Mountaineering

As the Khumbu Glacier destabilizes and shrinks, reports indicate it’s also threatening to swallow Everest base camp.

Bureaucratic formalities currently prevent Corrado ‘Korra’ Pesce’s daughter from accessing the rights she’s due in the wake of his death.

Earlier this month, a team of four Canada-based climbers made the first ascent of ‘Guaranteed Rugged’ (5.10d), the longest bolted route in North America.

Italians Luca Montanari and Andrea Lanfri, who lost both legs below the knee and seven fingers to meningitis, summitted Everest on May 13.

In 2015, Andrea Lanfri lost both legs and seven fingers to meningitis. Now, he’s on his way up Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen.