Nirmal Purja Just Shattered the 8,000er Record
Over six months and seven days, the Nepali climber summited all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks
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Meet One of the First Women on Everest in 'Rising'
In 1986, Sharon Wood became the first North American woman to climb the world's tallest peak. Now she's opening up about her experience—on and off the mountain.
The Climbers Who Survived a Week Stuck on Mount Rainier
After a climbing partner became ill, high winds stranded Yev Krasnitskiy and his team on the upper reaches of Mount Rainier for five days with no way to go but up
Remembering Davo Karničar, an Underappreciated Legend
The reclusive Slovenian made two first descents of 8,000-meter peaks, including the only full descent of Everest. He died in a forestry accident earlier this week.
Kilian Jornet Is Climbing Mt. Everest... Again
Two years after his disputed back-to-back summit of the world's tallest mountain, alpinist and ultrarunner Kilian Jornet has received a permit to climb Everest again this fall. If he plans to go for another record, he's not telling people.
The Tragedy on Howse Peak
In April, alpinists David Lama, Jess Roskelley, and Hansjörg Auer went silent during a harrowing expedition in Canada. The climbing community mobilized, first for a search and then for a memorial. In the wake of the tragedy, writer Nick Heil examines the motives of cutting-edge climbers and wonders: How close should we stand to our own mortality to feel alive?
Will New Rules Reduce Crowds on Mount Everest?
The country's Ministry of Tourism unveiled a series of proposals aimed at avoiding another disastrous, overcrowded year on the world's highest peak
Nirmal “Nims” Purja Is More Than a Viral Photographer
The man who took the most shocking Everest photo of the year is about to break one of mountaineering's stoutest records
A 3,530-Mile Human-Powered Ascent of Denali
Here's what it takes to get yourself on top of Denali, from Salt Lake City, without a single motor
A Denali Climber's Experience Being Detained by ICE
Ibrahim Cetindemir was pulled off his train and detained by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Montana while making his way back home to North Dakota
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