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Poles Abandon Manaslu

Eight Polish climbers have abandoned their climb of a...
October 10, 2018

Austrians Notch Unclimbed Himalayan peak

Four veteran Austrian alpinists have made the first ascent...
October 9, 2018

The Greatest Goal: Teams Prep for Winter K2

In the times of overcrowding, massive use of bottled...
October 8, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Skiing Noshaq

Almost 50 years ago, members of the Innsbruck Academic...
October 6, 2018

Luo Jing Becomes First Chinese Woman to Climb all 14×8000’ers

Update: October 5, 2018, Spanish news website Desnivel reports...
October 4, 2018

Taking what you can out of life. The end of the Wheelchair Trip

Taking what you can out of life. The end...
October 4, 2018

Tasmania Winter Trek Complete

[caption id="attachment_7041" align="alignnone" width="640"] Expedition promo. Photo: Louis Loncke[/caption] Belgian...
October 3, 2018

Sergi Mingote Claims His Third 8,000’er

[caption id="attachment_7052" align="alignnone" width="278"] Camp 2 on Manaslu. Photo:...
October 3, 2018

Carlos Soria Abandons Dhaulagiri

“It’s over - the mountain is impossible to deal...
October 2, 2018

Lhotse Update: Morrison and Nelson Ski the Dream Line

Everest guide Adrian Ballinger has confirmed on social media...
October 1, 2018

Adventure Psychology: In Conversation with Dr Nathan Smith

In a recent interview, Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner said...
September 30, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Into Twin Galaxies

Towing a kayak 1,000km east to west across Greenland's...
September 29, 2018

Huber Abandons North Face of Latok I

Thomas Huber, along with fellow German Rainer Treppte, Italian...
September 28, 2018

Cycling the Americas: The End of the Road in Sight

[caption id="attachment_7001" align="alignnone" width="960"] The town of Villa O'Higgins...
September 24, 2018

Hellmuth and Baranov to ski Dhaulagiri

Herbert Hellmuth of Germany and Sergey Baranov of Russia...
September 24, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: 500 Miles to Nowhere

The premise of bivy-paragliding is simple, even if the...
September 22, 2018

Avalanche Hits Sherpas on Dhaulagiri

An avalanche on Dhaulagiri has hit a team of...
September 20, 2018

Russians to Ski Annapurna

This year's flurry of ski descents of big peaks...
September 17, 2018

Will the Dream Line Finally be Skied?

American ski mountaineers Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison are...
September 17, 2018

Weekend Warm-Up: Breaking Burma

  [caption id="attachment_6610" align="alignnone" width="1352"] Nearing the summit of Hkakabo...
September 15, 2018

New Satellite Imagery Shows Antarctica in Pinpoint Detail

Antarctica is now, ironically, the best-mapped continent on earth. Researchers...
September 14, 2018

Sergi Mingote Targets his Second 8,000m Double-Header

[caption id="attachment_6926" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Testing the saturation of oxygen....
September 13, 2018

Race Across Krygyzstan Destroys Most Riders

Fewer than one racer in three managed to complete...
September 11, 2018

Gear Guide: All-Purpose Repair Kit

A good repair kit deals with both freak disasters...
September 11, 2018