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In 1955, a Soviet team was trapped high on Peak Pobeda by a brutal storm. Their deaths became one of mountaineering’s coldest tragedies.
Beginner-friendly mountaineering routes in the Karakoram Mountains, offering safe first expeditions in high-altitude Central Asia.
Italy records its deadliest winter week as 13 skiers, climbers, and hikers die in mountain accidents, most in avalanches caused by unstable snow.
In 1963, two climbers summited Everest via the West Ridge and survived a descent no one planned. The route remains Everest’s most feared.
Fay Manners and Melanie Grünwald complete the first ascent of Elles Aussi, a 135m M7+ A0 mixed route in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland.
The first ascent of K2 in 1954 made history – but accusations, betrayal, and decades of silence turned triumph into controversy.
Tommy Caldwell and Siebe Vanhee return to Patagonia to free climb the 1,200m South African Route on Torres del Paine in under 24 hours.
Beginner-friendly mountaineering routes in the Tian Shan Mountains, featuring accessible peaks in Kyrgyzstan for first climbs in Central Asia.
