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.
Himalayas
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An Interview with Ashok Dilwali, Extraordinary Himalayan Photographer
For generations of Himalayan enthusiasts, Indian photographer Ashok Dilwali's images are a critical record of one of Earth's most renowned ranges, and a changing landscape
Char Dham Highway Project: A Reckless Road to Salvation
In its eagerness to boost tourism and local employment in the Himalayas, the Union Government of India evades environment protection laws—enraging environmentalists, experts and the residents of Uttarakhand.
Everest: Queues, Theft and Death on the Mountain Once Known as Chomolungma
Everest does not exist as it did a century ago. We have changed the way it is perceived, and should take responsibility for its numerous and consistent casualties.
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
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—
Himalaya's Hardest Climb - The Shark's Fin on Meru Central
Mountaineer and photographer Jimmy Chin's exclusive story of a climb on the spectacular prow of the Shark'
Big wall lessons in Indian rock climbing - from Sahyadri to Himalaya
Indians lag far behind elite Western climbers in high-end Himalayan technical rock and alpine-style ascents. Learnings from what Girivihar, one