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Banff Mountain Film Festival 2021 Award-Winning Films Announced
Banff Mountain Film Festival has just announced the 10...
The Route Up Link Sar: A Herd of Ibex Showed the Way
The following is a little add-on to last week's...
Cooler Heads Begin to Prevail in ‘Stolen Gear’ Debate
The controversy over the first ascent Tengkampoche's NE Pillar...
Long-Lost Skier’s Body Found After 38 Years
On February 13, 1983, 27-year-old ski mountaineer Rudi Moder...
Janja Garnbret is the First Woman to Onsight 8c (5.14b) — Twice
If there were any doubt that Janja Garnbret's gym-climbing...
Tengkampoche NE Pillar: Was the Route “Poached”?
UPDATE: Late today, Tom Livingstone posted a response on...
Famous UK Snow Patch Fully Melts For Just 8th Time in 300 Years
The Sphinx, a well-known snow patch in the Cairngorms...
UK Pair Bag the NE Pillar of Tengkampoche
There's summit news from Tengkampoche, but not from the...
23 Years After its First Ascent, Will Bosi Repeats ‘Mutation’ at Raven Tor, Ups the Grade
Will Bosi is an avid climber, a formidable competitor...
Great Explorers: Fredrik Hjalmar Johansen
While Fridtjof Nansen and Roald Amundsen sought fame and...
The French Team Wraps Up in the Khumbu — Two New Routes, Three Lost Friends
What was supposed to be a success to celebrate...
Best Sleeping Bags of 2021-2022 for Extreme Cold
In winter camping, and especially in arctic travel, the...
Slovenians Open Route on Chobutse’s West Face
The top Slovenian team of Luka Strazar, Nejc Marcic,...
“Don’t Let a Polar Bear Eat My Remains”: Paul Bjorvig’s Adventures on Franz Josef Land
The Norwegian Paul Bjorvig (1857-1935) usually isn’t considered a...
Best Expedition Backpacks of 2021-2022: Heavy Haulers Tested
I’ve tried to avoid big packs on multi-week journeys...
Breaking: Three Missing in Khumbu Avalanche
Three young French climbers are missing on Mingbo Eiger...
Weekend Warm-Up: Link Sar. Plus, an Interview with Graham Zimmerman
In June 2019, alpinist and filmmaker Graham Zimmerman set...
New Polar Expedition Scholarship for People of Color
PolarExplorers is seeking applicants for its newly minted Matthew...
