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.
Forgotten Adventures
4 articles
100 Days Down South
Rocky Contos on a solo first descent blitz of some of Mexico’s most remote rivers in 3 ½ months.
Somewhat Miserable, Somewhat Fantastic
Stephen Gladieux on a damp, dark Christmas spent in China’s remote Yantangping Cave.
Descent from the Roof of the World
Dangerous rapids, hostile Maoist rebels, and living without fear. Darren Clarkson-King on an expedition down Nepal’s treacherous Arun River
Alone in a Frozen Sky
Mike Libecki, the first ascent of the Ship’s Prow, and the art of solo climbing on the edge of the world.