![An overview of Alan Rousseau and Tino Villanueva's attempt at a route up Rungofarka's north face (center), their successful route up the north ridge (left), which they dubbed The T and A Show (VI M6 WI4+, 1200m), and their descent route (right). [Photo] Alan Rousseau](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rungofarka-1-930x620.jpg)
From September 30 to October 4, Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau completed a long and technical new route on the north ridge of Rungofarka (6495m),… Read More »Tino Villanueva and Alan Rousseau establish The T&A Show on Rungofarka
![Barbara Zangerl on Pitch 22, Magic Mushroom (5.14a). [Photo] Francois Lebeau](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/zangerl-magic-mushroom-930x620.jpg)
It’s been another productive season for climbers on El Capitan: Jacopo Larcher and Barbara Zangerl made a rare free ascent of Magic Mushroom (VI 5.14a,… Read More »Larcher and Zangerl make a rare free ascent of El Cap’s Magic Mushroom (5.14a) at the end of another busy season for the Big Stone
![Jacob's Chair and Long Canyon are no longer included in the two smaller national monuments that replaced the former Bears Ears Monument. [Photo] Tim Peterson, courtesy of Bears Ears Inter-Tribal Coalition](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bears-ears-tribal-coalition-photo-10-930x620.jpg)
On December 4, President Donald Trump signed two proclamations to shrink Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments by more than half of their… Read More »National legal fight begins after Trump alters Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante Monuments by more than half
![Looking east from the summit of North Six Shooter in Indian Creek, Utah, provides a glimpse of the 1.35-million-acre Bears Ears National Monument. South Six Shooter is in the foreground and Bridger Jack Butte and pinnacles are in the middle ground. The Abajo Mountains are in the background to the right and the La Sal Mountains are just out of view to the left. Canyonlands National Park lies behind the photographer, just a few miles to the west. [Photo] Derek Franz](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/bears-ears-1-930x620.jpg)
President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Salt Lake City, Utah, on Monday, Dec. 4, and he is expected to announce plans to slash the… Read More »Trump heading to Utah and is expected to reduce size of two national monuments
![The south face of Nuptse with the new route marked by the thin red line. [Photo] Courtesy of Helias Millerioux, Benjamin Guigonnet, Frederic Degoulet](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/nuptse-south-face-1-930x620.jpg)
On October 14-21, Helias Millerioux, Benjamin Guigonnet, Frederic Degoulet completed a risky new route on Nuptse’s south face in mostly alpine style, fixing only two… Read More »French team completes new route on Nuptse’s south face
![From left: Savannah Cummins, Anna Pfaff and Lindsay Fixmer. [Photo] Lindsay Fixmer](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/pfaff-raru-trip-report-1.jpg)
Anna Pfaff reports on her expedition to northern India’s Zanskar Range with Savannah Cummins and Lindsay Fixmer at the end of August. The team only… Read More »Women’s expedition explores new routes in India’s Zanskar Range
![Fred Beckey at a previous American Alpine Club event. Beckey passed away October 30 at age 94. [Photo] Jim Aikman](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/aac-2018-benefit-dinner-announcement-1-930x620.jpg)
Tickets are now available for the American Alpine Club’s annual benefit dinner weekend on February 23-24 in Boston, Massachusetts. This year’s event will honor the… Read More »Registration open for American Alpine Club’s Annual Benefit Dinner
![Fred Beckey in 2012. [Photo] Jerry Dodrill](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/fred-beckey-1-930x620.jpg)
Fred Beckey, one of the most prolific alpinists the world has ever known, died October 30 at age 94 in Seattle, Washington.
Alpinist contributor Nick Bullock was recently named the winner of Banff Mountain Book Awards’ “Mountaineering Article” category for his story, “Threshold Shift,” which appeared in… Read More »Alpinist story by Nick Bullock named best ‘Mountaineering Article’ at Banff
![The north face of Mt. Hooker in Wyoming's Wind River Range. [Photo] Austin Siadak](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/mt-hooker-original-sin-1-930x620.jpg)
On August 10-21, Jesse Huey and Maury Birdwell free climbed Original Sin (V 5.12+, 1,800′) on the north face of Mt. Hooker in Wyoming’s Wind… Read More »Jesse Huey and Maury Birdwell free ‘Original Sin’ (V 5.12+, 1,800′) on Wyoming’s Mt. Hooker
![Peter Pass the Pitons Pete Zabrok took this photo of his partner Ryan Sheridan on top of Yosemite's El Capitan when the September 28 rockfall broke loose and sent debris flying all the way into the Merced River, which can be seen below. A man was injured when a rock crashed through the roof of his SUV. Zabrok, Sheridan and Patrick Mcredmond were climbing in the area of the wall where the rockfalls originated, and were just a few hundred feet above the first rockfall when it happened. [Photo] Peter Zabrok](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/el-cap-rockfall-3-930x620.jpg)
On September 27, one person was killed and one injured after major rockfall occurred on the eastern flank of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.… Read More »Second, larger rockfall on El Capitan injures another person after first event resulted in one death and one injury
![A huge plume of granite dust billows at the base of Yosemite's El Capitan where a massive series of rockfalls occurred the afternoon of September 27. A fresh, white rock scar where the event originated can be seen to the right of the black streaks. One person was killed and another injured. [Photo] Tom Evans](https://alpinist.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/el-cap-rockfall-1-1-930x620.jpg)
One person was killed and one injured after a massive rockfall occurred on the eastern flank of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park yesterday afternoon.… Read More »One killed and one injured after a series of rockfalls on El Capitan’s Waterfall Route
