![Grit and Rock grant recipients. [Image] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/grit-and-rock-new-1-930x620.jpeg)
Grit and Rock recently announced six teams as recipients of its 2019 First Ascent Award. The grant, which distributes $10,000 a year for women-led expeditions,… Read More »Six women-led teams selected for 2019 Grit and Rock grants
![Tom Ballard, left, and Daniele Nardi. [Photo] Ballard, Nardi collections](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ballard-nardi-2-930x620.jpg)
The bodies of Tom Ballard, 30, of Britain, and Daniele Nardi, 42, of Italy, were spotted through a telescope above Camp III on Nanga Parbat’s… Read More »Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi’s bodies found on Nanga Parbat
![Elena Quispe and Ana Lia Gonzales at the summit. [Photo] Jaime Murciego](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/cholitas-4-930x620.jpeg)
Two “Cholitas Escaladoras” from El Alto, Bolivia, became the first Aymara women to summit Aconcagua (6962m) in January. Three others nearly succeeded as well. Their… Read More »“Cholitas Escaladoras” summit Aconcagua and make history for Indigenous women
![Tom Ballard, left, and Daniele Nardi. [Photo] Daniele Nardi's Facebook page](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ballard-nardi-1-930x620.jpg)
Tom Ballard, 30, of Britain, and Daniele Nardi, 42, of Italy, are missing on Nanga Parbat (8126m) in Pakistan. According to updates on Nardi’s Facebook… Read More »Rescuers search for Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi on Nanga Parbat
![A climber rappels in Utah's San Rafael Swell, one of many areas across the country that will soon have wilderness designations if President Donald Trump signs the Natural Resources Management Act, which was passed by Congress on February 26. [Photo] John Easterling](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/san-rafael-swell-pano-930x272.jpeg)
Yesterday the House of Representatives passed a historic bipartisan bill titled the Natural Resources Management Act, 363-62. It cleared the Senate, 92-8, on February 12,… Read More »Congress passes historically large public lands bill that sets a legal precedent for climbing in wilderness areas
![Ari Novak on Snow Leopard (HWI 7), Spiti Valley, India. [Photo] Austin Schmitz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/piti-dharr-ice-fest-1-930x620.jpg)
The first Piti-Dharr International Ice Climbing Festival took place in India’s Spiti Valley on January 5-15. During the event, Indian climber Bharat Bhushan and Americans… Read More »India’s first Piti-Dharr Ice Fest results in a flurry of first ascents
![Sam Hennesse. [Photo] Seth Timpano](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aac-cutting-edge-grants-1.jpg)
Sam Hennessey, Chantel Astorga and Chris Wright are all receiving American Alpine Club Cutting Edge Grants this year. Hennessey plans to attempt the north face… Read More »American Alpine Club announces three Cutting Edge Grant recipients
![Kyle Dempster in his elements. [Photo] Andrew Burr](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/kyle-dempster-packrafting-file-photo-1-930x620.jpeg)
The application period is now open for the second annual Kyle Dempster Solo Adventure Award. Applications are due by March 15 for trips taking place… Read More »Application period opens for 2019 Kyle Dempster Solo Adventure Award
![Katie Ives. [Photo] David Swift](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/katie-ives-portrait-698x620.jpg)
Alpinist Editor-in-Chief Katie Ives has been selected as a judge for the 2019 Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature. The other two judges are Roger… Read More »Alpinist Editor-in-Chief selected as a judge for the Boardman Tasker Award
The American Alpine Club recently announced the award recipients who will be honored at the club’s annual benefit dinner on March 9 in San Francisco,… Read More »American Alpine Club announces 2019 award recipients
![Whitney Clark (pictured), Josie McKee and Caro North received a 2018 Grit and Rock Award to attempt a first ascent on Arjuna (6230m) in India's Kishtwar Province. [Photo] Josie McKee](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/whitney-clark-on-arjuna-north-930x620.jpg)
The Grit and Rock First Ascent Expedition Award for female alpinists is now accepting applications until January 15, 2019. The program launched in October 2016… Read More »Grit and Rock grant applications due by January 15
![Jess Roskelley leads through loose blocks on Day 2 during the first ascent of Canmore Wedding Party (AI5 M7, 2,625') on A Peak in Montana's Cabinet Mountains. [Photo] Scott Coldiron](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/canmore-wedding-party-1-930x620.jpg)
Jess Roskelley wrote the following story about a new route he climbed with Scott Coldiron on A Peak in Montana’s Cabinet Mountains on November 18-21.… Read More »No bull: Too tired to see right after a first ascent in Montana’s Cabinet Range
