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Double gold for Mongolia and Switzerland in French Alps
In the evocative winter environment of Champagny-en-Vanoise, French Alps, a comp...
Ouray to welcome stars of the future
The 2025 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour heads to North America this weekend for th...
Six countries take gold in Ouray
Athletes from six different countries claimed the gold medals at the annual UIAA...
Longmont: Heading to the Rockies
Round 4 of the 2025 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour takes place in Longmont, Colora...
Longmont review: Two countries, four golds
For the second UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in a row, the four gold medals were c...
Edmonton: Where winners are crowned
After a compelling four World Cup rounds on three continents, the UIAA Ice Climb...
Edmonton: The verdicts are in
The final UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup medals of the 2025 season were awarded thi...
Sunderland to close 2024-2025 season
Following five events across Europe, the UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Tour come...
Continental crowns awarded in Sunderland
Following five events across Europe, the UIAA Ice Climbing Continental Tour conc...
Invitation to support the UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour
The 2024-2025 UIAA Ice Climbing World Tour recently concluded and was undoubtedl...
DENALI 2025 AVAILABILITY
All Roads Lead to Climbing Denali!Denali, West Buttress$12,400, 22 days Maximu...
Denali Availability
The Alaska Range from the end of Main Street in beautiful downtown Talkeetna, Ja...
Expedition Availability
Denali, West Buttress$12,400, 22 days Maximum: 6 climbers, 3 guides May 8 - 29...
Course & Expedition Availability
A waitlist is available for our other full courses and climbs. Check our schedul...
Gear Review: Petzl Glacier Mountaineering Axe
This winter I have been using the Petzl Glacier Ice Axe for guiding winter Mount...
Making the Switch to Coros – One Year Later
Switching to COROS I made the switch to a COROS APEX 2 Pro after 20+ years of us...
Trail Running in the Nepal Himalaya
Nepal’s Himalaya If there is a trail runner’s dream trip, it’s most certainly mo...
‘Sending in Color’ Finds Community in Ice Climbing Desp...
'Sending in Color' is a unique D.E.I.-focused ice climbing group in the Midwest ...
Recovery, rest and acclimatization today – camp 2!
Jan 31, 2025 After a well-earned rest today, the team plans to carry gear up to ...
Ouray Ice climbing 2025
January 31, 2025 The Ouray season is well underway and the ice is in! IMG guide ...
Aconcagua Team Rests at Camp 2
February 2, 2025 Senior Guide Tyler Nachand reported that the Aconcagua team was...
Aconcagua Climbers Rest at Camp 2
February 4, 2025 IMG Senior Guide Tyler Nachand reported windy conditions and ...
Planning for summit tomorrow!
February 5, 202 Tyler’s team moves up to Camp 3 today at 19,957 feet (Camp Coler...
Summit on Aconcagua 22,838′
February 6th, 2025 We are happy to announce that International Mountain Guide’s ...
Team Aconcagua has descended, and back to Mendoza.
February 8th, 2025 The climbing team has descended from the summit of the mount...
After 18 days at Altitude!
February 9th, 2025 After 18 days at altitude, our group of climbers progressed t...
Mt. Rainier, the perfect classroom for AIARE!
February 12, 2025 Enjoy the pictures from this weekend February 8th and 9th ...
This week in Ouray Colorado!
Feb 13th, 2025 Another week almost complete! Guide Lindsay Valero reports great ...
K2 Remains Unconquered in Winter (2020)
For decades, mountaineers have attempted to climb K2 in winter, with the most re...
The Best Mountaineering Documentaries on YouTube – Ice ...
Some of the best mountaineering documentaries can be found on Youtube. Our lis...
La Sportiva Olympus Mons Evo Boots Updated
The La Sportiva Olympus Mons Evo Boot has been the warhorse of the 8,000er club,...
K2 Winter 2020 Dispatches: Apricot Tours Heads Out Led ...
Apricot Tours Announces its K2 Winter 2020 Expedition. Dispatch updates to follo...
Vanessa O’Brien Thinks the Nanga Parbat Rescue Could Ha...
In a controversial statement on Twitter, Vanessa O'Brien revealed that she felt ...
Tom Ballard, Son of Alison Hargreaves, Disappears on Na...
The acclaimed son of Alison Hargreaves has disappeared on Nanga Parbat while on ...
Dispatch: Apricot Tours K2 Winter 2020: From Islamabad ...
The Apricot Tours K2 Winter 2020 team arrived in Skardu and was joined by team l...
The 2008 K2 Disaster
The 2008 K2 Disaster was a highly publicized climbing disaster that resulted in ...
UPDATE: Tom Ballard & Daniele Nardi Rescue
Over the weekend, the Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard rescue operation was plagued...
Dispatch: Apricot Tours K2 Winter 2020: On the Way to A...
The Apricot Tours K2 Winter 2020 team tests gear, concludes sponsor photo sessio...
Mountaineering Boot Grades Quick Guide
Mountaineering boot grades can be tricky. This quick guide will help you better ...
The Messiah (a very naughty route)
Sunday around 6pm: I jumped in my girlfriend’s brother’s pickup which he had len...
One Of Your Five-A-Day
Back in December 2013 I walked into Coire an Lochain with Dougie (the yellow ran...
Summer Condensed
There’s been a big gap since I last wrote a blog post, and a lot has happened si...
The Real Big Drop
Ok so I’ve been in Canada for a week now, and its been, well… SNOWY. The day aft...
Thankfully No Horror Shows On The Headwall
Over the past four days, Nick and I have been into the Stanley Headwall three ti...
Survival Mode
22/02/16, No permission is given for any of this content to be used or copied fo...
Winter is …kinda here!
Its been a crazy 12 months since I left Canada, and I know what your all thinkin...
Summer 2017: Nanga Parbat Summits Already! (Updated)
Update:- Expedition leader of summit party says, they couldn't identify whether ...
Summer 2017: No Summits on Nanga Parbat, Mazeno Ridge S...
There is more to the Nanga Parbat summits story. Expedition leader Mingma Gyalje...
Summer 2017: Nanga Parbat Mazeno Ridge Attempt, Kinshof...
Bad weather thwarts the summit push on Nanga Parbat Kinshofer route. Several cli...
Alberto Zerain, Mariano Galvan Missing on Mazeno Ridge,...
Search and rescue mission is underway on Nanga Parbat where Alberto Zerain and M...
Nanga Parbat Mazeno Ridge: No Sign of Alberto Zerain an...
The helicopter couldn't fly again for two days due to bad weather in region. Ski...
Nanga Parbat Summits, Summit-bids on Broad Peak and Gas...
Kim Hong Bin and Lakpa Sherpa endured several days of cold and hunger at 7200m o...
Alberto Zerain and Mariano Galvan Mazeno Search and Res...
The Mazeno Ridge search and rescue mission, unfortunately, didn't turn out to be...
Summer 2017 Update: GII & Broad Peak Summits, K2 Teams ...
Unpredictable weather in Karakoram. K2 in particular is playing the game of 2015...
Summer to Fall: Climbing Action Continues
Long gone are lovely summer days in Karakoram and perhaps the busier post-monsoo...
Lhotse South Face: Wind, Snow and Cold
After the initial progress to reach C2, with certain help from previously fixed ...
Lhotse South Face: 8400m! Climbers Ready for Summit Push
Bad weather on Lhotse South Face was followed by warmer temperatures; a bit too ...
It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
"It's the most wonderful time of the year." Quite literally for the followers o...
History of Winter Climbing K2
“We do not blame ourselves because we did everything that was humanly possible i...
History of Winter Climbing Everest
History of winter attempts on Himalayan peaks is a little more convoluted than t...
Winter 2018: Everest Teams on the way to C2, Few Detail...
Winter 2018 climbing season is progressing smoothly, as three teams work on the ...
Winter 2018: Everest Team on a roll, No Camp-1 on K2
Winter teams on Everest and K2 are making good progress despite not-so-favourabl...
Rescue Mission on Nanga Parbat - Elisabeth Rescued to S...
Tomek Mackiewicz and Elisabeth Revol are in need of help on Nanga Parbat. They l...
Tomek Mackiewicz and Nanga Parbat: Seven Years of Love,...
Winter 2011: Everyone is talking about Broad Peak, Gasherbrum I and GII, and rat...
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Winter Everest Summit Attempt [Updated]
After month long preparations and a long wait at BC, its action time on Everest....
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A Rebellious [Unsuccessful] Summit Push on K2
There has been an interesting – rather implausible - development on K2 over the ...
K2: Denis Urubko Back in BC, Withdraws from the Expedition
Following an unsuccessful summit attempt, Denis Urubko returned to BC this after...
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[Updated] Winter Everest: It's Over. Alex Txikon Leaves
[28-Feb-2018] It's official now. As per communication from Alex Txikon's team, t...
Revisiting K2 Winter 2018: What Happened Thus Far and W...
It was a star-studded expedition consisting of Poland’s finest climbers. Inclusi...
Winter K2: End of Another Polish Attempt on The Mountai...
Polish team has decided to conclude the K2 winter expedition 2018 and start the ...
Spring 2018 Kick-off: The Himalayan Climbing Season Begins
Teams are already in Nepal. Some are finalizing details in Kathmandu, others are...
The Earth Died Screaming. (A dangerous labour of love!)
At the end of the first lockdown, when travel in Cymru was restricted – up the l...
Bring on the apocalypse
Since the easing of Covid restrictions, I’ve been climbing frequently, and more ...
Encounters with Superheroes. A Talk at the Vaynol Pub, ...
OK, so Craig the landlord at The Vaynol Pub, Nant Peris pestered, and pestered a...
The Shitty End of the Stick
Large drops of rain hit the earth and I can almost hear the gasp. I sit and watc...
The Snowball Effect.
Years ago, now, I think it was winter 2003, so nineteen years ago, I travelled t...
Into the (Winter) Future?
My folks retired and lived for quite a few years on a canal boat; travelling aro...
A story I would prefer to forget…
Recently, I received two messages that came in a day apart, both were from frien...
Awareness of Danger.
I was reading a forum topic on UKC a few days ago started by Chris Craggs, the t...
Video: First Ascent of Link Sar West (6938m)
Shooting Link Sar over the years has given me an incredib...
Mont Blanc - Brouillard Ridge Integral Singlepush
About the only thing that’s guaranteed for me in Himalaya...
Tips from the Pros - Which Camera Gear?
I’ve lost count of the amount of emails I’ve received ask...
The Fear Factory
On form Greg Boswell succeeded on one of the most prized objectives on Ben Nevis...
Duncan Tunstall (1962 – 2022)
My friend Duncan Tunstall died last month. Duncan lived with an inoperable brain...
Base Jump Buttress
Nathan Adam, Huw Scott and Mike Lates made the first ascent of Base Jump Buttres...
Pollaidh Perfect
Iain Young and John Higham made a winter ascent of No.2 buttress on Stac Pollaid...
Southern Highlands Twin Pack
On December 11 Dec, Stuart McFarlane, Di Gilbert and Rich Bentley visited Beinn ...
SMC Journal New Routes Website
The Scottish Mountaineering Club collects route descriptions for new routes clim...
Busy Season at the Cutting Edge
The following ascents were initially reported on Instagram but unfortunately, I ...
Recent New Routes
Away from the cutting edge it has been a relatively quiet season on the new rout...
Festiglace Friday #9
Climbing the loose shale of Pont-Rouge The post Festiglace Friday #9 appeared fi...