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How do you make climbing the world’s toughest mountain harder? Do it in the off-season.
Sunny Stroeer got sick and still set the speed record on Aconcagua. We sat down with the ex weekend warrior to talk training, coffee, and the all-women team that tackled the highest mountain in South America.
Fine dining on Everest? Only $1,050 per person.
Need sunglasses for climbing, mountaineering, or traveling through snow and ice? We tested three pairs across three continents and two hemispheres to find out how they stack up.
A plan for a drive-up climbing center on the north side of the mountain also includes the mainstays of a modern resort: lodging, restaurants, and a museum. Is this the future of the world's highest peak?
How to start from scratch and expand your horizons
A new study looks at whether stories about PEDs in the mountains have any truth to them
Six months, two trips to Thailand, and flirtations with madness have produced possibly the most forgettable fork ever
She’s not as famous as many other climbers, but her story is one of the most inspiring in the sport
David Roberts, a major figure in modern adventure literature, has explored risk, death, and loss for more than 50 years. Now he’s fighting cancer while producing new writing—including a series of reflections on his disease—that friends and colleagues believe is his best work yet.
Fred Beckey all but invented the sport of climbing with daring first ascents of peaks once thought unclimbable. At 93, his brain might be the greatest repository of information about American mountaineering in existence.
With nothing more than his bike, running shoes, and small amount of gear, Joe Grant managed to climb every fourteener in Colorado in record time. Here’s how he pulled it off.
Track’s most outspoken runner sets his sights on the mountains
Adrian Ballinger and Emily Harrington plan to climb the world’s sixth tallest mountain in record time. If they're successful, it could launch a whole new type of commercial mountaineering.
A pair from Utah trying to complete the first ascent of a steep face in the Karakoram mountain range were caught in a snowstorm last month and haven't been seen since
The 42-year-old mountaineer and mother of two just claimed the women’s speed record for the Explorer’s Grand Slam. How did she pull it off?
The first American woman to summit Everest without oxygen canisters and make it back down alive explains why she snuck off to the mountain without alerting her sponsors—or even her parents
Surviving the world’s tallest mountain takes a lifetime, even if you come down unharmed. It leaves an indelible mark on your soul that one can only cope with.
Climbing rangers In Yosemite, Denali, and Grand Teton are helping Sherpas become better guides
Shareable fitness data has been instrumental to the success of Adrian Ballinger and Corey Richards’s push up Everest. Will it change how the mountain is climbed?
In her sixth ascent of the world's tallest peak, 32-year-old Melissa Arnot earned one of the few prizes left on the mountain
Alpinst Emily Ward was determined to be a better climber than before her cancer diagnosis
Nine Sherpa guides setting rope lines on the upper part of the mountain have become the first of the season to reach the top of the world's highest peak
Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Everest more than any other woman—and now she's on the mountain trying for her seventh summit.
It might be bougie, but it may be better than having more people on the mountain
These guys made a mountain bike video in Cairngorms National Park in Scotland—in the dead of winter.
Instead of making Sherpas carry ropes and hardware over the dangerous Khumbu Icefall, helicopters are now doing it
Attempting the Hardrock 100 in winter—with avalanche danger, buried trails, no aid stations—is almost unthinkable
Research shows that higher temperatures around the world’s tallest peak are thawing its glaciers, which could spell doom for villages in the Khumbu Valley
A California kid’s plan to attempt the highest mountain in the world is raising concern among some in the alpine community
A new documentary tells the other side of the growing labor dispute at the top of the world
After two years of unimaginable tragedy, everyone from outfitters and Sherpas to would-be climbers and the Nepalese government is questioning the future of commercial mountaineering. And then there’s Morton, a veteran guide who spent the past year asking: What happens when you try to leave the world’s most lucrative mountain forever?
Petra Winkes lives in a small town in Holland—far from the mountains that she always dreamed of climbing.
Two experienced mountaineers want to show the world what it really takes to climb the world’s highest mountain—and capture the whole thing on Snapchat
As a three-time Everest summiter, I'd like to see new regulations put in place to improve the climbing experience for everyone on the mountain
After deadly disasters on the world’s highest peak the past two years, demand for climbing Everest is low and some mountain guides are taking the season off. But there are still hundreds of climbers making their way to Base Camp right now.
You’ve probably never heard of the Ecuadorian, but he’s behind the force behind the speed records on some of the world’s highest peaks
Insider tips on conquering Aspen’s hottest event
Stock your physical and digital library with these must-read and must-see works that capture the fun, danger, and beauty of the cold.
A team of four women will attempt to climb up and ski down one of North America’s toughest peaks this spring
Rising temperatures are increasing rockfall danger, and alpinists are already starting to see the new risks
A painstaking reproduction of the boots George Mallory wore in 1924
Aiming to summit some peaks in the new year? We can help get you outfitted.
Achieve the endurance of a distance runner, the grit of a climber, and the skills of a slalom racer
The first full-length mountain film to be shot entirely in 4K is no gimmick: it's a game changer for high-action, small-budget productions
Cycling and track athletes cause a stir when they're caught cheating—but in smaller (and less well-funded) arenas, others may be getting away with it
The country’s high-altitude workers have traditionally worked for paying clients and western guides. But a new generation is pushing the boundaries.
A 73-year-old American man is heading to the Himalayas for an unusual opportunity: getting a shot at a peak no one has ever climbed before
Be thoughtful, don't go at it alone, and do it all
What would a ban on inexperienced climbers look like? And who would be affected?
You've seen the images from Everest Base Camp and Kathmandu, but one village was hit so hard that it ceased to exist altogether. Half the population was buried. The others had to find a way out. This is their story.
As she prepared to attempt the first ski descent of Makalu, DesLauriers began feeling sick. She faced a dilemma: continue or descend? Making the right choice may have saved her life.
After a good weather window disappeared, the team waits for another in their attempt to make the first ski descent of Makalu.
Mountaineer Hilaree O’Neill hiked to the base of Makalu, the world’s fifth highest peak, with her two young sons in tow
The complicated relationship between high altitude workers and Western climbers is on display in ‘Sherpa’
The team attempting the first ski descent of Makalu finally gets a chance to play in the snow
The data behind elite performances
One of the best climbers of her generation points her skis down 27,766-foot Makalu
The filmmakers behind Reel Rock talk Alex Honnold’s early years, the Dawn Wall feature documentary, and what makes a good movie
As the team attempting the first ski descent of Makalu prepares to ascend, they first perform an ancient ritual
After a long and wet week, the team attempting to ski the world’s fifth-highest peak has made it to the base of Makalu
The five elite athletes on the team share their first-descent plans and expedition concerns
It depends who you ask. But I just can't wrap my brain around sending a child up the highest mountain in the world.
Does the catastrophe that gave us 'Into Thin Air' still have the power to captivate? We talk to the cast and crew of the new movie 'Everest' about making an adventure epic roar to life for a new generation.
With a blockbuster film about the deadly storm in the works, we spoke with one of the climbers who made it out alive about the tragedy
Put a number on your mountain skills
Google's virtual climbing projects are getting most of the press, but Mammut beat them to the punch—by nearly a year
A category of gear that came into being in the late 1960s as more and more skiers ventured beyond resort boundaries.
The "Swiss Machine" is halfway through an undertaking to summit 82 peaks across Western Europe in 80 days. How’s he holding up?
After winning the coveted audience award at Sundance, the documentary 'Meru' is getting a nationwide theatrical release next month. How did a climbing movie break through with mainstream audiences? Credit the incredible story at its center: a tale of tragedy, family, friendship, risk, and the redemptive power of suffering.
Pro adventurer dads share their suggestions. (Hint: Rooftop tents, not ties.)
SafeSide marries common sense and cutting-edge technology, giving adventurers and their families a little peace of mind.
This year’s Mountainfilm festival is dominated by feature-length climbing documentaries. The rise of these movies isn’t coincidence.
Meet the Dorais brothers—a pair of ski mountaineers, ER docs, and family men whose toughest battle is being fought far away from the mountains
It's technically allowed, but it may be nearly impossible.
Chinese announce that Everest and all other mountains in Tibet are closed for the season
The veteran climber explains the decision to close Everest's north side to climbers, and how teams are working through the aftermath of the earthquake
Though the Tibetan side is closed to climbers, at least one team is considering a climb up the southern side of Everest