Tensions between India and Pakistan have abated after the flare-up in early May, and some alpine-style teams are already tackling difficult routes in Pakistan. At the same time, outfitters have ...

In a week when Mt Everest grew by nearly one metre, we lost Doug Scott who with Dougal Haston was the first to scale the formidable southwest face of the world’s highest mountain. He was one of the ...

Interview with Alan Rousseau after the alpine style ascent, carried out with Matt Cornell and Jackson Marvell from 7 - 13 October 2023, of the North Face of Jannu via their 'Round Trip Ticket' (2700m, ...

Methodical, realistic, and driven, Andrei Vasiliev of Russia has spent years showing that there is still room for new routes on 8,000m peaks. On the Southwest Face of Manaslu this year, he and his ...

Simone Moro and Nima Rinji Sherpa of Nepal are joining forces again in a trans-generational attempt to climb Manaslu alpine style in winter. It will be Nima's second attempt and Moro's seventh. Moro, ...

THIS SPRING, AFTER 16 YEARS OF EFFORT, Ed Viesturs became the first American to climb all 14 of the world’s 8,000-meter peaks. Fittingly, the 46-year-old Seattle-based mountaineer’s quest ended with ...

Alpine-style climbing is a preparation game. Gear must be checked and re-checked, camps must be made and stocked on different levels of a mountain, the body must acclimatize to altitude and the mind ...

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