Was This Yosemite’s Most Miserable Shiver Bivy?
In the winter of 1986, three highly experienced Yosemite wall climbers were trapped for days in a blizzard on Half Dome's South Face.
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Colin Haley’s Epic: Surviving Nepal’s Deadliest Earthquake
An earthquake and cataclysmic avalanches in the Langtang Valley, Nepal, spell tragedy for hundreds—and a close call for Colin Haley.
This First Ascent on Baruntse’s 1,300-Meter West Face Was Desperate From Beginning to End
Radoslav Groh and Marek Holeček encountered the most difficult climbing of their lives on the West Face of Baruntse. Then they were caught in a storm and spent multiple days trapped above 7,000 meters.
Thunderous Avalanches and Not Enough Gear: An Alaskan First Ascent That Was Almost Their Last
The Kiwi alpinist Pat Deavoll was just below the summit of Alaska's Peak 11,520 when the whole face around her cut loose. It was the beginning of the ordeal of a lifetime.