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American Alpine Club accepting applications for climbing and adventure grants
Alan Rousseau, pictured here on the first ascent of Rungofarka's north ridge, India, in 2017, was a 2018 recipient of the American Alpine Club's Cutting Edge Grant. Applications for the 2019 Cutting...
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Update: Scientists study loose flake in Black Canyon while Sorkin and Harlan...
Madaleine Sorkin climbs by headlamp on Scenic Cruise in the Black Canyon on October 29. [Photo] Henna Taylor Last May, Madaleine Sorkin and Mary Harlan were preparing to do a 24-hour linkup of three...
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Cannonball: Cooper and Cordes hit their stride with a new mixed route on...
[On October 18, Kevin Cooper and Kelly Cordes completed a new three-pitch mixed route on the lower east face of Longs Peak in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, which they named Cannonball (M5 R...
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A letter to Chip Chace (1958-2018): "Excuse Me While I Liquid Sky"
[Chip Chace was one of the most well-rounded climbers of his generation and was known to keep many of his exploits quietly to himself. He was also a highly respected practitioner of Chinese medicine....
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Keita Kurakami frees El Capitan's Nose as a rope-solo and 15-year-old Connor...
Keita Kurakami (left) and Connor Herson after their respective free ascents of the Nose (VI 5.14a, 2,900') of El Capitan. [Photos] Keita Kurakami collection/Jim Herson Two historic free ascents...
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No bull: Too tired to see right after a first ascent in Montana's Cabinet Range
[Jess Roskelley wrote the following story about a new route he climbed with Scott Coldiron on A Peak in Montana's Cabinet Mountains on November 18-21. They named their route Canmore Wedding Party (AI5...
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Grit and Rock grant applications due by January 15
Whitney Clark (pictured), Josie McKee and Caro North received a 2018 Grit & Rock Award to attempt a first ascent on Arjuna (6230m) in India's Kishtwar Province. Look for Clark's report in an...
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American Alpine Club announces 2019 award recipients
The American Alpine Club recently announced the award recipients who will be honored at the club's annual benefit dinner on March 9 in San Francisco, California. The honorees are Kelly Cordes, Jim...
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Alpinist Editor-in-Chief selected as a judge for the Boardman Tasker Award
Katie Ives. [Photo] David Swift Alpinist Editor-in-Chief Katie Ives has been selected as a judge for the 2019 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. The other two judges are Roger Hubank and...
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Application period opens for 2019 Kyle Dempster Solo Adventure Award
Kyle Dempster in his elements. [Photo] Andrew Burr The application period is now open for the second annual Kyle Dempster Solo Adventure Award. Applications are due by March 15 for trips taking place...
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American Alpine Club announces three Cutting Edge Grant recipients
Sam Hennessey. [Photo] Seth Timpano Sam Hennessey, Chantel Astorga and Chris Wright are all receiving American Alpine Club Cutting Edge Grants this year. The AAC press release explains that the grant...
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India's first Piti-Dharr Ice Fest results in a flurry of first ascents
Ari Novak on Snow Leopard (HWI 7), Spiti Valley, India. [Photo] Austin Schmitz The first Piti-Dharr International Ice Climbing Festival took place in India's Spiti Valley on January 5-15. During the...
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Congress passes historically large public lands bill that sets a legal...
A climber rappels in Utah's San Rafael Swell, one of many areas across the country that will soon have wilderness designations if President Donald Trump signs the Natural Resources Management Act,...
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Rescuers search for Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi on Nanga Parbat
Tom Ballard, left, and Daniele Nardi. [Photo] Daniele Nardi's Facebook page Tom Ballard, 30, of Britain, and Daniele Nardi, 42, of Italy, are missing on Nanga Parbat (8126m) in Pakistan. According to...
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"Cholitas Escaladoras" summit Aconcagua and make history for Indigenous women
Elena Quispe and Ana Lia Gonzales at the summit. [Photo] Jaime Murciego Ana Lia Gonzales Magueno and Elena Quispe Tincuta became the first Aymara women to summit Aconcagua (6962m) in late January with...
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Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi's bodies found on Nanga Parbat
Tom Ballard, left, and Daniele Nardi. [Photo] Ballard, Nardi collections The bodies of Tom Ballard, 30, of Britain, and Daniele Nardi, 42, of Italy, were spotted through a telescope above Camp III on...
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Six women-led teams selected for 2019 Grit and Rock grants
2019 Grit and Rock grant recipients. [Image] Derek Franz Grit & Rock recently announced six teams as recipients of its 2019 First Ascent Award. The grant, which distributes $10,000 a year for...
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Two Russian Alpinists Establish New High Point on the East Face of Jannu (7710m)
The East Face of Jannu/Kumbhakarna. The actual route is shown in red, while the intended route is shown in orange. [Photo] Courtesy of Marcin Tomaszewski Two Russian alpinists, Sergey Nilov and Dmitry...
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Four recipients selected for 2019 Kyle Dempster Solo Adventure Award
Kyle Dempster. [Photo] Andrew Burr Four recipients have been selected for the second annual Kyle Dempster Solo Adventure Award. Cassady Bindrup, Gabe Dirksen, Talley Kayser and Max Neale are each...
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Auer, Lama and Roskelley presumed dead in avalanche on Canada's Howse Peak
Hansjorg Auer, David Lama and Jess Roskelley are presumed to have been killed in an avalanche while attempting M-16 (VI WI7+ A2) on Howse Peak, located on the Icefields Parkway in Alberta, Canada....
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