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Auer, Lama, Roskelley summited Howse Peak before avalanche killed them on the...
The east face of Howse Peak, Icefields Parkway, Alberta, Canada. [Photo] Courtesy of Parks Canada Parks Canada reported in a press conference today, April 22, that Jess Roskelley, David Lama and...
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Montana climbers tap potential of Bitterroots with "Super Ultra Mega" (5.13a,...
Cole Lawrence sends Pitch 6 (5.13a) on the first free ascent of Super Ultra Mega, an eight-pitch route on an unnamed buttress in Montana's Bitterroot Range. Lawrence first envisioned the route about...
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Alan Rousseau and Jackson Marvell summit Dickey's east face via "Ruth Gorge...
[Alan Rousseau wrote the following story about a new route he completed on the east face of Mt. Dickey in Alaska with Jackson Marvell on April 3-5. Their new line follows a prominent corner system...
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14-year-old with cerebral palsy summits the Marmolada in Italy's Dolomites
Getulio Felipe reaches the end of the via ferrata, which is buried in snow, on Punta Penia's Normal Route, Marmolada, Dolomites, Italy. He is belayed by guide Alessio Nardelotto with his friend Pedro...
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American Alpine Club hosting the Excellence in Climbing Celebration on June 1
The American Alpine Club is hosting its annual Excellence in Climbing Celebration on June 1 at its headquarters in Golden, Colorado. This year features a block party format instead of a gala. Tickets...
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Five bodies found in avalanche debris on the flanks of Nanda Devi East /...
Pete Takeda is pictured here on a 2005 expedition to Nanda Kot with the east face of Nanda Devi East / Sunanda Devi in the background. The latter is just in front of the main peak of Nanda Devi....
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10-year-old Selah Schneiter climbs the Nose of El Capitan
Ten-year-old Selah Schneiter leads the bolt ladder to Boot Flake on the Nose, El Capitan, Yosemite. [Photo] Schneiter family collection Ten-year-old Selah Schneiter of Glenwood Springs, Colorado,...
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Zdenek Hak and Marek Holecek complete the first ascent of Chamlang's...
The northwest face of Chamlang (7321m) with UFO Line (ABO: M6, WI5, 2500m) marked in red. [Photo] Zdenek Hak and Marek Holecek collection After completing Satisfaction on Gasherbrum I in 2017, Czech...
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Ines Papert, Luka Lindic and Brette Harrington complete The Sound of Silence...
[On April 2-3, Ines Papert, Luka Lindic and Brette Harrington completed a new route on the east face of Mt. Fay (3234m) in Alberta, Canada, which they named The Sound of Silence (M8 WI5, 1100m). The...
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Tico Gangulee solos the first ascent and first ski descent of Chashkin I (6035m)
Chashkin I (6035m), Pakistan. [Photo] Tico Gangulee On June 20, in a round-trip from his advanced base camp that took approximately 11 hours, Tico Gangulee free soloed the first ascent--and first ski...
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Fall during ski descent on Gasherbrum VII results in dramatic rescue from 6300m
The west faces of Gasherbrum IV, V, VI, and VII. The peak of Gasherbrum II is just barely visible behind the southern ridge of Gasherbrum IV. Gasherbrum I (Hidden Peak) is hidden behind Gasherbrum V....
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Benjamin Billet and John Kelley complete first ascent of Chhopa Bamare (6109m)
[This past winter, from February 9 through March 3, Benjamin Billet, of France, and John Kelley, of Alaska, completed the first ascent of Chhopa Bamare (6109m) in Nepal. They summited on February 28...
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Simon Richardson and Ian Welsted complete first ascent of Waddington's West...
The Epaulette (West) Ridge of Mt. Waddington follows the right skyline. The bergschrund that the climbers jumped down at the end of the ridge below the summit is visible as a shadowed line near the...
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Friends complete Hayden Kennedy's vision on Mt. Hooker: Gambling in the Winds...
Mt. Hooker with Gambling in the Winds (V 5.12+, 2,000') drawn in red. [Photo] Austin Siadak In 2015, Hayden Kennedy and Whit Magro spent a week in Wyoming's Wind River Range establishing a route over...
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Two Alpinist stories included on the longlist for Banff Mountain Book...
The cover of Alpinist 66 features Lonnie Kauk climbing Magic Line (5.14c) in Yosemite Valley. The story is on the long list for Best Mountaineering Article in the Banff Mountain Book Competition. "13...
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Jean (Jene) Crenshaw, cofounder of Summit magazine, dies at 95
Helen Kilness, left, and Jean (Jene) Crenshaw in 2014. [Photo] Katie Ives Jean (Jene) Crenshaw--the cofounder of Summit magazine, the first monthly publication dedicated to climbing in the US--died...
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Climbers join activists worldwide in demand for action on climate crisis
Climbers and activists are meeting this week in Washington, DC, to lobby Congress on a host of issues, including the climate crisis, energy development and leasing reform, recreation access and...
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American Alpine Club CEO Phil Powers to step down in summer 2020
Phil Powers at an American Alpine Club Benefit Dinner with Doug Walker, a former president of the AAC who died in an avalanche in 2016. [Photo] Jim Aikman American Alpine Club CEO Phil Powers...
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Two Alpinist stories receive honorable mentions in Best American anthologies
Two stories from Alpinist 62 (2018) have been selected for the "Notables Lists" for Best American Essays and Best American Sports Writing, respectively: Sara Ann Aranda's Full Value story, "Into...
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Backcountry.com battles small businesses over trademark
[Backcountry Magazine is a sister publication to Alpinist, Mountain Flyer and Cross Country Skier, all of which are owned by Height of Land Publications in Jeffersonville, Vermont. At the time of this...
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