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One of the foremost climbers in the world today, Mick Fowler, 52, was voted the Mountaineers’ Mountaineer by the British newspaper Observer in 1989. Author of Vertical Pleasure (1995) and On Thin Ice (2005), Fowler will...
Mountain guiding is physically demanding, time consuming and occasionally dangerous work. It’s more often a young-person’s summer job than an established man’s career. “It’s a profession that most people get out of when...
K2, the world's second highest peak, has taken more than 70 lives - 11 of them on one day last month. Across the world, there was a backlash against the values of modern mountaineering. But what really happened in those...
Global Vision International - Live on a remote ice cap in Chilean Patagonia for 40 days on this incredible GVI expedition. Learn the mountaineering skills needed to thrive in the backcountry, ultimately reaching a point...
Hope was fading fast last night for eight mountaineers missing near Mont Blanc after a powerful avalanche caused one of the worst accidents to hit the French Alps in decades. More than 15 hours after a large chunk of ice...
Mountaineer Sir Chris Bonington has flown the Olympic flag at the summit of England's highest peak - marking the handover for London 2012. The 73-year-old was joined on Cumbria's Scafell Pike by fell running legend Joss...
