Jesse Dufton recently became the first blind climber to FA a multi-pitch route. But he’s indifferent to “firsts.”
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Jesse Dufton recently became the first blind climber to FA a multi-pitch route. But he’s indifferent to “firsts.”
From high-altitude ATMs to walking up Kilimanjaro backward, here are some of the weirdest alpine records.
Cohen Schaumann is recuperating in the hospital, after a brutal ground fall on April 21 while rappelling Rope-de-Dope Crack (5.8).
Located in a small tent at Plaza de Mulas (14,300 feet), Miguel Doura’s The Nautilus is the highest-altitude art gallery in the world.
Schweiger, 21, passed away Sunday, April 10, after he and his girlfriend were hit by a car while walking to a nearby ice cream store.
Jackson Marvell, Matt Cornell, and Alan Rousseau put up Aim for the Bushes (VI M6 X AI 6; 5,250ft) in a three-day push.
Meg O’Neill died Sunday after a freak accident on Raven Falls (WI4) when a large ice column broke. O’Neill saved the belayer’s life and the leader was seriously injured.
An NPS spokesperson reported that the “people movers” will make it easier for tourists to navigate between boulders in the heat of summer.
As part of Climbing’s endeavor to recognize climbers who lost their lives in the war effort, I penned obituaries for four Ukrainian climber-soldiers who died in the line of duty: Sergei Zheleznyak, Yuriy “Yura” Oliynyk, Dmitry Kochetkov, and Leonid Gambarov.
The Italian climber reckons the line goes at 5.15c, making it Italy’s hardest route.
Cassy Doolittle, 25, was caught in a storm on Christmas Day, returning to camp after a solo of Aguja Guillaumet.
Jonas Hainz died after a fall from the Magerstein (10,740 ft) on October 28, while attempting a solo ascent of the south ridge.
Tucker Rowan died ice climbing in Clear Creek Canyon, Colorado, on January 19, 2022. He fell while downclimbing, after finishing a top-rope solo.
Mingma Wangdi Sherpa’s long career in his native Himalaya ended on Ama Dablam (6,812m/22,356 ft) on October 18.
John James Appleby, 68, was an intrepid climber who pioneered routes throughout the UK. He is best remembered as one of the country’s most loved climbing scribes, author of the blog “Footless Crow.”
Dr. Ed Farrar was a skilled mountaineer and a veteran of the Himalaya, including peaks such as Cho Oyu (8,188 m) and Ama Dablam (6,812 m/22,349 ft).
The 55-year-old Russian mountaineer died on Everest (8,048 m) March 7, 2022.
The prolific Greek mountaineer died on Dhaulagiri (8,167m) on Tuesday, April 12.
Tamang, 33, died May 8 in an avalanche on Lhotse (8,516 m), while working to support Korean climber Hong Sung-Taek’s South Face bid under Seven Summits Treks.
Ngima Tenji Sherpa, 38, was a lifelong climber and veteran high-altitude worker. He died on Everest on April 14.
