29 People Died in One of the Worst Mountaineering Accidents in History. What Happened?
The story of the deadly avalanche in October 2022 on India’s Draupadi Ka Danda II.
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Bold Big-Walling (and International Conflict) in Kashmir
In August 2007, Colorado alpinists Micah Dash and Jonny Copp made an alpine-style first ascent of the Colorado Route (1,000m, VI 5.11 M6 Cl) on the east face of the Shafat Fortress (19,500 feet) in Kashmir, India. As Dash's hilarious account testifies, some surprising things went wrong.
20 Years After Sharma Made It Popular, How Has Hampi Changed?
Chris Sharma, Katie Brown, and Nate Gold put Hampi on the map for Westerners in 2003. Now local climbers are developing climbs and climbing-adjacent businesses. But there are headwinds.
Avalanche Kills Ten Climbers on Indian Peak
Students attending a mountaineering course were buried by an avalanche in northern India, according to multiple reports.
Climb Like a Woman: A Bouldering Festival in the Himalayan Foothills Empowers Indian Women
The Indian climbing community is predominantly male. These women aim to change that.
Bouldering Under the Roof of the World
The Himalaya of India Has Long Been the Proving Ground for Mountaineering and Alpinism, But a Wealth of Boulders Being Developed by Local Climbers Could Put the World's Greatest Range on the Map for an Entirely Different Reason.
Cerro Kishtwar: An Ice Cold Story (Full Film)
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Watch Piolet d'Or Winning First Ascent of Moveable Feast on Thalay Sagar
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Insane Bollywood Ice Climbing Scene
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Abhishek Mehta Sends Ganesh (8b+/5.14a) India’s Hardest Route
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Lead Now: One Year of Climbing and Helping Non-Profits Around the World
Apply the passion and dedication it takes to climb 5.14 to doing good around the world, and you get one of the climbing world’s greatest years of travel—ever. Here is the story of Marmot’s Lead Now Tour.