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.
Denali: The High One At 6190m (20,310ft) Denali is the highest mountain in North America. Its arctic latitude makes for extreme weather conditions and its remote location in the Alaskan wilderness means that climbing teams must be self-reliant and experienced.
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—but an ascent that received less acclaim was similarly impressive: In mid-May David Göttler and Hervé Barmasse virtually sprinted up the Southwest Face of Shishapangma in just 13 hours. When
Everest Circus Begins Again The world’s highest mountain is once again open for business. The 2017 season has already seen tragedy and controversy at the world's most coveted peak. Death, record crowds, and other things taking place have already secured 2017's place in the Everest history books—and the
Alpinists Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden the first to summit Kishtwar Kailash Having set their eyes on this massif in 1993, their ten-year climbing partnership brought them back 20 years later to see it through till the summit Named after the politically unstable district of Kishtwar in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, northern India, Kishtwar Kailash (6,451 mts / 21,165