Born Wild: Three Adventure Moms Climbing and Camping with Their Kids
Three young mothers, Brooke Froelich, Morgan Brechler and Shannon Robertson, refused to give up climbing, camping and backpacking when they...
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Explore mountain climbing stories, alpine adventures and photography of remarkable peaks. Browse related collections on Everest and the Himalayas, or follow hiking stories through more of the world's mountain landscapes.
Skuta Bivouac, Slovenia: Building the 2015 Alpine Shelter for Climbers
At 2,045 metres below Skuta, the third-highest peak of Slovenia's Kamnik Alps, a small angular shelter now gives climbers a place to wai...
Haffner Creek Ice Climbing: Paul Zizka’s Night Photos in Kootenay
A lone climber hangs in a pool of blue light while the canyon walls rise into a sky full of stars. Banff photographer Paul Zizka made these...
Dawn Wall Free Ascent: Caldwell and Jorgeson on El Capitan, 2015
On 14 January 2015 , Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson pulled over the top of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and completed the first ...
Climbers in the Mont Blanc Massif: Kamil Tamiola’s Alpine Photography
A splash of red or orange is often all it takes to understand the size of a mountain. Kamil Tamiola, a commercial outdoor photographer who ...
Alex Honnold’s Half Dome Free Solo and How to Hike Half Dome in Yosemite
In 2008 Alex Honnold climbed the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome, 2,000 feet and 23 pitches of Yosemite granite, alone and without a ro...
Kilimanjaro Ice Climbing: Will Gadd on the Summit Glaciers in 2014
In late October 2014 the Canadian ice climber Will Gadd climbed the last glaciers on the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, 5,895 m above the pla...
Dawn Wall, El Capitan: Caldwell and Jorgeson’s 19-Day First Free Ascent
On 14 January 2015 Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson pulled over the top of El Capitan in Yosemite after 19 days on the Dawn Wall, about 3,...
Robert Bösch’s Mammut Photos: Climbers in Red and the Matterhorn Lights
A line of red jackets strung across a vast snowfield, climbers clinging to a rock face in perfect formation, a trail of red lights climbing...
Matterhorn Lit Up: Red Lights on the 1865 First-Ascent Route
A trail of red lights climbs the dark ridge of the Matterhorn to its summit. Swiss outdoor brand Mammut and mountain photographer Robert Bö...
Melakwa Lake Helicopter Rescue: Hoisting a Stranded Hiker off Chair Peak
On the evening of 30 June 2014, a hiker above Melakwa Lake near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, found himself stuck on a steep rock face on the...
Road to Kishtwar Kailash: The Cliff Drive Before a Himalayan First Ascent
In autumn 2013, British climbers Mick Fowler and Paul Ramsden set out to make the first ascent of Kishtwar Kailash, a 6,451-metre peak in t...
Photos at Extreme Height: Kjeragbolten, Trolltunga, Rooftoppers, Climbers
Some photographs make your palms sweat before you even know where they were taken. This collection gathers 29 of them: climbers on sheer ro...
Cory Richards: Gasherbrum II Avalanche Survivor and Adventure Photographer
The frost-covered face in this portrait belongs to Cory Richards, the American climber and photographer who survived an avalanche on Gasher...
Millie the Climbing Cat: Craig Armstrong's Rock-Climbing Partner in Utah
Most climbers dream of a partner who never complains. Craig Armstrong found one at a cat shelter in Utah. Millie, a small black cat, climbed...
Portaledge Camping: How Climbers Sleep on Big Walls Like El Capitan
On the biggest rock walls in the world, climbers do not come down at night. They hang a portaledge, a folding cot with a metal frame and a n...
John All's 70-Foot Crevasse Fall on Himlung Himal, Nepal, Caught on Camera
In May 2014, American geographer John All fell about 70 feet (21 metres) into a crevasse on Himlung Himal in Nepal, a peak of more than 7,0...
Tommy and Becca Caldwell: Portaledge Life on a Big Wall
Dinner, a good book, a quick look at the phone: Tommy and Becca Caldwell's evening routine looks like any couple's, except that it h...
Black Bears Climbing Santa Elena Canyon: The Big Bend Cliff Video
At the base of Santa Elena Canyon in Big Bend National Park, Texas, a group on the Rio Grande filmed something few paddlers ever see: a bla...
Ice Climbing Iceland's Glaciers: Tim Emmett and Dawn Glanc on Blue Ice
On the southern coast of Iceland, glacier ice comes in shades of electric blue streaked with black volcanic ash. British climber Tim Emmett ...