Category: Mountaineering

The Scottish mountains are genuinely distinctive. Barren, tree-less mountains descend into deep valleys (“Glens” in native parlance), giving it an ambiance and ambiance all of its personal. To say there may be nowhere fairly like Scotland is not only hyperbole – it is fully correct. Most mountain ranges on Earth are larger than the Scottish… Continue reading How you can Climb Ben Nevis

Mountains have been climbed for therefore lengthy now that it is virtually taken with no consideration that we people have an intrinsic need to climb them, however the historical past of Mont Blanc tells us in any other case. Till the mountain’s first ascent in 1786, no person had ever actually thought-about losing their valuable… Continue reading The Tallest Peak in Western Europe

By summiting 82 of Europe’s highest mountains over 16 levels, Kilian Jornet pushed himself to the psychological and bodily limits for his Alpine Connections venture. The numbers communicate for themselves: 82 mountains summited in simply 19 days. Over 1,207km (749 miles) coated, with 72,233 meters (236,984 ft) of elevation achieve. Few athletes on this planet… Continue reading Kilian Jornet’s Alpine Connections: An Epic Journey

With the times getting colder, the climate deteriorating, and 2024 looming, it is laborious to not ponder what adventures the subsequent yr will maintain. Nonetheless, with 52 weeks obtainable and few of them – at this stage – booked up, it may be straightforward to be complacent and assume that you will get an opportunity… Continue reading Learn how to Maximize Your Climbing & Mountaineering Subsequent Yr

Not many individuals are fortunate sufficient to search out one thing that excites them to the purpose of obsession. It is a distinctive feeling to be so consumed by one thing (mountaineering, in my case) that nothing else – relationships, cash, or profession – is critical. Now that I am a “regular” individual, now not… Continue reading Journey Tales: The Finish of Obsession

Getting up in the course of the frigid evening, pulling in your gear, and heading out into the darkness by no means will get any simpler. Nonetheless, as quickly as the primary rays of sunshine seem within the sky and also you glimpse your environment, it seems like an effort price making – particularly in… Continue reading Peak of the Week: Mera Peak, Nepal

As skilled skier Nadine Wallner lay within the Alaskan wilderness with an open tibia and fibula fracture, she might have been forgiven for feeling ache past the agony of the harm itself. Only a 12 months earlier than, in 2013, she’d reached the head of her sport by being topped Freeride World Tour Champion and… Continue reading Nadine Wallner: Scaling the Heights

Most of the time, “quick and light-weight” is one of the simplest ways to climb a mountain: pack a bag with the minimal quantity of substances you assume you will want after which go as quick as you’ll be able to till the job is finished. Typically, the sunshine bit is fairly simple as soon… Continue reading When Mountaineering Goes Flawed: Unplanned Bivouacs

Because the snows of winter slowly melted and the start of summer season 2023 approached, I made a decision to set a brand new objective bodily objective to push myself out of my consolation zone this yr. And so, I got down to climb at the very least one peak each week for the whole… Continue reading Climbing One Peak Per Week in Summer time 2023

In 1985, American businessman Dick Bass turned the primary particular person to climb the “Seven Summits” – the very best peak on each continent. Everest is clearly the very best mountain that Bass climbed within the course of, and arguably the toughest, however even novice hikers can tick off one of many Seven Summits by… Continue reading The Most Accessible of the ‘Seven Summits’