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A French politician has hit back at claims he changed the angle in a photograph to make the his ascent of an icy summit in the Alps seem more perilous.
The picture posted by Éric Woerth claiming to show himself climbing the Glacier d’Argentière and a version showing the discrepancies. Composite: @ericwoerth
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Rock climber Kaitlin Heatherly doesn’t mince words.
Photo: @k8iecatheatherly/Instagram
“I placed last in the World Championship, and I’m f***ing stoked about it,” she said in Dead Last, a short documentary produced by REI.
The outdoor giant featured Heatherly and her journey to the World Championship for good...
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
“In Germany in the forest, I came across a guy lying on the path and it was quite obvious he was dying. He absolutely had nothing and he was crying and unhappy. I didn’t know what to do because I was not in touch with anybody, as my ph...
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BUCHAREST, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Local mountain rescuers managed to recover, early in the morning on Sunday, the body of Romanias elite climber Torok Zsolt, killed in possible cliff fall in Fagaras Mountains, central Romania.
Photo credit: MASZOL.RO
The evacuation of the deceased climber in the area of Negoiu Peak ...
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Three innovative ascents have been honoured by being awarded the Piolets dOr 2019 including the ascent of the Latok I north ridge made by the British/Slovenian team of Tom Livingstone, Aleš Česen and Luka Stražar. The other two awards have been given posthumously to bold solo ascents: David Lamas ascent of Lunag Ri and Hans...
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Nepal must make training and experience in high altitude climbing mandatory for all climbers on Mount Everest and other high peaks, a government panel has said, following the deadliest climbing season in four years.
Eleven climbers were killed or went missing on the mountain in May - the deadliest season in four years...
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Denis Urubko brought the Karakoram climbing season to an emphatic crescendo when he blazed a new Alpine-style route on Gasherbrum II (8,034 meters), solo and without oxygen.
Urubko, left, with Elisabeth Revol and Adam Bielecki after a successful rescue on Nanga Parbat in January 2018.
The route is historic by its...
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
Last week, an American team made the first ascent of Link Sar — at 7,042m, one of the world’s highest unclimbed peaks. The sought-after prize lies in a remote corner of northern Pakistan, south of K2.
The summit of Link Sar West...
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The bodies of two men killed in a suspected cliff fall have been discovered at a popular but remote rock-climbing location in the Flinders Ranges.
Photo credit: Julie Fletcher Photography
Emergency crews were called to the Moonarie climbing area in Wilpena Pound at about 1:15pm on Sunday, when the two Adelaide me...
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