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‘Shaft of the Abyss’ on Golgotha Pushes Marin, Helander to the Limit
Andres Marin and Clint Helander had to work hard...
Japanese Pair Try for First Ascent of Kangchung Nup’s North Face
Every spring, while hundreds of climbers target the 8,000'ers,...
Legends Series: Aloha Wanderwell
Ambitious trailblazer, innovator, and adventurer; Aloha Wanderwell was born...
Mount Tyree, Antarctica’s Second-Highest Peak
The Second Seven Summits, the less-known and more difficult...
Progress on Annapurna, First Arrivals at Kangchenjunga
Progress is swift on Annapurna, where some of the...
Flurry of Repeats on France’s Hardest Trad Climb
James Pearson's Le Voyage (E10, 7a) sat without a...
Oswald Rodrigo Pereira on the Tragedies of Broad Peak and Winter K2
Oswald Rodrigo Pereira first set foot in the Himalaya...
The 13-Billion-Year-Old Twinkle: Hubble Spots Most Distant Star Yet
Earendel is Old English for "morning star" or "rising...
Arctic Roundup: New Expeditions Ready to Begin
As two expeditions near their end, three more prepare...
Escape from Camp 354: Mount Kenya, 1943
The history of Africa's second-highest peak culminates in the...
Pluto’s Ice Volcanoes: A Cold, Hard Shell With a Warm, Gooey Centre
Pluto is weird. Before the scientific community decided it...
Skiing Makalu, Paragliding Everest: Glimpses of the Season Ahead
The climbing is primed to begin, especially on central...
Peak Collectors in Modern Himalayan Climbing
As the Himalayan climbing season begins, the various professionals...
Simon Messner Leaves Innsbruck With Frozen Toes and a Great New Route
Simon Messner and Martin Sieberer risked life and limb...
Four Kayakers Will Try to Paddle the Entire Northwest Passage in One Season
The fabled Northwest Passage is changing as the world...
Summit Proof: Why Do We Need It? Rodolphe Popier Explains
Climbers currently preparing for Makalu and Lhotse will want...
Laura Tiefenthaler Defeats Doubts for Eiger North Face Solo
Alone at 3,970m on the North Face of the...