Avalanche Kills 9 Mountaineers On Mount Gurja In Nepal
Mount Gurja, Nepal - On Friday, October 12, 2018 nine mountaineers were killed in an violent storm that was followed by an avalanche blast...
FWT Announces 2019 Freeride World Tour Calendar
The 2019 Freeride World Tour will be here soon. Here's this season's calendar. Be sure to tune into to watch 50 of world's best...
Nelson And Morrison Make First Descent Of The Dream Line On 8,156-Meter Lhotse
Lhotse - On September 30, 2018 ski mountaineers Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morrison climbed to the summit of 8,156-meter (27,940-foot) Lhotse in the Himalaya...
Sherpa Missing After Avalanche On 8,167-Meter Dhaulagiri In Nepal
Dhaulagiri, Nepal - On September 19, 2018 an avalanche hit a group of seven Sherpas while they were fixing ropes between Camps 2 and...
Avalanche Kills Mountaineer On Cerro Alvear Near Ushuaia, Argentina
Tierra Del Fuego, Argentina - On September 11, 2018 Claudia Betina Gaitan was killed in an avalanche on Cerro Alvear near Ushuaia in the...
Karel Sabbe Sets New FKT On Appalachian Trail | Crushes Old Speed Record By...
In 2018, 28-year-old Belgian dentist Karel Sabbe set a new speed record on the 2,189-mile Appalachian Trail. Sabbe completed the AT in 41 days,...
Dani Arnold Sets New Solo Speed Record On Grandes Jorasses
Grand Jorasses - In late July 2018, 34-year-old Swiss alpinist Dani Arnold climbed the 4208-meter Walker Spur via the Cassin Route on the north...
Livingstone, Cesen and Strazar Make First Ascent Of North Ridge Of Latok I In...
Latok I, Pakistan - In August 2018, Aleš Česen (Slovenia), Luka Stražar (Slovenia), and Tom Livingstone (British) made the first ascent of the North...
2018 Piolet d’Or Winners Announced
The Piolet d'Or is an annual mountaineering award that awards the most prestigious climbs of the year. The 2018 Piolet d'Or winners were selected...
Avalanche Kills 4 Soldiers In Caucasus Mountains Of Russia
Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia - On August 8, 2018 four soldiers with the National Guard of Russia (Rosgvardia) were killed in an avalanche at 4500 meters...
