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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The Long Defeat: Failing in the Mountains
Surrender and retreat in the mountains is a drawn-out, pondersome affair. Perhaps that's what makes success so rewarding.
Great Gear Review and Giveaway - Spring Edition #1
Courtesy of our friends at Gripedo, Standard Process, and Vont Innovations, we are delighted to give you the chance to win some amazing spring gear!
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.
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.
Live Updates: Colin O'Brady's 50HP World Record Attempt.
This page will be regularly updated as and when we hear from Colin during his challenge. Remember if you see
Devil's Weed, Gran Sasso. 10 years Later, and Still Unrepeated.
Probably the most difficult and still unrepeated route of the Gran Sasso massif
Colin O'Brady Profile: Explorers Grand Slam World Record Holder
Raised in Portland Oregon, Colin has faced real challenges in life, such as being told he might not be able to walk again. However, Colin’s never say die attitude only spurs him on to achieve more.
Remembering Hari Dang - A Legend
Explorer Mandip Singh Soin remembers Hari Dang - a passionate mountaineer, environmentalist and an award-winning educationist, who inspired many to
First Indian ascent of Meru North -- a personal account
In 1986, mountaineer Mandip Singh Soin and a small group of friends made the first Indian ascent of Meru North,
UPDATE: Final rites of Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu amid state honours
Thousands of people turned up for the burial of Babu in his hometown in South India. The local government had
Malli Mastan Babu's body retrieved from the Andes
In an operation aided by local governments, top Indian mountaineer Malli Mastan Babu's body was brought down from
Malli Mastan Babu found dead in the Andes
More than ten days after he went missing during a solo attempt of Cerro Tres Cruces Sur (6749m), top Indian