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From 12 - 17/05/2026 Austrian alpinists Elias Hangweyrer, Maximilian Muck and Jakob Ritzl made the first ascent of 'Edge of Patience' on the North Face of Kongde Ri Shar (6093m), sometimes referred to as Kwangde Ri Shar, in nepal. The 2500m line checks in at M7+, A2, AI6, R. Hangweyrer...

Following a record-breaking season, Gelje Sherpa has published a series of proposals to make climbing Everest safer. By Alessandro Filippini.

After being reported missing on the slopes of Everest for six days, Hillary Dawa Sherpa was found alive near Base Camp on Thursday, 6 June 2026.. He has been taken to a hospital in Kathmandu for medical checks. According to initial reports, he descended on his own from around 7,500...

Polish alpinist Bartosz Ziemski has made ski descents of both Lhotse and Everest in nepal. He climbed both mountains alpine style, without supplementary oxygen.

The Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival (UMFF) has announced Bernadette McDonald as the recipient of the 2026 Ulsan Ulju Mountain Culture Award. McDonald is an acclaimed author and researcher whose decades-long work in mountain literature and cinema has advanced global mountain culture. The 11th Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival will...

On 8 March 2026 Philipp Brugger and Lukas Waldner made the first single day winter ascent of all three North Pillars of Piz Palü (3899m) in the Bernina Alps of Switzerland. The Austrian alpinists enchained the Bumiller Pillar, East Pillar and Spinas Pillar in 8 hours and 59 minutes.

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After feeling unwell in the village of Khare (5,045m, in nepal), Simone Moro was was transported by helicopter to Kathmandu on Saturday 13 December, where he received initial treatment. He is now recovering well, according to a statement released by the staff of the 58-year-old mountaineer.

American alpinists Alex Hansen and Benjamin Lieber have made the first ascent of Changla Khang West (6233m) in nepal. The pair climbed the mountain alpine style over a period of five days via the Southwest Ridge (1200m, WI4 M4). Lieber provides details.

Interview with Hervé Barmasse who, together with Felix Berg and Adam Bielecki, reached the summit of Numbur Peak (6958m) in nepal on 19 October 2025. The trio ascended the previously unclimbed south face in alpine style.

Russian mountaineer Alexander Odintsov has been named as 2025 recipient of the Piolets d'Or Carrière. He will receive the 17th Walter Bonatti - Piolets d’Or Lifetime Achievement Award at the international festival in San Martino di Castrozza (Dolomites, Italy) in December, and follows in the footsteps of Walter Bonatti, Reinhold...

From 12 - 27 October 2025 the Russian mountaineers Natalia Belyankina, Kirill Eizeman, Sergey Kondrashkin, Vitaly Shipilov and Andrey Vasilyev established a new route on the southwest face of Manaslu (8163m). The Russians climbed alpine style, without Sherpa support or supplementary oxygen. Anna Piunova reports.

Interview with Italian alpinist François Cazzanelli, who on 20 October 2025, with Beppe Vidoni, Lukas Waldner and Benjamin Zörer, successfully completed the first ascent of Kimshung (6781m) in nepal.

The Piolets d'Or 2025 will be awarded to the following climbs: the west ridge of Gasherbrum III in nepal by Aleš Česen and Tom Livingstone, the southwest arête of Kaqur Kangri in nepal by Spencer Gray and Ryan Griffiths, and the north pillar of Yashkuk Sar in the Karakoram...

French alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean have made the coveted first ascent of Jannu East (7,468m) in nepal. The pair made their historic alpine-style ascent over a period of four days via the mountain's north face and summited on 15 October 2025.

The organisers of the Piolet d’Or mountaineering award have published the 'big list' of most significant and innovative climbs carried out in 2024. The honoured ascents will receive the Piolets d'Or 2025 award from 9 - 12 December 2025 during the celebration at San Martino di Castrozza (Italy).