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Christina Lustenberger called her and Gee Pierrel’s descent of Aoraki (Mount Cook) the most engaging of her entire storied career
A pair of Washington climbers, inspired by the warming climate and an enormous challenge, reached a peak normally accessed by a helicopter on the saddles of their bikes
Gardner, 32, was attempting a new route on Jannu East’s immense North Face when he died in a fall
68-year-old Mick Fowler and 74-year-old Victor Saunders make an odd couple. But their teamwork just yielded yet another striking Karakorum first ascent.
Cory Richards has climbed the tallest mountains in the world and had his photos in the biggest adventure magazines in the game. In his new memoir, he shares the mental health highs and lows that shaped his life and storied career.
I report on a lot of SAR calls and this Mazama debacle is one of the weirdest rescue stories I’ve ever heard
Martin Feistl, 27, was among the most talented and bold alpinists of his generation. He died after a 130-foot fall.
ϳԹ spoke with Christina Lustenberger about what it was like to ski the west face of Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower
Robbi Mecus, a search and rescue expert and pillar of the LGBTQ+ climbing community, died in Denali National Park last week
Climbers regarded the North Face of Jannu as the most baffling project in the Himalayas until these alpinists cracked it
Writer Andrew Bisharat explains how a legal fight between a climber and local politician in France is a harbinger of future tensions in the warming Alps
Why be stuck behind the masses at popular parks when you can wander some of the nation’s best with barely a soul in sight?
Climbing permits are up, expeditions are welcoming more women, and new technology is changing the timeline for getting to the top. These are some of the storylines we’re following during the 2023 season on Mount Everest.
A scientist from the University of Colorado explains why the presence of human bacteria on the South Col represents a groundbreaking discovery
Last month the company discontinued its Guide Built program, letting go of over 20 athletes in the process. Who’s left? Influencers.
The American Alpine Club has chosen a new title for its annual honor, which was previously named after mountaineering pioneers Robert L.H. and Miriam Underhill
Writer Stewart M. Green remembers Webster, who was part of the 1988 expedition to climb Mount Everest’s Kangshung Face
When Harrington and Nelson met on an Everest expedition, they formed a bond that carried them through some of the toughest and most rewarding experiences of their lives, including dangerous expeditions, big romances, and motherhood
A fall on Manaslu claimed the life of the legendary ski mountaineer this week
Two days after Nelson went missing on Manaslu, details about the ski mountaineer’s accident are emerging
Guides and rescue personnel are trying to understand the disasters that occurred on the volcanic peaks of Carihuairazo, Cayambe, and Illiniza Sur over the weekend
Americans Josh Wharton and Vince Anderson completed the first integral ascent and first free ascent of the Italian route “Suerte” on 20,100-foot Peruvian peak Jirishanca
Communication can be the difference between life and death in mountaineering. Climbers Scott Lehmann and Shayna Unger know that as well as anyone.
At the end of one of the most successful Everest seasons in years, we collected the most compelling stories about the peak and how it can bring out the best and worst in those who attempt to climb it
Crowds, inexperience, and social media are leading to a surge in rescue calls on one of the most climbed peaks in America
The Robert and Miriam Underhill Award, given since 1983 to legends like Lynn Hill, Yvon Chouinard, Conrad Anker, and Alex Honnold, will be rebranded because of racist remarks made in the 1930s and 1940s by Robert L.H. Underhill, a major figure in the history of U.S. mountaineering
One of America’s top climbers offers advice on how to use your lower body to power up a crag
Mark Jenkins chose to skip a risky adventure with his friends. Twenty-five years later, he’s still haunted by what happened in his absence.
Climber Marc-André Leclerc may not have craved the spotlight, but his feats in alpine free soloing certainly warranted attention
The trio ascended the technical and coveted southeast ridge to the summit of the 24,787-foot peak
Mountaineers recognized for ascents in Canada and Pakistan, as well as two lifelong alpinists, will receive awards later this month in France