First Indian to ski solo to South Pole battled mental health struggles
After dragging a 150kg tyre through the streets for the umpteenth time in March 2023, San Francisco-based mountaineer Satish ...
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Inside a Vail Woman’s Harrowing Pursuit of the World’s Highest Mountains
A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...
‘Helicopter tourists’ to Everest Base Camp skip Himalayan trek, leave sherpas grounded
The commercialised operations are costing the mountain community precious livelihood, eroding their cultural way of life and ...
Three books capture the stories of mountaineering’s tragic past and lucrative present
It comes as something of a surprise that the history of a pursuit that seems to uniquely combine risk and vanity should be so ...
Cerro Torre, 1959: One of Mountaineering's Most Disputed Ascents
On the 66th anniversary of the disputed first ascent of Cerro Torre in Patagonia by Cesare Maestri and Toni Egger, we examine ...
A Climb Turns Tragic and Ends in Death on Austria's Highest Mountain
Tragedy on Grossglockner Tragedy unfolded in Austria on the mountain Grossglockner last weekend. A 33-year old woman froze to ...
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Will Rising Costs and New Rules Deter Everest Climbers? Not Likely
The allure of climbing Mount Everest, since the first ascent ... Despite the fact that most of the deaths on Everest, and other 8,000-meter peaks, over the past several years have occurred on ...
6 of the world’s most dangerous tourist attractions, from acid lakes to nuclear waste
On top of the unbearable temperature, the volcanic landscape is home to lava lakes, sulfur springs, and volatile geysers — all of which means putting a foot wrong can prove to be deadly. Coupled with ...
Nepal hikes Mount Everest climbing fee by 36%
According to Glacier Himalaya Treks and Expedition, a private group of experienced mountaineers that offers tours, the permit ...