A combination of bulletproof, dinner-plating ice and poor technique give two climbers an exciting day at Coire an t-Sneachda in the Scottish Cairngorms. After taking… Read More »Cairngorms: Multiple Falls on Stiff Ice
Daniele Nardi (Italy) and Elisabeth Revol (France) are attempting the first winter ascent of Nanga Parbat (8125m) in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. They have been capturing video… Read More »Climbing Nanga Parbat in the Cold Winter Months
We were on the North Face of the Eiger. Clint Eastwood was dangling free over an ugly overhang with his rope attached to the end… Read More »Alpinist 41: The Cover (Back)story
We already introduced their objectives. Now meet the nine teams chasing those summits with all of Mug Stump’s boldness and commitment to light and clean… Read More »Future First Ascents: The Faces of the Mugs Stump Award
In 1971, a 19-year-old John Bouchard, climbed the 400-foot Black Dike up Cannon Cliff, solo, despite having a stuck rope, one mitten and a broken… Read More »Franconia Notch: The Black Dike
Every climber has a different torso length, forearm length, wrist flexibility, posture and middle school softball trauma; everyone’s swing is different. Consequently, the swing of… Read More »Petzl Nomic: My Deep Affection (Affliction?)
“Chasing the Unknown,” Episode 9 of the Regulators, takes you from the start of the ice season this year in October as my partners and… Read More »Regulators, Episode 9: Chasing the Unknown
