It sounds like the beginning of a bad horror movie, but what happened on Mt. Rainier this week is true. Trevor Lane, Don Storms, and Eric Lewis were roped up and making their way toward the summit in wind and fog near the 14,000-foot level. Lane and Storms stopped to rest, but instead of seeing [...]
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Thirteen-year-old Jordan Romero’s record as the youngest person to summit Mt. Everest looks to be safe. China has just raised the age limit for climbing permits to 18, it was announced today, banning kids from attempting the world’s tallest peak or others in the Himalaya. It also capped the upper limit at 60 years old. [...]
Crazy things happen at altitude, and the annals of mountaineering are filled with stories of mayhem, madness, and kooky behavior, but few can top the actions of Croatian climber Jadranka Luca-Mrden exactly one year ago on Denali. After turning back at 15,800 feet on the West Buttress route, Luca-Mrden made her way to camp at [...]
My first reaction to the news that a 13-year-old kid is aiming to become the youngest ever to climb Mt. Everest? It’s pretty simple:
You’re supposed to wait until after you graduate Dartmouth to become a extroverted narcissistic orthodontist.
Fortunately, my second reaction was much more thoughtful, much more compassionate. It took into account the real-world impacts [...]
Although details are sketchy, reports from Iran say that eight mountaineers were killed today on Shimshek Mountain in the Dizin region of the country, with up to four still missing. Scores were covered by the slide, but the rest were rescued. Among the dead is well-known Iranian guide Farshad Khalili of Iranian Mountain Guides, the [...]
In honor of Independence Day, here’s a story on the part of northern California and southern Oregon known as Jefferson State–the state that declared independence as a new territory in 1941, only to see its dreams of autonomy fade away. By chance, the adventure potential in Jefferson is off the hook. By coicidence (or not), your truly is heading to a family reunion along the Rogue River in Oregon and spending the next week in the heart of Jefferson. I hope this piece holds you over–and I hope you get there and check it out for yourself.
This is the middle of the ski touring season, well, end of the middle, anyway, and the snow’s corned up beautifully, but don’t be lulled into thinking slide season is over. Five Czech mountaineers and one Slovakian were killed this weekend in an avalanche on a peak called Schalfkogel near Solden, Austria.
Despite a public mea culpa, well-known mountain guide Stephen Koch was fired from Exum Mountain Guides for illegally snowmobiling across Jackson Lake in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
“당신을 감사하십시오.” Can’t read Korean? You probably don’t need to—what’s the first thing you’d say to the guys who plucked you by helicopter out of avalanche debris on the north face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park? Try: “thank you”.
Who says NASA needs its budget cut? Not after dropping eye candy like this on us: Here’s a beautiful shot of Mt. Everest with Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay’s first ascent overlaid on it.
High-altitude climbing can cause brain damage that impairs motor skills and memory, reports a study by Italian researchers published this month in the European Journal of Neurology.
Virginia climber Brant Holland made headlines this week for becoming the first person kicked off Mt. Everest and out of Nepal for carrying a “Free Tibet” banner up the mountain. Chinese authorities, worried that the Olympic torch will be held up on its way to the top of Everest by protests over China’s role in Tibet, have closed access to the summit until May 10.
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