After nine teleconference meetings, plus dozens of emails, texts, and phone calls, the American Alpine Club has finally agreed on a new name for its annual award for excellence in climbing. The honor, ...

American alpinist Steve House has created a free video series entitled Alpine Principles to teach the climbing community how to make better decisions in the mountains. One of the world’s leading ...

On the morning of May 4, I learned that the American Alpine Club (AAC) is planning to change the name of the Robert and Miriam Underhill Award, a prestigious annual prize that honors the memories of ...

A beginner’s guide to ski mountaineering—where backcountry skiing meets alpine climbing. Skiing in the backcountry can look a number of different ways. Anything from skiing out a gate at a resort for ...

High up in the natural wonder of the French Alps, the climbers who spend their days among the rockfaces and glaciers have come to a grim conclusion: the mountains are falling down around them. In the ...

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The Piolet d’Or, or Golden Ice Axe, is alpine climbing’s biggest award. But whether it honors or encourages risk is debated in the sport. By Michael Levy See more of our coverage in your search ...

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It’s sort of like Alpine skiing, except the athletes start the race by climbing to the top of the mountain under their own power. By Victor Mather Do you watch Alpine skiing and say, “Big deal — they ...