“Retreat Was Out of the Question”
Quentin Roberts writes about one of the most badass first ascents in recent memory: His mind-bending—and Piolet-winning—trip up Jirishanca’s previously unclimbed Southeast Ridge, in 2022.
Quentin Roberts
Quentin Roberts
New Sends We Cared About: A WI 6+ Free Solo FA (and more)
We’re launching a new weekly series celebrating a few outstanding ascents that caught our attention recently. We hope you enjoy it.
Is The Himalaya’s Next Great Challenge Even Climbable?
When a who's who of alpinist including Ueli Steck, Ines Papert, Will Gadd, and Nick Bullock visit a mountain you know it’s special. Quentin Roberts and Jesse Huey hope to solve the riddle of Tengkangpoche’s North Pillar.
Marc-André’s Visión: New Route Established on Torre Egger in Honor of the Late Alpinist
A team of Brette Harrington, Quinten Roberts, and Horacio Gratton made the first ascent of Marc-André’s Visión, a line that Marc-André Leclerc first spotted two years before his death.