The best trail running photos from the Red Bull Illume 2026 contest
A foot wrecked by 100 miles in the rain, two runners lost on the shore of a lake... Read More
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“We Are Still a Long Way from the Limits of Human Climbing” Aidan Roberts, 9A Boulder Climber
At 28, Aidan Roberts is one of a select few climbers operating at the 9A bouldering grade. Yet... Read More
Laura Rogora: The Exception That Proves History?
At just 25, Italian climber Laura Rogora has a record on rock that ranks her among the very... Read More
Logan’s Other Summit #2: The Undertow
Deep in Logan’s magnificent vastness, the world below seems to fade away. But memories come back in waves.... Read More
Logan’s Other Summit #1: Journey to the End of My Night
I remain haunted by the apparent futility of mountaineering. In a world in disarray, where the search for... Read More
French freerider Juliette Willmann killed in Patagonia avalanche
Chamonix-based freeride skier Juliette Willmann, 29, was killed in an avalanche on Tuesday 29 September on Cerro Crestón,... Read More
Adam Ondra climbs legendary routes in the Dolomites
In his new video, Adam Ondra focuses primarily on two generations of extreme climbing on the immense south... Read More
Thierry Renault: A Tribute to a Master of Style
From the 1980s through the 1990s, Thierry Renault was one of France’s finest alpinists. He was also, quite... Read More
Eiger: Fay Manners and Roger Schäli Open Solar Eclipse, a New 33-Pitch Route on the North Face
Between July 27 and August 13, Fay Manners and Roger Schäli established Solar Eclipse, a new 900-metre, 33-pitch... Read More
Soline Kentzel, first woman to complete the free ascent of Darbellay on Petit Clocher du Portalet in Switzerland
After Golden Gate on El Capitan, Le Voyage at Annot and a solo ascent of The Nose, Soline... Read More
Mont Blanc, The Impossible Mountain
It is a cruel irony. 240 years ago, Jacques Balmat and Michel-Gabriel Paccard reached the summit of Mont... Read More
AVALANCHE: TEN CLIMBERS, INCLUDING NIRMAL PURJA, MISSING ON BROAD PEAK
An avalanche struck the upper slopes of Broad Peak (8,047 m) in Pakistan on Thursday. Ten climbers are... Read More
World Climbing Postpones Decision on Israel’s Suspension
Meeting in an extraordinary general assembly on Thursday, July 23, World Climbing’s member federations were expected to consider... Read More
How French mountaineer Nicolas Jean set a new FKT on La Meije, an iconic and challenging Alpine peak
Setting out at 8:30 a.m. from the church in La Grave—a mecca for French freeriding—Nicolas Jean returned there... Read More
French Annabelle Bouchardon has just completed the first female solo ascent of the American Direct on the west face of the Drus
At 24, French climber Annabelle Bouchardon has just completed the first female solo ascent of the American Direct... Read More
Nanga Parbat: Andrzej Bargiel Skis His Fifth Pakistani 8,000er
Andrzej Bargiel has successfully skied down Nanga Parbat (8,126 m) without the use of supplemental oxygen. The Polish... Read More
Drus West Face: Three Days to Free Climb A Big Wall in Bonatti’s Shadow
Opened in winter 2007 by Martial Dumas and Jean-Yves Fredriksen, on a face transformed by the collapse of... Read More
Farewell Guillaume Pierrel
Guillaume Pierrel has died in the mountains. Writing those words feels almost impossible. Guillaume was a friend. He... Read More
Slovenian climber Janja Garnbret becomes the first woman to complete “Bibliographie,” 9b+ at Ceuse
Janja Garnbret has just completed “Bibliographie,” a 9b+ route, in Céüse, in France. The Slovenian climber has made... Read More
Everest: Left behind during the descent, a Sherpa survives six days alone before returning to base camp
He went missing on May 29, during the final hours of the climbing season on Everest. Found alive... Read More
Skiing down Lhotse without bottled oxygen: Bartek Ziemski’s feat
On May 12, Bartek Ziemski reached the summit of Lhotse, at 8,516 meters, before strapping on his skis... Read More