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.
Sea to Summit Brings to India State of the Art Gear for Self-Supported Adventures
Leading the quest for quality, safety, innovation, and performance, Sea to Summit brings the ethos of self-supported adventure to the outdoor enthusiasts of India.
Unknowingly Breaking an Everest Record?
Pasang Dawa Sherpa is a man who knows Himalaya like his 5 fingers. Without intention, or even knowing it, he may break a world record, but it will not be recorded anywhere.
Madman’s Promenade- Part 2: Everesting the Most Extreme Staircase in the World
Find Everest in your own backyard - How an explorer trains for a world record during the pandemic
Madman’s Promenade - Part 1: The Three Rules of the Pyrenees
Louis-Philippe Loncke is known as the "The Mad Belgian" for good reason, and his unsupported, heavyweight trek across the entire Pyrenees proves it.
Triumph and Tragedy on K2
Fatal falls, frostbite, and friends gone missing on the mountain - I was one of the lucky ones on K2.
A Calculated Risk to Set a Record at 5,000 Meters - Ditch the Rope
Kieren D'Souza makes a calculated risk to summit 5,000 meter Friendship Peak without ropes or an ice axe in his latest speed record attempt.
Fast Times in Manali
India’s premier trail runner dreams up new mountaineering speed ascents in his home of Manali. No one in the entire country has even attempted something like this.
The Karakoram Anomaly Project: Glaciers, Scientists, and Near-Death
From studying glacial lakes in the world’s tallest mountain range, to attempting a 7,530m peak, these mountaineering scientists assess the risk of glacial lake outburst floods.
Remembering Joe Brown: Mountaineering Legend Dies at 89
Joe Brown aka “The Master” was a pioneer and one of the greatest climbers of the 20th century.
