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A new 167-mile hiking route, the Juliana Trail, winds through Slovenia’s Alps, showcasing the best of the country's distinctive landscapes and regional cuisines.
COVID-19 continues to give all of us a chance to embrace the solo life, which isn’t always a bad thing. There’s lots to learn from climbing alone.
Tied to the train of progress, climbers are always chasing harder climbs and higher grades. The evolution of climbing is a constant dance between new gear and human potential. But does the latter have an upper limit?
Dangerous rapids, hostile Maoist rebels, and living without fear. Darren Clarkson-King on an expedition down Nepal’s treacherous Arun River.
Let’s face it, nowadays the Seven Summits are just conga lines for the uber-wealthy.
Mike Libecki, the first ascent of the Ship’s Prow, and the art of solo climbing on the edge of the world.
Everyone makes mistakes. Even your climbing partner of 10 years.
Okay, okay, not completely… but before you throw me and my ideas in the gulag, hear me out.
The highlights of the Juliana Trail, a brand new 270-kilometre walking route winding its way through the Julian Alps of western Slovenia.
It’s dangerous, yeah, but that inherent risk forces us to face our mortality and live more authentically.
The tiny North African nation of Tunisia had no climbing to speak of until 2012, when Slim Bougerra and his university club bolted lines at Zaghouan mountain.
In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week:The Crystal Snake, Nuptse (7,861 m/25,790 ft), Nepal, 2003.
In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week: the South Face of Minaret Peak, Iran, 1998.
In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week: Nature and Technology, Greenland, 2000.
In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week: Not So Auto, Monk’s Cowl, South Africa, 2003.
You’ve read the stories Rock & Ice publishes, but you probably haven’t read our story…
In “Forgotten First Ascents,” Owen Clarke is digging up cool climbs from the past and talking to the climbers who made them happen. This week: Koh-e-Maghrebi, Afghanistan, 2005.
