Keyword: alpine style

A five-member expedition team from Russia has climbed Manaslu (8.163 m) via a new route on its southwest face. No new route had been established on this side since the tragic Tyrolean expedition of 1972.

Frenchmen Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean have completed another difficult first ascent in the Himalayas. In Nepal, they made the first ascent of the seven-thousander Jannu East via its steep north face—in alpine style, of course.

On October 2, 2025, the two French alpinists Benjamin Védrines and Nicolas Jean made the first documented ascent of the remote Anidesh Chuli, a previously unexplored 6808m high mountain in the Eastern Himalayas.

The Ukrainian mountaineers Mykyta Balabanov and Mykhailo Fomin have successfully opened a new route on the impressive west face of Ama Dablam. After four strenuous...

Jordi Corominas has shaped mountaineering in various areas over the course of his long career. With his vision of easy and progressive alpinism, he has...

In collaboration with the American Alpine Journal, the Piolets d'Or Committee has published a comprehensive list of major climbs for 2023. It includes...

Spectacular 8000m sideshow: Tom Livingstone and Ales Cesen open a new route on Gasherbrum III in alpine style.

The brothers Pou and Micher Quito open a tough route in alpine style on the southeast face of the Copa (6190m): Puro Floro (M7/95°/A2/1,000m). The strong trio...