Russian alpinist Nadya Oleneva, 38, died after a fall on Nepal’s Dhaulagiri I (8,167m/26,795ft) on October 14.
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Russian alpinist Nadya Oleneva, 38, died after a fall on Nepal’s Dhaulagiri I (8,167m/26,795ft) on October 14.
Polish alpinist Kacper Tekieli died on May 17, after being hit by an avalanche while descending from a solo on Jungfrau (13,642ft) in the Bernese Alps.
Irish mountaineer and endurance athlete Noel Hanna, 56, died April 17 after summiting Annapurna (26,545ft).
Scottish climbing legend Jimmy Marshall passed away on March 2, aged 94. Marshall, “The King of the Ben,” was among the UK’s leading climbers in the 1950s and 60s.
Argentinian climber Marcos “He-Man” Gorostiaga, 28, died on January 31. He was hit by rockfall while climbing in the Cerro Torre massif.
Meg O’Neill died on April 2, while saving a friend during an ice climbing outing.
British rock climbing pioneer Ron James, 90, died on March 1 from natural causes.
Basque climber Amaia Agirre died in an avalanche while descending from the Patagonian spire Fitz Roy/Cerro Chaltén (11,171ft), along with her climbing partner Iker Bilbao.
Basque climber Iker Bilbao died in an avalanche on January 19, 2023, along with his climbing partner Amaia Agirre as the pair descended from Fitz Roy/Cerro Chaltén in Patagonia.
Our annual tribute to community members we've lost in the past year.
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From gendarme and pitch to jug to crimp, the sport of climbing is rife with complex jargon, often indecipherable to beginners. One of these is the “gaston.”
Kauaʻi (Kauai) County is home to 261 named mountains. Kawaikini (5,223 ft / 1,595 m) on the main island, Kauai, is the highest and the most prominent of these summits.
Free campsites are a dime a dozen in the United States. It’s finding them that’s the trick. Let’s learn how!
Stellar limestone walls arrayed around a sun-drenched Mediterranean island off the coast of Spain… What’s not to like?
Like chimneying, working dihedrals, jamming cracks, and slab climbing, arete climbing is a unique and fulfilling aspect of our sport, something that all climbers should practice if they hope to progress.
The new Netflix documentary highlights the “rivalry” between solo alpinists Dani Arnold and the late Ueli Steck.
Are you looking to carry heavy loads, finagle with sketchy gear placements, and spend a metric ton of cash on gear? If so, you must want to be a trad climber!
Home to numerous awe-inspiring granite formations like El Capitan (7,779 ft / 2,371 m) and Half Dome (8,839 ft / 2,694 m), Yosemite National Park is the birthplace of American rock climbing, and arguably the world’s most famous climbing destination.
Hörst spoke with Climbing the day after his ascent on downgrading, kneepads, and keeping grades with the times.
