Vuvuzela hits its highest note yet
The first thing an Eastern Cape IT specialist did when he conquered the highest peak in Europe was blow his vuvuzela.
KAF rejects Ms Oh’s Kangchenjunga...
The Korean Alpine Federation has ruled that Oh Eh Sun ‘probably failed’ on the world’s 3rd highest mountain, casting further doubt at her claim...
Sms saves mountaineers on Mt Blanc
Two British climbers who became stranded 3500 metres up western Europe's highest mountain Mont Blanc, avoided disaster after they were rescued...
K2 climber Dudley Wolfe's story is...
"The Last Man on the Mountain: The Death of an American Adventurer on K2", by Jennifer Jordan is the tragic story of the world's first climber...
RBs – a useful addition to your...
The removable climbing bolt? Graham Shillington looks into the latest tech 'RB's to hit the climbing market.
Christian Stangl summits K2 alone
In what was looking like a year of no summits on the world’s second highest mountain, speed climber Christian Stangl has made a last minute solo...
3 war vets, 1 good leg: Amputees...
The three American veterans from three different wars had only one good leg among them. But that didn't stop them from summiting Africa's...
Scrambles amongst the Alps
Edward Whymper's classic 1865 account of the first ascent of the Matterhorn, the last of the great peaks to be climbed in the Alps, and other...
Climber in fatal accident
One of South Africa's up and coming traditional climbers Heinrich Kahl has passed away in a rock climbing accident at Waterval Boven over the...
US outdoor gear makers 'buoyant'
Thousands of outdoor gear manufacturers are feeling giddy after holding their biggest trade show ever in Salt Lake City.
