Latest Climbing Features
When does scrambling become climbing?
Our mountaineering expert ponders the point when scrambling ends and climbing begins, taking a look at grades and viewpoints from both sides of the Atlantic
Who is Jimmy Chin? From finding Sandy Irvine’s boot on Everest to making movies with Alex Honnold and summitting Meru
Asian American filmmaker, photographer, skier, climber, alpinist, author, Oscar winner and the man who discovered Sandy Irvine’s boot. is there anything Jimmy Chin can't do?
"We can get anybody to the top" - meet the organization helping adventurers living with disabilities achieve their climbing dreams
Anyone Can aims to help people living with disabilities get outdoors and find their community through the power of climbing
Who was Walter Bonatti? The story behind the breathtaking achievements of one of mountaineering’s all-time greats
We take a look at the life of Walter Bonatti, the legendary Italian mountaineer who embodied the spirit of alpinism
When does hiking become mountaineering? The difference isn't just about the terrain, but about the conditions you're tackling it under
Our mountaineering guru considers when a hike ends and a mountaineering mission begins
After record-breaking Everest climbers revealed they use hypoxic tents to get altitude ready without acclimatizing on the mountain, we look at how the technology works
Hypoxic tents are used by climbers to prepare for the dizzying effects of altitude atop the world's tallest mountains
"I’m thrilled to have achieved what many people in the mountaineering world said was impossible" – we talk to Andrew Ushakov about his record-breaking Everest summit, along with the altitude specialist behind his time-saving technique
The Ukrainian-American climber puts the success of his sea to summit Everest speed climb down to over 400 hours spent in a hypoxic tent - we got the low down on how he prepared
Who are the Everest sherpas and what do they do? We look at the often unsung heroes behind some of the world's most famous mountaineers
People who live in the Nepalese mountains have been guiding foreign climbers up the world's tallest mountain since the 1920s. We take a closer look at their vital role in these high-risk expeditions
