Alpine climbing

11.6k Likes, 125 Comments - BEN TIBBETTS (@bentibbettsphotography) on Instagram: “Tom Coney on the north ridge of the Täschhorn (4491m) at dawn... an awkward spot in bad weather!”

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In this article, UKC Chief Editor Jack Geldard takes us up the North Face of the Eiger. With kit lists, tactics and route info, plus history, videos and useful links - this is your one stop Eiger...

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High resolution photos, videos, and stories of Alpinism following renowned photographer Jon Griffith’s adventures around the world

The holy grail of Mountaineering:⠀ ⠀ We all know that the official first ascent of Everest took place on May 29, 1953 when Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay became the first two men to stand on the summit and then safely descend.⠀ ⠀ But only few know about the eight other expeditions which took place before it and failed miserably.⠀ ⠀ One of them was in 1924, When George Mallory and Andrew Irvine were spotted just 800 feet beneath the summit and moving up the final ridge. Shortly there…

We crossed onto the East side of the ridge just as first light began adding its pinkish hue.. With the potentially unstable Serac above us the whole way, we made the call to leave the ropes packed and solo the section... beneath us the ice drops away to the plateau almost 1km below...

FacebookTweet Climbers on the summit mushroom of Nevado Chopicalqui, 6354m high, in Peru Introduction In my (very biased) opinion, mountains are the most beautiful environment...