Currently used by all expeditions as the high camp, it is still a demanding 3000-foot climb from here to the summit. Discarded expedition equipment litters the football field-sized area used for camp.

In a time when climbers often choose their own ambitions over assisting others, I recall the heroic efforts of Simone Mora in ...

Climbing season is coming to end as winter approaches the Himalaya. Climbs underway to Ama Dablam, Island Peak and Loboche ...

A consistent, three-day-a-week program brought muscle and success.

Once held as a practice for the very few, being considered an “extreme sport”, climbing is now regarded as almost fashionable, practiced by people of all ages. Crags see more and more climbers on the ...

The hike starts at Tam McArthur Rim Trailhead, gains 4,000 feet of elevation and makes stops at Golden and Green lakes in ...

This is why waterfall guidebooks contain a wealth of marvels, their pictures a treasure for anyone wanting to climb them. The pleasure and the satisfaction will be enhanced when the right tools are at ...

Getty Images Mountaineers close to Camp 2 prepare to ascend to Camp 3 Although the climbing season is short, often only a single week in mid-May, Sherpas look after the mountain for a total of ...

Aconcagua Aconcagua, the highest mountain in the western and southern hemispheres and the tallest peak outside of Asia, rises to 22,841 feet (6,961 meters). As ...

Ice climbing without ice ... Welcome to the North Face Camp. It's early January, and it’s much too warm. Instead of skiing over powder snow, I surf the internet and discover a course description ...

From the ABC Camp at 21,300 feet, the route to the North Col takes anywhere from two to three hours. Initially you move up scree and rock until you can climb out onto the head of the East Rongbuk ...

I also wanted to be in shape for high altitude climbing. I had a new goal to climb to Mount Everest base camp at about that time. In the summer of 2023, I’d climbed and descended Mont Blanc ...