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Trail running sensation Kilian Jornet begins his latest insane challenge - climbing 67 American 14ers this fall - and hiking and biking between them
By Will Symons last updated
The States of Altitude will see the Spanish endurance athlete ascend every 14,000ft peak in the lower 48 states

Blind hikers prepare for record-breaking ascent of Africa's tallest mountain
By Will Symons published
A team of 11 visually impaired and fully blind climbers are entering the final stages of preparation before they head up Mount Kilimanjaro

Watch trail runners in Japan's Northern Alps follow in the footsteps of 'the father of Japanese alpinism' in new film from Rab
By Will Symons published
An expert team of trail runners retrace the steps of Banryu, an 18th-century monk and pioneering Japanese alpinist

"Whatever your limitations are, you can get out and do extraordinary things" - disabled former rugby star summits previously untouched Kyrgyzstan peak
By Will Symons published
Ed Jackson, who was told he would never walk again, has completed his ascent of an unclimbed mountain in Kyrgyzstan

I climbed a mountain to celebrate International Women’s Day – and got mansplained at the top
By Julia Clarke last updated
Even at the top of a mountain in the Scottish Highlands, these elite runners weren’t safe from mansplaining – why is it so hard for men to respect women in the hills?

Climbing a via ferrata in Corsica: where rugged mountain adventure meets the Mediterranean
By Julia Clarke last updated
We head to the mountainous Mediterranean island of Corsica to hike, mountain bike and climb in one day

Altitude training from anywhere – can simple breathwork help you climb the world’s highest peaks?
By Julia Clarke last updated
A new breathwork program is designed to help people navigate high altitude zones more effortlessly

I spent a day in the hills with mountain rescue, and I’m never going out unprepared again
By Julia Clarke last updated
It turns out calling mountain rescue isn't like calling an Uber...

Rescue attempts abandoned for Russian climber who became stranded on a 24,000ft peak after breaking her leg, despite son's belief that she's still alive
By Will Symons published
Efforts to save Natalia Nagovitsina have been called off after freezing weather and multiple failed rescue attempts, which saw another climber die from hypothermia

Colorado college student, 20, sends challenging 5.13a route in Kyrgyzstan over summer break - "this may be the best route I’ve ever done"
By Julia Clarke published
The student climbed one of the world's most difficult rock faces only five months after undergoing wrist surgery
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