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Indian lawmaker seeks to ban climbers from ascending the world’s third-tallest mountain to protect "sacred" lands
By Will Symons published
The Himalayan giant, Kangchenjunga, attracts some of the world's greatest mountaineers but is also of great religious significance to local communities

America’s tallest mountain claims its first victim of the climbing season after mountaineer falls 3,000ft to his death from near the summit
By Will Symons published
Authorities have recovered the body of Alex Chiu after he fell from the Denali mountain, otherwise known as Mount McKinley

Climbing World Cup preview: Unstoppable Anraku eyes bouldering history as the women's competition heats up in Prague
By Will Symons published
The world's best boulderers are limbering up for another round of action and excitement at the upcoming bouldering World Cup in Prague

Rain stops play - stormy weather forces an early end to the latest Climbing World Cup round, with some unexpected medals as a result
By Will Symons published
USA's Emma Hunt and Indonesian Kiromal Katibin took gold after heavy wind and rain brought the contest to an abrupt close

Thousands of climbers gearing up to take on America's tallest mountain as the peak summer season gets underway
By Will Symons published
Dozens have already summitted Alaska's Denali mountain, which was controversially renamed Mount McKinley by Donald Trump earlier this year

Climbing World Cup preview: Watson keen to continue speed climbing dominance as Deng eyes gold in Denver
By Will Symons published
America's Samuel Watson and China's Lijuan Deng have their eyes on the podium at the upcoming speed climbing World Cup

Emily Harrington's big wall career will blow your mind, and now you can watch her record-breaking freeclimb of El Capitan on film
By Charlie Lyon published
The Girl Climber feature-length doc features 10 years of incredible footage, including the day Emily sent the Golden Gate route on El Capitan

"The most amazing thing I've ever done" – CPR campaigner who installed defibrillator on Everest is overjoyed to hear it saved a French climber's life
By Charlie Lyon published
David Sullivan "shed tears of joy" as he heard the medical advice he had installed at over 16,400ft had been put to great use

As the Everest summit window draws to a close, records are smashed while others suffer bitter disappointment
By Charlie Lyon last updated
Revered mountaineer Kami Rita Sherpa makes his 31st summit, while 29-year-old Tashi Gyalzen Sherpa summits four times in just 15 days

More restrictions on the way for Everest hopefuls after Nepal promises to protect the Himalayas from climate change and overcrowding
By Will Symons published
Climbers could face new regulatory hurdles as the world's tallest mountain faces the devastating effects of overcrowding and climate change
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