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A Dangerous Queue Formed on K2 as 145 Climbers Summit in One Day—That’s Double the Average Number of Summits for an Entire Year

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A scary scene emerged out of Pakistan just a few weeks ago as climbers documented a massive queue on the second-highest mountain on Earth. On July 22, a significant traffic jam occurred on K2 Moutain as a whopping 145 climbers summited the peak in just one day. A new record—that’s double how many usually summit in a season! It also […]

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Nick DeRiso | August 8, 2022
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Boy Wonder? 18-year-old Scottish Phenom Climbs 8,000-Meter Lhotse, Sets New World Record, and Places Remaining 13 Himalayan “Eight Thousanders” As Next On His List

Alasdair McKenzie climbing peaks

New World Record Climb What does it take to climb an 8,000 meter (26,247 ft.) peak in the Himalayas? Just ask 18-year-old Scottish climber Alasdair McKenzie. He’ll tell you. He just set a new Guinness World Record as the youngest person ever to climb Lhotse, the 4th highest mountain in the world. If this wasn’t incredible enough, he paired the […]

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Ryan Kime | July 14, 2022
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What is Ski Mountaineering? Legendary Free Skier Cody Townsend Explains

Cody Townsend climbing uphill shot

What is Ski Mountaineering? That’s a great question, especially for someone like me who is looking to level up his backcountry skills for next season. It’s a much better question for a legend like Cody Townsend, one of the most awarded freeskiers in history and considered by many as ‘The People’s Skier’ for his laid-back demeanor and caring attitude. Cody […]

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Ryan Kime | June 23, 2022
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Want to Sleep on Top of a Mountain? The Bertol Hut in Switzerland Might Be Just Right for You!

Bertol Hut on Col Des Bertol

At an elevation of 3,311 meters (10,863 ft.), sitting high above the glacier pass which shares its name, the Bertol Hut is undoubtedly one of the iconic huts along the Haute Route.  Related: Haute Route Trip Report: Ski Touring From Chamonix, France, to Zermatt, Switzerland Since “The High-Level Route” was originally named by its English hikers who first traversed it […]

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Ryan Kime | May 17, 2022
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[VIDEO] Link Sar: The Last Great Unclimbed Mountain

CragBrains | October 11, 2021
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VIDEO: “MESSNER” – World’s Greatest Mountaineer

CragBrains | August 3, 2021
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42,950 Vertical Feet in 5 Days on Washington’s 5 Volcanoes

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Washington state, nestled at the tip of the Pacific Northwest, is home to five active volcanoes. Mount Baker and Glacier Peak hold court in the Northern half of the state. Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens, and Mount Adams form a triangle of volcanoes in the South. Four out of the five peaks stand at over 10,000ft. While many people aim […]

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Katy McClintic | July 12, 2021
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Climbing Mt. Rainier, WA, to Help Sherpa Families in Nepal

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Three years ago, I attended a presentation on Leadership in the Mountains, led by Melissa Arnot. Melissa didn’t look much different from the rest of us dressed in business casual attire with a small athletic frame and a warm demeanor. It is strange when you meet your heroes, and you realize that they are just people too. Still, Melissa is one […]

Katy McClintic | July 9, 2021
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