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Marek Holecek and Radoslav Groh endure an epic to complete a new route on...
Baruntse (7129m): the red line shows Heavenly Trap (ABO+: VI+ M6+ 80°, 1300m) and the blue line shows the descent route. Dots indicate bivies. [Photo] Marek Holecek collection On May 21, two-time...
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Chantel Astorga completes first female solo of Denali's Cassin Ridge in 14...
Chantel Astorga takes a stoked selfie during her solo ascent of Denali's Cassin Ridge. [Photo] Chantel Astorga At 8 p.m. June 14, Chantel Astorga became the first woman to solo the Cassin Ridge on...
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US-Columbian trio complete a new route on Peru's Concha de Caracol (5640m)
The line of Cerveza, Pan y Acido (ED: 90°, 700m) on the south face of Concha de Caracol (5640m) with the location of the open bivy marked near the top. [Photo] Courtesy of Anna Pfaff On July 13 and...
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A season of spontaneous commitment in the Alaska Range
[The following trip report by Mike Gardner summarizes a spring season in Alaska that he shared with fellow guide and frequent climbing partner Sam Hennessey. Between late April and the end of May, the...
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Vitaliy Musiyenko completes 32-mile Goliath Traverse in High Sierra
[This story has been updated to correct estimates of elevation gain and distance, and references to different segments of the linkup.--Ed.] Sunset from below Mt. Sill, after Vitaliy Musiyenko stopped...
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Women, girls involved with Ascend program in Afghanistan are threatened by...
Barbed wire and mountains in Afghanistan: Koh-e-Omah (5766m), left, and Koh-e-Hawar (6266m). [Photo] Matt Traver The members, graduates and students of the Ascend program in Afghanistan need help. The...
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Christoph Schranz establishes a 300-meter 8c (5.14b), ground up, in the...
Christoph Schranz on the approach to the Kolosseum wall of Hohe Mund in the Tyrolean Alps. [Photo] Johannes Mair / Alpsolut Pictures On May 8, Christoph Schranz--a 30-year-old climber and IFMGA guide...
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Young Spanish team establishes Big Fighter, a 740-meter route on Chaupi...
The route line for Big Fighter (6c [5.11b/c] A2, 740m) on Chaupi Huanca. [Photo] Alex Gonzalez Between July 1 and 3, young Spanish climbers Jaume Peiro (20) and Alex Gonzalez (18) made the first...
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President Biden signs proclamations to restore Bears Ears, Grand...
A screenshot from the livestreamed event outside the White House on October 8 as President Joe Biden signed the proclamations restoring the protections to Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante and...
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American Alpine Club now accepting applications for six grants
This photo was taken on a trip to Venezuela that was supported by an American Alpine Club Live Your Dream Grant. [Photo] Blake McCord The American Alpine Club (AAC) is currently accepting applications...
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Doug Robinson's story from Alpinist 74 wins Banff Book Comp for...
[Image] Banff Mountain Book Competition A story from Alpinist 74 (Summer 2021)--"Letters to a Young Climber," by Doug Robinson--was recently selected as the winner of Best Mountaineering Article at...
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Three Ukrainian climbers complete first ascent of fabled Southeast Ridge of...
Three Ukrainian climbers--Nikita Balabanov, Mikhail Fomin and Viacheslav Polezhaiko--have just completed the first ascent of the fabled Southeast Ridge of Annapurna III (7555m). Until now, no one had...
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Polish duo endures severe cold on big wall for 11 days to complete Frozen...
The red line shows the approximate route of Frozen Fight Club (M7 A3, 780m). [Image] Marcin Tomaszewski collection From December 5 to 16, Polish climbers Marcin "Yeti" Tomaszewski and Damian "Dany"...
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Corrado 'Korra' Pesce dies after climbing new route on Cerro Torre with Tomas...
Corrado "Korra" Pesce in 2015. [Photo] Klaus Dell'Orto On Thursday, January 27, two teams of climbers summited Cerro Torre together after completing two new, parallel routes up the Patagonian tower....
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Charles Dubouloz completes the first solo winter ascent of Rolling Stones on...
Charles Dubouloz summits the Walker Spur of the Grandes Jorasses after soloing Rolling Stones (5.10 A3, or M8, 1100m) over six days in January. [Photo] Seb Montaz Studio (@sebmontazstudio) From...
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International climbing organizations cancel events in Russia in response to...
Outline of Ukraine, based on a UN map of Ukraine and the Flag of Ukraine. [Image] Courtesy of the United Nations Cartographic Section; Alex Khristov, Wikimedia In response to Russia's invasion of...
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Russian and Ukrainian climbers speak out against the invasion of Ukraine
Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine on February 24, some Russian climbers have publicly spoken out against their country's aggression. In a country known for reprisals against people who openly oppose...
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American Alpine Club's Annual Award and Benefit Gala resumes in-person event...
The American Alpine Club's Annual Award and Benefit Gala is returning to an in-person event in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, March 26. The party and award banquet has been on a two-year hiatus during...
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Carlo Traversi is first to have sent both Magic Line and Meltdown (5.14c) in...
Carlo Traversi places protection on Magic Line (5.14c), Yosemite Valley. [Photo] Christian Adam/Black Diamond Carlo Traversi has once again proven himself as one of the best all-around rock climbers...
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Climbers rally against proposed tramway and expanded bus lanes in Utah's...
Olympic silver medalist Nathaniel Coleman climbs Wrist Rocket (V9), his favorite route in Little Cottonwood Canyon, which would be impacted by the proposed tram or expanded bus lanes that are being...
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