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Arrogance or Modesty: Franco Cookson’s Odd First Ascent
If you didn't know who Franco Cookson was until...
A Lone Ukrainian Will Climb Everest; Plus Updates From Makalu, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Annapurna
Climbers on most of the spring Himalayan mountains are...
Rescue on Dhaulagiri: Dawa Sherpa is Safe in Base Camp
Chhang Dawa Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks has told...
Hong Sung-Taek and Team Leave for Lhotse South Face
As COVID diminishes -- despite a now-predictable ebb and...
Planispheres: The Night Sky in the Palm of Your Hand
A planisphere is an age-old device for reading the...
Will Kangchenjunga See Everest-Like Crowds This Spring?
As many as 50 foreign climbers are expected to...
Dave MacLeod Repeats ‘Lexicon,’ Hardest Trad Climb in England
Scottish climbing legend Dave MacLeod climbed what many think...
Mount Logan, North America’s Second-Highest Peak
Mount Logan (5,959m) is the highest mountain in Canada...
Two Women Create 2,000m Link in Late-Season ‘Romp’ in Patagonia
Whitney Clark and Nicole Lawton spent the latter part...
Found: A Dinosaur That Died the Day the Asteroid Hit
Archaeologists stationed at a dig site in North Dakota...
Marc Batard, 70, Returns to Attempt His Alternate Route Up Everest
Tomorrow, Marc Batard leaves Kathmandu on a project that...
Summit Pushes About to Begin on Annapurna and Dhaulagiri
"We are ready to launch our summit push [on...
