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Hon Hon Hon! French Gang Twirl Their Moustaches While Climbing Nuptse South Face

Hon Hon Hon! French Gang Twirl Their Moustaches While Climbing Nuptse South Face

French alpinists Ben Guigonnet, Fred Degoulet and Hélias Millerioux call themselves Le Gang des Moustaches. United by their facial hair, they have climbed all over the world together, and this past October completed their most notable ascent yet: a new route up Nuptse's ominous South Face. On an

First (Solo!) Ascent of Nangpai Gosum II by Jost Kobusch

First (Solo!) Ascent of Nangpai Gosum II by Jost Kobusch

The world’s fourth highest unclimbed peak has just been climbed by German wunderkind Jost Kobusch. Mountaineering lore is populated with names like Reinhold Messner, Ueli Steck and Jeff Lowe―climbers who elevated style (the means) above the goal (the summit)―and at just 25 years old, Kobusch is intent

Göttler and Barmasse Blitz Shishapangma’s South Face

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 2017 Updates: Deaths, Speed Records and More

Everest 2017 Updates: Deaths, Speed Records and More

Now we’re in the thick of it. Everest season is in full swing, and before long it’ll be over. On top of the hundreds of successful summits, the mountain has claimed a number of lives, been the scene of costly body recoveries, and been scaled at a blistering

Everest Circus Begins Again

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

Ueli Steck: The Carpenter Who Climbed Mountains

Ueli Steck: The Carpenter Who Climbed Mountains

Ueli Steck, who died in Nepal on April 30, was probably this generation’s greatest alpinist. A goal like the Everest-Lhotse Traverse via the Hornbein Route, while a major coup if successful, was not objectively dangerous in the same way as his speed solos in the Alps. But in the

BREAKING NEWS: Ueli Steck Dies on Everest

BREAKING NEWS: Ueli Steck Dies on Everest

World-famous Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck was killed in a climbing accident on the Nuptse face in the Khumbu region, while training for an alpine-style Everest climb. "As of now, they are trying to bring his body to Kathmandu by helicopter. The accident happened near Camp 1 in the Nuptse