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Pair Launches Rare Alpine-Style Attempt on Makalu » Explorersweb
18+ hour, 58+ min ago (206+ words) Denis Aleksenko and Artem Tsentsevitsky of Russia are going to Makalu for their second attempt on the mountain. This time, they will climb alpine style. Last year, the pair used traditional style and fixed a few ropes on the most…...
Following Ghosts Up the Wall: Two Gen Z Climbers Chase a Legendary Andes Route » Explorersweb
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (690+ words) As a teenager, Dane Steadman saw a video on YouTube that he never forgot. It showed a wild climb that combined vertical rock, strange snow features, and precarious icicles, done by two guys he had never heard of named Steve…...
Weekend Warm-Up: World's Hardest Trad Climb » Explorersweb
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (405+ words) Drifter’s Escape: The World’s Hardest Trad Climb documents climber Connor Herson’s attempts at a first ascent of Drifter’s Escape. At a proposed 5.15a, this may be the most difficult trad climb ever completed. The film doesn’t open on the now-famous line....
Three Americans Will Attempt a New Route on a Monster Face in India » Explorersweb
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (808+ words) A powerful American team is on its way to a monster wall in India’s Himalaya to attempt a pure alpine-style ascent. The team, led by Vitaliy Musiyenko, quietly left at the beginning of this week. “No noise, just the team,…...
Fatal Accident in Greece's Climbing Paradise Raises Debate on Safety and Rescues » Explorersweb
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) A freak incident has taken the life of a 60-year-old sport climber from Czechia on Greece’s Kalymnos Island. Anchors in poor condition broke as the climber started rappelling, and then neglect from rescue services did the rest. The accident took…...
World's Hardest Trad Climb? One Man Just Raised the Bar » Explorersweb
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (349+ words) When Connor Herson of the U.S. sent Drifter’s Escape in Squamish, British Columbia, last July, it looked like a hard line. Now that Herson has proposed a grade for the route, we need to change the adjectives. At 5.15a (9a+ in Europe), this…...
Alex Honnold Climb Preview: The Wild History of Free Soloing Skyscrapers » Explorersweb
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (1767+ words) Tomorrow, January 23, Alex Honnold will attempt to climb a 508m Taipei skyscraper live on Netflix. No ropes — just him, a pair of climbing shoes, and a chalk bag. The stunt has focused attention on climbing like nothing since his Academy Award-winning…...
How Scott Fischer, of 'Into Thin Air' Fame, Taught Me To Hike » Explorersweb
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (833+ words) In the first year of my PhD program, after a particularly bad week, I decided I was going to hike a mountain. Not a real one, with cliffs and glaciers: I was not stupid. I had never willingly gone on…...
Remembering Gerry Owens, 1937-1975
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (718+ words) Major Gerry Owens was a British Army officer and mountaineer who died during an expedition to Nuptse in 1975. Today, December 31, is the 88th anniversary of his birth, and 2025 marks 50 years since his death. Born in 1937, Owens served with distinction in the…...