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The first of two parts written by Hector Silva Peralta, a Chilean mountaineer who lived in Italy for 9 years before traveling to Chile, Canada and Alaska pursuing his dream: to become a mountaineer.

Spanish mountaineers Bru Busom and Marc Toralles report about their June 2019 repeat, despite difficult conditions, of the Slovak Direct, the famous and difficult route up the South Face of denali (6194m) in Alaska established from 13 - 23 May...

Ecuadorian - Swiss mountain guide Karl Egloff has set a new speed record on denali in Alaska, climbing the West Buttress route in 7:40 and returning to his starting point in 11:44. In doing so he beat the previous fastest...

Italian mountaineers François Cazzanelli and Francesco Ratti have climbed the Cassin Ridge on denali (McKinley) in Alaska; five days earlier the two Valle d'Aosta mountain guides had climbed to the summit vie the West Rib. Expedition members Stefano Stradelli and...

American climber Carlo Traversi has made the first repeat of Meltdown (5.14c) in Yosemite, first ascended in 2008 by Beth Rodden.

Sam Hennessy reports about the second ascent of Light Traveller, one of the most difficult climbs on denali, Alaska, first ascended by Stephen Koch and Marko Prezelj in 2001 and repeated now, alpine style, together with Michael Gardner in a...

Interview with Anne Gilbert Chase after the ninth ascent and first female ascent of the Slovak Direct on denali, climbed from 2 - 5 June 2018 with Chantel Astorga.

Interview with American alpinist Colin Haley after his record-breaking ascent of the Cassin Ridge on denali (McKinley) in Alaska in 8 hours 7 minutes on 5 June 2018

The Red Bull Der Lange Weg got underway today at 10:00am. The ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Vienna to Nice will be attempted by Tamara Lunger, Núria Picas, Janelle Smiley, Mark Smiley, David Wallmann, Philipp Reiter and Bernhard...

17 March 2018 is the starting date of the Red Bull Der Lange Weg, the immense ski mountaineering traverse across the Alps from Viena to Nice following in the footsteps of the historic 1971 Austrian team comprised of Robert Kittl,...

Legendary American climber Fred Beckey has passed away aged 94.

Interview with American alpinist Katie Bono who on 13-14 June 2017 ascended and descended the West Buttress route on denali (McKinley) in just 21 hours and 6 minutes. This is a female speed record and one of the fastest known...

17 years after his ground-breaking ascent, American alpinist Steve House looks back on the extremely fast repeat of the Slovak Direct up the South Face of denali (Alaska), climbed with Mark Twight and Scott Backes in 60 hours non-stop.

On their first climbing trip to Alaska, alpinists David Bacci and Luca Moroni pulled off the first Italian repeat of the Slovak Direct route up denali (6194m) in Alaska.

Interview with American alpinists Jess Roskelley who made the first ascent of the South Ridge on Mount Huntington (3731m) in Alaska with Clint Helander. Called the Gauntlet Ridge (Alaska Grade 6, M6, A0, 95° snow, 2,500m), the committing new route...

In memory of Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck who died while climbing on Nuptse in Nepal on April 30, 2017, written by his friend and ace American alpinist Steve House.