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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Alexandra David-Néel: The 19th Century Parisian Anarchist who Explored Tibet
Disguised as a beggar to avoid betrayal, and walking more than 2,000 km in the fierce Himalayan winter, the French orientalist eventually reached the forbidden capital Lhasa on February 23rd, 1924.
Taming the Munga-Thirri Desert with Mike Horn
Crossing Earth’s biggest parallel dune desert, in the middle of Australia, with the world's greatest explorer—Mike Horn. Riding in his trusty beast, a V8 Mercedes G500, I join his team for five days journeying into the Simpson Desert, and dig a little deeper into what makes him tick.
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,
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
Walking the Globe with Louis-Philippe Loncke
Explorers like Mike Horn and Bertrand Piccard are household names. Though he may not have the same name recognition as
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
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
Cycling to the South Pole
Kate Leeming has a dream to bicycle across Antartica.To help make it a reality, she has gone on training
Motorcycle Meditation: Riding Across an Ice-Covered Lake Baikal
Lithuanian motorcyclist Karolis Mieliauskas recently embarked on a frigid expedition to cross Baikal alone, with nothing but his bike to see him through.
No Barriers Can Stop Blind Kayaker and Climber Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to climb Everest and to complete the Seven Summits. In his new book,
Virgin Earth: Mike Libecki Heads Back to Greenland to Climb Massive Tower
Standing over 1,000 feet taller than Yosemite’s El Capitan, the tower that Mike Libecki, Ethan Pringle, Keith Ladzinski