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).
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.
If there ever was a poster child for “age is just a number,” Marcel Remy surely fit the bill. The Swiss climber died in his sleep on July 10, aged 99.
“Climbers We Lost” is an annual tribute to climbing community members who have died in the past year. I wrote 14 of the 47 obituaries included in this section.
Conductor Larry Loh helms one of the nation’s only musician-led, nonprofit coop orchestras, Symphoria. His creative vision is equally sui generis.
The notoriously prolific climber shares thoughts on training & projecting hard, social media, college, and his insane goal to send every V14+ boulder in Colorado.
Macedonia, Ecuador, Italy, and my other top-shelf rides for 2022.
Nestled in the center of Helsinki, Finland, this unusual wind tunnel houses an open bar, where passerbys can stop for a drink & watch flyers in action.
The American alpinist was among the finest climbers of his generation, until his untimely death in a Tibetan avalanche in 1999.
Rising over 19,000 feet, Africa’s tallest peak isn’t much of a “climb,” but makes for an excellent first trek at altitude.
Motorcycles and movies go hand in hand. Here are some of the most badass riders ever to grace the silver screen.
The legendary O2 Arena will soon house the UK’s newest wind tunnel. It exhibits a growing trend to bring wind tunnels to accessible urban centers.
The birthplace of both mountaineering and rock climbing, Europe is home to some of the best climbing in the world, from sport crags to boulderfields to gigantic alpine faces.
Motorcycle hand signals were an integral part of riding for decades. They’re worth keeping.
2022 USIS Nationals is a wrap, with some of the best flyers in the country duking it out for gold medals & coveted slots in the U.S. World Championship Team.
Roberts died after a fall while soloing Mrs. Negative (5.12a) at Cheakamus Canyon, Squamish.