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Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel is again heading to the world’s second highest mountain, K2, to try to become the first person to complete a ski descent.
Climbers and ski-mountaineers have tried to descend K2 on skis in the past, often with fatal consequences. Italian Hans Kammerlander had planned an attempt in 2001...
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Chantel Astorga and Anne Gilbert Chase made made what is likely the first female ascent, and only the ninth ascent overall, of the Slovak Direct (5.9 X M6 WI6+, 9,000) on Denali (20,310). They summited June 5 after starting the climb June 2.
Chase commented on an Instagram post that the route "took everything we had and ch...
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Interview with American alpinist Colin Haley after his record-breaking ascent of the Cassin Ridge on Denali (McKinley) in Alaska in 8 hours 7 minutes on 5 June 2018
After what Colin Haley himself describes as at least a decade of scheming and daydreaming, and three unsuccessful attempts (2010, 2011, 2012), on 5 June 2018 t...
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Climbing one of the seven summits is no small feat, especially when youre on track to make history.
On June 16, members of the community organization Outdoor Afro will travel to Tanzania to become the first all-black group from the United States ever to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Phil Henderson, one of the first African-Amer...
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Pakistani climber Muhammad Faheem Pasha is all set to scale Gasherbrum-II this summer. The 35-year-old climber will start his expedition on 16 June 2018 and is a part of a 13-member team of climbers attempting the eight-thousander. The team comprises of another Pakistani climber and 11 international climbers from Italy, Hun...
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People can spend a lifetime hiking the highest mountain peaks in the United States. Some complete them all. For most, it’s just a hobby. For Colin O’Brady, it’s about speed. O’Brady wants to complete a climb of the 50 highest peaks in the United States, conquering each of the highest in every state — all in just 30 days.
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Slovenian mountaineering legend Andrej Štremfelj has got the 2018 Piolet dOr (Golden Ice Axe) for lifetime achievements, becoming the first Slovenian to receive what is considered the top accolade in climbing.
Štremfelj is "a living legend amongst Himalayan climbers, and also an immensely experienced, professional mountain...
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An eight-year old boy from Caithness in the Highlands has become the youngest person to climb the Old Man of Hoy sea stack off the coast of Orkney.
Edward Mills, who lives in Dunnet, set himself the challenge to raise money for the charity Climbers Against Cancer.
His mum, Bekki Christian, has terminal breast cancer.
Edw...
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Emirati adventurer Saeed Al Maamari has announced plans to climb K2, also known as Mount Godwin-Austen in Pakistans Karakoram Mountain Range.
He said he aims to raise the UAE flag and the Dubai Expo 2020 logo to mark the Year of Zayed, state news agency WAM reported.
Al Maamari, director-general of Fujairah Centre for A...
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