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170,000 Years Ago, Early Humans Were Eating Giant Snails
The "slow food" movement has been happening for much...
2023 AAC Cutting-Edge Grants Announced
The American Alpine Club has just announced the recipients...
Alpinist Defies Doubts For First Winter Solo of Fitz Roy’s ‘Supercanaleta’
Under a blazing sunset in the Patagonian winter evening...
Two Russian Climbers Die on Lenin Peak
Two Russian climbers died on Kyrgyzstan’s Lenin Peak (7,134m),...
M9-, WI6+ at 5,000+ Metres!? Slovaks Say They Did It
Climbing in Kyrgyzstan’s relatively unexplored Kookshal Too valley is...
Twins Try to Climb Highest Mountain in All 196 Countries
As mountaineers continue to seek new ways of getting...
Bottled O2 Goes Global on Khan Tengri and Aconcagua
Yesterday, Dmitry Grekov of Ak-Sai Travel announced an unusual...
Magic Mountains: Six Sacred Peaks Around the World
Mountains can be holy places, venerated by cultures both...
Weekend Warm-Up: Mind Over Mountain
The infamous Bugaboos-to-Rogers ski traverse charges across 137km of...
McBoycott: How Polar Explorers Brought McDonald’s to Russia
Earlier this week, McDonald's announced that it was temporarily...
Interview With Marek Holecek: ‘Yes, Masherbrum is a Possibility’
Marek Holecek has gained a front-row seat in the...
Newcomers’ Guide: The Snow Leopard Challenge
The Seven Summits and 8,000'ers aren’t the only popular...
How Valentin Mikhailov Died on Pobeda
A rescue mission on a dangerous peak. Inexperienced climbers...
Developing: At Least One Dead, Others in Peril on Khan Tengri
More news from northern Kyrgyzstan, this time from Khan...
Developing Timeline: What Happened to the Mountaineers Lost on Pobeda
In the past week, three mountaineers have perished on...