Piolets d'Or Announces the "Significant Ascents" of 2023
This list of 68 climbs is effectively a "long list" used to select nominees of the prestigious alpine award.
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Alpinists David Lama, Jess Rosskelley, and Hansjörg Auer Presumed Dead on Howse Peak
The world-class mountaineers were climbing Alberta’s Howse Peak on Tuesday, April 16th when a large avalanche carried them to their likely deaths.
Denali: The High One
At 6190m (20,310ft) Denali is the highest mountain in North America. Its arctic latitude makes for extreme weather conditions and its remote location in the Alaskan wilderness means that climbing teams must be self-reliant and experienced.
Göttler and Barmasse Blitz Shishapangma’s South Face
Light and fast was the name of the game in the Himalayas this season. Killian Jornet blazed up Everest—twice—
Everest Circus Begins Again
The world’s highest mountain is once again open for business. The 2017 season has already seen tragedy and controversy
Alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden the first to summit Kishtwar Kailash
Having set their eyes on this massif in 1993, their ten-year climbing partnership brought them back 20 years later to
