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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Black Diamond Drops Joe Kinder
Joe Kinder, a professional climber, has been removed from the Black Diamond team for violating their zero tolerance policy towards bullying.
Indian Climbing's New Exploring Boulderer
Ladakhi climber Jamyang Tenzing has been exploring and opening new climbing destinations in North India – and he’s only just
Reel Rock 12 is Flat-Out Awesome
Want to win free tickets to Reel Rock 12? Read our review of the film, the best installment in several
Hon Hon Hon! French Gang Twirl Their Moustaches While Climbing Nuptse South Face
French alpinists Ben Guigonnet, Fred Degoulet and Hélias Millerioux call themselves Le Gang des Moustaches. United by their facial hair,
Fred Beckey, Legendary American Climber, Dies at 94
Fred Beckey, the American climber whose list of epic first ascents reads like a history of North American climbing in
First (Solo!) Ascent of Nangpai Gosum II by Jost Kobusch
The world’s fourth highest unclimbed peak has just been climbed by German wunderkind Jost Kobusch. Mountaineering lore is populated
EOFT is Back With 7 of the Year’s Best Adventure Films
The European Outdoor Film Tour or EOFT for those in the know, Europe’s largest outdoor film event is playing
Himalayan Database Soon to be Available Online for Free
Miss Elizabeth Hawley started recording information about ascents in the Himalayas in 1963. Today her records are the most complete
Anak Verhoeven Becomes First Woman to Establish a 9a+
Anak Verhoeven has made history by suggesting the difficult grade of 9a+ for her new route Sweet Neuf in the
Interview with Vanessa O’Brien, First American Woman to Climb K2
A 52-year old former banker summited the world’s second highest peak in late July, with a commercial Nepalese expedition
Adam Ondra Climbs World's First 9c
He’s done it! Adam Ondra has sent "Project Hard” after a prolonged siege on what is now the
Pearson, Wright and Hirayama Go Chossaneering in the Faroe Islands
Most climbers have a visceral dislike for “choss,” or loose, dangerous and dirty rock. But British climber James Pearson has