Mountaineering

The ban against unsupported climbers on Mount Everest and other 8,000m peaks will not commence until after the bulk of the 2025 season.

Navigating Everest’s Khumbu Icefall is one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. Tour operators hope drones will help improve safety.

Before climbers arrive at Mount Everest each season, the ‘Icefall Doctors’ prepare the Khumbu Icefall for passage.

Without exemptions for seasonal rescue workers, Denali National Park will only have a skeleton SAR crew when the climbing season arrives this summer.

New rules from the Nepali government not only increase fees for Everest climbers — they may also require a guide for anyone ascending the mountain.

A guiding service offers a pricey drug therapy (that’s also illegal in professional sports) to get clients to the Everest summit more quickly and safely.…

How do you overcome 150mph winds, -40-degree cold, and a technical climbing route at extreme altitude without oxygen? Just ask Jost Kobusch.

Some alpinists scoffed at a German climber’s quest to ascend Mount Everest in winter. Now he’s closer than ever to reaching his goal.

2024 Piolet d’Or nominees include a Japanese team who perished during a first ascent of a Pakistan mountain last year.

Did you know that K2 is thought to have a curse against women? Or that Mt. Washington in New Hampshire is more dangerous, by sheer…

One member of the three-person climbing team managed to survive in an ice cave for 2 days until rescuers could reach him.

A cornice on the summit ridge or Mount Everest collapsed on May 21, and a video shows the harrowing aftermath.

Kami Rita Sherpa first climbed Mount Everest in 1994, and hopes the new Everest record will bring more attention to Nepal’s mountaineers.