Mountaineering

‘I still believe that Messner is the first,’ Viesturs said this week, adding that the famed climber was ‘years ahead of his time.’

Norwegian skier Kristin Harila and Lama (Tenjen Sherpa) have claimed a stunning new record: summiting all 14 of the highest peaks in just 92 days.

Hari Budha Magar lost his legs to an IED explosion in Afghanistan. And 13 years later, he stood atop the world.

It’s been an unusually lethal season on Mount Everest, with multiple deaths occurring among various expeditions.

Dr. Jonathan Reuel Sugarman died at Everest Camp 2 on May 1. The cause remained unclear as of Tuesday morning.

Half of a six-member climbing team died in an avalanche at Colchuck Peak on Sunday. Conditions remain too dangerous to recover the bodies, authorities said.

The veteran alpinist executed his latest climb in homage to a personal hero.