Mammut has announced a voluntary recall of its Barryvox 2 and Barryvox S2 avalanche beacons from the Winter 24/25 season.

The Ferrino ambassador Alex Txikon inaugurates the Mendietxe Museoa in Azpeitia: a tribute to mountains and mountaineering.

Last summer South Tyrolean mountain guide Christoph Hainz made the first ascent, ground-up and rope-solo, of 'Dolomiti Race' ...

Eva Hammelmüller in her own words has "Won the battle against the God of the Underworld!", namely Hades at Götterwandl in ...

A pleasant narrow couloir just a stone's throw from the Skyway cable car. Six pitches lead past difficulties in the region of ...

Tony Lourens, the editor of SA Mountain Sport Magazine, shares the delights of rock climbing around Cape Town at the tip of Africa. Thinking of where to plan your next climbing trip? If you want ...

Parks Victoria and the Victorian Government in Australia have announced huge increases in areas banned to rock climbing. According to the Australian Climbing Association Victoria, the new legislation ...

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Japanese mountaineers Hidesuke Taneishi and Daiki Yamamoto have made the first ascent of Pholesobi Peak (6652m) in Nepal via a direct line up the mountain's North Face. A Japanese duo comprised of ...