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Why Kailash Has Never Been Climbed: What Ancient Texts and Sacred Tradition Record

The mountain that turns people backAt 6,638 metres, Kailash is not the tallest peak in the Himalayas. Climbers have stood on summits twice its height. The technical difficulty is not beyond modern equipment. And yet no human being has ever stood on its top, not one confirmed ascent in recorded…

Times Life · Aug 19

Nirmal Purja — star climber, elite British officer & MBE — dead on PoK peak

9 Others Perished In Karakoram Avalanche -- 6 Nepalese, One Each From US, China, Pakistan & Oman

The Times of India · Aug 1

Deadly avalanches: Why skiers underestimate the risks, despite warnings

“Mountains are not fair or unfair, they are just dangerous,” said the great Italian mountaineer Reinhold Messner. Once again this year, events have proven him right. Harsh weather has triggered deadly avalanches around Lake Tahoe in California, as well as across the Alps in Europe.

The Conversation · Feb 26

Who is Reinhold Messner? The world's mountain GOAT

We look into the incredible life of Reinhold Messner, the Tyrolean titan widely considered to be the greatest mountaineer of all time

Advnture · Dec 11, 2024

What is the death zone on the world’s highest mountains?

Our mountaineering expert looks into the death zone and the reasons why climbing 8,000-meter peaks can be so dangerous

Advnture · Nov 27, 2024

Who are the world’s greatest mountaineers? We look at the story of former greats and up and comers

Our mountaineering expert considers the world’s greatest mountaineers throughout history, as well as casting an eye on those making waves today

Advnture · Oct 29, 2024

Record Number Of Climbers Chase 14-peak Dream In Tibet

A record number of climbers are gathered in Tibet to complete mountaineering's pinnacle achievement, summiting the world's tallest 14 peaks.

International Business Times · Oct 8, 2024

Renowned mountaineer stripped of two Guinness World Records after claim he was short of summit

The famed climber was five metres short of the peak in his Annapurna summit in 1985, according to an amateur cartographer

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2023

Norwegian woman claims record time for climbing world’s 14 highest peaks

Kristin Harila completes ascents of highest mountains amid controversy over modern climbers’ use of helicopters

The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2023

Bravery, triumph and more than 300 deaths - 70 years of climbing Mount Everest

Monday marks 70 years to the day that Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay made history and conquered the world's highest peak - and in the decades since, hundreds have followed in their footsteps

Daily Mirror · May 26, 2023