapurna Base Camp. Image by Seven Summits Treks.

Breaking: Dozens Summit Annapurna Today

Once a rarely visited 8000'er because of its complexity...
April 23, 2019

Romanian-Slovakian Team Reach Dhaulagiri

Horia Colibășanu of Romania and Peter Hamor of Slovakia...
April 23, 2019

Bodies of Lama, Auer and Roskelley Recovered

Yesterday, Parks Canada, the Canadian National Parks agency, recovered...
April 22, 2019

Hong Sung-Taek Returns to Lhotse South Face

This is the story of a lifelong personal quest....
April 22, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Far Away

"Kat starts grinding into an off-width and then this...
April 20, 2019

David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley Missing in Avalanche

Three of the world's most talented alpinists, Austrians David Lama...
April 18, 2019

Nick Butter: 132 Marathons Down, 64 To Go

In January 2018, Nick Butter set out to run...
April 18, 2019

Masatatsu Abe on a Hard Trek to the South Pole

In January, Masatatsu Abe finally reached the South Pole,...
April 17, 2019

Hiking the World: Updates from the Road

Circumnavigating the world on foot is a slow business,...
April 16, 2019
Alex Txikon

Txikon Interview, Part II: What Really Happened to Nardi and Ballard

The most-discussed aspect of Alex Txikon's winter K2 expedition...
April 15, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: The Towers of Ennedi

Totally off the tourist radar, rarely seen by the...
April 13, 2019

North Pole Season Cancelled

After 10 days of delays, the political wranglings between...
April 12, 2019
Basque (Spanish) Alex Txikon on winter K2

Exclusive: Alex Txikon on a Troubled K2 Winter Base Camp

Alex Txikon has both done a lot and has...
April 11, 2019

Politics Puts North Pole Skiers, Marathoners on Ice

Political tensions between Russia and Ukraine have delayed flights...
April 11, 2019

Is it Possible to Climb the Highest Peak in Every Country in the World in One Lifetime?

Whether down a river, up a mountain, through a...
April 10, 2019

Cat Adopts Round-the-World Cyclist

Warning: cuteness overload In September 2018, 28-year-old Dean Nicholson set...
April 9, 2019

Interview: Chaz Powell on Trekking the Gambia

Last month, Chaz Powell, 39, and Tim Roberts, 59,...
April 8, 2019

Weekend Warm-Up: Uruca II, Bugaboos Edition

This animated film stresses human -- some would say...
April 6, 2019

Bielecki: Why I’m Going Back to Annapurna

Polish climbing ace Adam Bielecki is leaving this weekend...
April 5, 2019

Kite-Skiing for Polar Travelers

In 1888, Fridtjof Nansen and his team became the...
April 4, 2019

Jannu Climbers: Safe at Last

For the past six days, fans of Himalayan mountaineering...
April 2, 2019

Legends Series: Interview with Borge Ousland

No one has as many firsts in the polar...
April 1, 2019