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The veteran climber explains the decision to close Everest's north side to climbers, and how teams are working through the aftermath of the earthquake

Though the Tibetan side is closed to climbers, at least one team is considering a climb up the southern side of Everest

Rule number one: Find organizations that are genuinely making a difference. These 10 grassroots non-profits, focusing on long-term reconstruction, are a good place to start.

Across the Web, the Silicon Valley executive has been recognized for his role in bringing Street View to Everest and his other accomplishments at Google. Here, two close friends recall the spontaneity and energy that made him so endearing.

Back in Kathmandu after treating the Everest wounded, dZi Foundation’s Ben Ayers takes a moment to share the scope of the devastation

A photographer with 6 Summits Challenge, an international team of climbers lead by Nick Cienski, whom �����ԹϺ��� senior editor Grayson Schaffer spoke with yesterday, captured these images during the rescue efforts.

In a remarkable rescue effort, helicopter pilots ferried dozens of climbers to safety from Camps I and II. Meanwhile, reports continue to come in from other Himalayan peaks—including Makalu and Annapurna—that were hit by powerful avalanches.

As rescue efforts continue at Base Camp, attention shifts to dozens of climbers trapped at Camps I and II

Two German climbers capture the horrific scene at Base Camp as it unfolds

After falling rocks and ice tore through Base Camp on April 25, stranded climbers struggle to care for their wounded and dead.

Just because it's theoretically possible to climb and ski off North America's tallest volcano in 24 hours or less, including travel time from the airport, doesn't mean you should.

Discovery Channel’s Elevation Weekend kicks off on April 25 at 8pm EST with the premiere of Valley Uprising. The film from Sender Films and Big Up Productions explores the stories of those who pushed the limits of what’s possible at Yosemite Valley, CA, over…

Explaining Everest’s controversial garbage collection agency.

We broke down the cost of a hypothetical expedition to find out what exactly you get for the roughly $60,000 it takes to get to the roof of the world.

High-altitude workers put everything on the line, hauling climbers’ gear up and down the mountain, and aren’t compensated fairly. Their lives are worth more.

Last year’s avalanche reignited a debate about the complicated role of helicopters in getting gear up the mountain and mitigating the danger to Sherpa. Outfitters weigh in on whether more helicopters will make Everest safer or even more dangerous.

Why is the roof of the world covered in our shit? Lots of reasons, but it might come down to common laziness.

In March 2015, Luke Allen Humphrey, Brandon Fisher and Ken Schulte set out to climb a few classic routes on some of Utah's stunning desert tower formations. They filmed their climbs from some unique aerial perspectives during early morning and evening light, often after sleeping on top…

Ten weeks after completing a historic ascent in Yosemite, the 30-year-old climber is raising awareness about the sport and contemplating what’s next.

Base Camp ER founder Luanne Freer talks triage, altitude illness, and body recovery.

In March 2015, filmmaker Rob Johnson took his Phantom 2 drone and GoPro Hero4 with him onto Scotland's Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the British Isles. Johnson filmed himself climbing the Ledge Route, a grade 2 winter mountaineering route, to create what might…

The avalanche that effectively closed Everest last spring hasn't stopped crowds of climbers from flocking to Base Camp. These are the stories that will define another controversial season.

Professional climber Will Gadd took ice climbing to new heights in January 2015 when he became the first person ever to ascend the frozen sections of the world's largest flowing waterfall, Niagara Falls. Frozen Falls, a short film from Red Bull Media…

Rock climbing is just as much of a mental sport as a physical one, and sometimes mastering the head game is the hardest part. Our editor found that out the hard way in the final installment of Zero to Hero. …

When you leave your comfort zone, that's when you really grow

With a 40-pound camera system and a mission to photograph the world, Google takes us to the Himalayas for a closer look at the Sherpas who call the mountains home.

Between the Peaks, winner of Mountainfilm’s Best Documentary Feature, is the story of three friends who decided to act on a dream. In 2013, Ryan Sarka, Jonathan Ronzio and Ethan Lee set out to climb the tallest peaks in North and South America, Denali and Mt.

Michigan Ice is the untold story of ice climbing in the Midwest. Munsing, Michican on Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, is home to one of the largest concentrations of climbable ice in the country, and the nation’s oldest ice climbing festival. This is a story of…

At the annual American Alpine Club gathering Saturday in New York City, the sport's icons spoke with wistfulness about alpinism as it once was. But with stars like 22-year-old Sasha Digiulian on the ascent, it’s all up from here.

The world's best scales an iconic (frozen) waterfall

A new study shows that climbing teams from countries with rigid social structures are more likely to summit Himalaya mountains—but also more likely to die trying. Can the data predict summit success?

MERU follows three close friends as they attempt to climb the Shark's Fin on Mount Meru. Conrad Anker, Renan Ozturk and Jimmy Chin battle their complicated pasts, inner demons and nature's harshest elements as they take on the ultimate prize…

On January 14 as the sun was falling in Yosemite National Park, Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson completed what is arguably the most difficult ascent in the history of rock climbing. The duo remained on the wall for 19 days, climbing 3,000 vertical feet along widely spaced, razor-thin granite holds. Their prize: the first free ascent of El Capitan's Dawn Wall. With cell service throughout their climb and a team of photographers including Corey Rich and a crew from Big Up Productions tagging along, the pair generated a media buzz rarely seen in the climbing world. With athletes this determined, images this good, and a backdrop of one of America's favorite locations, the ingredients add up: History on the Dawn Wall.

An exclusive clip from the film Valley Uprising, featuring the infamous drug plane crash of 1977. The film, which tells the wild history of climbing in Yosemite National Park, has won a several top awards at film festivals and is available now at vimeo.com/ondemand/valleyuprising.       …

Explorer's solo winter ascent is one of the most impressive feats in contemporary mountaineering

The official photographer of the Ouray Ice Festival on surviving the cold (and possibly falling slabs of rock) to get the shot you've been dreaming of.

The stud sport climber dropped everything, picked up her first ice axe, and is on the roster to compete at the nation's top ice climbing festival.

The Camp 4 Collective and the entire North Face crew flies to Alaska to climb North America's tallest peak, and ski down it.

Patagonia's Jenna Johnson is on a mission to get women into high-tech gear that can take on real adventures.

Tucked deep in a valley in the heart of Telemark, the town of Rjukan has a history tied up in the waterfalls that tumble from its cliffs. Once, it was the promise of progress that drew industry, in the form of hydropower. Today, it's still the water that draws people…

Long after a band of winter-hardened badasses foiled Nazi plans to build a bomb there, climbers from all over the world have changed a rural Norwegian village into one of the world’s premier ice-climbing destinations. Welcome to Rjukan, where courage comes on front points.

Climber Melissa Arnot has summited Everest 5 times, the most by any American woman. In this episode of Smith Great Days, she reminds us that “great days aren’t always easy days. They’re hard fought, well earned and unforgettable.” Video by Jon…

Evolv athlete Kai Lightner discovered the world of climbing at the age of six. Now, at 14, he is pushing the boundaries and grades of both indoor and outdoor climbing with the overwhelming support of his mother, Connie. A Mountainfilm,…

Kai Lightner of Fayetteville, North Carolina, is making himself known in pro competitions and confidently tackling some of the toughest routes out there. It's even more impressive when you consider that he's only a high school sophomore.

In “Africa Fusion,” Alex Honnold and Hazel Findlay embark on a rock odyssey of Southern Africa. Along the way, they discover some of the best climbing on the planet, in an unforgettable setting. A film by Fresh Rock Films.

With 45 successful summits, this season on K2 seems too serendipitous to be true. But safely conquering the mountain took grueling amounts of work and skill, too.

A look into the life of professional rock climber Sierra Blair-Coyle. Find out how she got into climbing in the first place, and why she almost left the sport. A video profile from Cesar Lopez. …

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to live in a van? Where do you store things? How do you stay powered? What do you do when you need a bathroom? Professional rock climber Alex Honnold takes us through the van that he calls home. His 2002 Ford Econoline…

Highlining is all about trusting your gear and crew, and having the ability to focus solely on the task at hand. A inside look at the sport from Rando.  …

Join Grayson Schaffer tonight at 5 p.m. MT for an hour-long discussion about the future of Everest after the mountain’s most horrific day

Passion for adventure is contagious and the more you’re exposed to the outdoor lifestyle the more it gets in your blood. Nobody knows this more than Goal Zero Ambassador Mike Libecki. He has logged over 50 expeditions, filled multiple passports with over 100 stamped pages and climbed and explored…

April 18 marked the most lethal day in Mount Everest’s history, when a massive avalanche took the lives of 16 high altitude porters. Dawa Tashi and Kaji Sherpa were caught by the slide but managed to survive. �����ԹϺ���’s Grayson Schaffer met with both men just days later as they were recovering in…

Following the tragic season on Everest and last year's Taliban Nanga Parbat attack, a handful of climbing expeditions are still angling to conquer K2

The true story of the mountain's most horrific day, the Sherpas who paid the price, and the aftershocks that will change the mountain forever

Mountain Hardwear athlete Ueli Steck is one of the world’s fastest climbers, with numerous speed records and first ascents to his name. Climbing at any level requires adhering to strict processes in order to remain efficient and safe in the mountains, and oftentimes those…

On newsstands July 8: Why Everest’s deadliest day will change the mountain forever. Grayson Schaffer reports. …

“To live the dream, sacrifices must be made and hardships overcome.” After suffering from a case of frostbite, American Alpine Institute instructor and guide Tad McCrea took to the mountains for some recovery. This short video represents a year of adventures that helped McCrea live…

From the summit of Cerro Fitz Roy in Argentine Patagonia, two weary climbers began their descent. But one wrong turn led to another, and then another, as they rappelled through the night until they hit a dead end, still several thousand feet above the glacier. Kelly Cordes recounts the dark…

Filmmaker and photographer Dan Krauss headed to Moab, Utah to shoot this footage of “Sketchy” Andy Lewis high-lining among sandstone towers named “The Witch and the Warlock.” A team of six people climbed three 5.10-5.11+R pitches and spent five days rigging the line, called…

Valley Uprising is the latest highly anticipated film from Sender Films about the rich history of climbing in Yosemite National Park and the rebellious roots that came along with it. With stunning digitally-animated archival prints and interviews with pioneers like Yvon Chouinard, Royal Robbins, Dean Potter and Alex…

Landing easy money to pay for adventure is a thing of the past. Now athletes must perfect the art of low-cost, high-risk expeditions to access the world’s remotest corners, and young mountaineer Ed Farrelly is leading the charge.

A look into the life of professional climber Alex Honnold. Dewar’s shot this profile video of Honnold, giving us a look at the everyday life of one the world’s greatest climbers. For more, check out our behind the scenes video with…

Sierra Blair-Coyle shows you what its like to compete in the Bouldering World Cup at the 2014 GoPro Mountain Games. …

Climbers Jason Kruk, Paul McSorley and Joshua Lavigne travel to the Indian Himalayas to climb a new route on the imposing 1500 metre north face of Thalay Sagar. Amidst the sacred waters of the Ganges and towering peaks of icy granite, they find a peace that transcends the chaos of…

Ed Viesturs is a professional mountaineer and a Whittaker Mountaineering Guide Team member who has summited Everest seven times. The Whittaker Mountaineering crew recently sat down with Ed and got his perspective on the risks of climbing Everest, in light of this year’s deadly avalanche. …

In the worst disaster in decades, on one of the country's most iconic peaks, two guides and four clients go missing and are presumed dead—leaving a climbing community searching for clues.

Norbu Tenzing Norgay is deeply familiar with Mt. Everest—his father famously made the first summit with Sir Edmund Hillary in 1953. But alongside the beauty and adventure, there's real danger, especially for Sherpas. It's time to make a change.

Highlining is a special sport. This short documentary follows Team Trail Magic, a social highlining crew based in Southern California, and explores what highlining is and what it means to them. A film by J.R. Racine.  …

From Drawn‘s Jeremy Collins “Over the course of four years, with my wife’s blessing, I set out on all four of the journeys; from the jungles of Venezuela, to the China-Mongolian Border, to the northern reaches of Canada, and closer to home in Yosemite Valley…Along the way I filled five…

Veteran Everest guide Adrian Ballinger was one of many leaders who cancelled their costly expedition this year. But it wasn't due to money, politics, or even danger.

Photographer, filmmaker and climber Jimmy Chin opens up about being a new dad, his most recent project and why he decided to leave the company he helped start, Camp4 Collective. …

A behind-the-scenes look at the cover shoot for the May issue of �����ԹϺ���. Photographer Jeff Lipsky turned the camera on photographer, climber, and filmmaker Jimmy Chin and his special guest for the How to Do Everything issue.

Fear. It’s present on so many of the expeditions that we take into the mountains. Pushing past this fear to acheive our goals leads to some of the most rewarding experiences we can have. In the summer of 2013, Mike Libecki, Ethan Pringle and Liv Sansoz traveled to the remote Tian…

In the summer of 2013, Mike Libecki, Ethan Pringle and Liv Sansoz traveled to the remote Tian Shan Mountains near the border of China and Kyrgyzstan. The team traveled through desert landscapes, a maze of sandstone towers, high plains and deep valleys to establish one of the most unique multi-pitch…

In January 2014, four friends set off to climb in the remote reaches of Northern Patagonia. Off the grid in Patagonia the stakes are high; there is never a good time to take a bad fall, but when the possibility of even asking for help is hours or days away,…

The 2014 season has ended in Nepal, and some mountaineers are turning toward Tibet, where ascents continue. Can they overcome Chinese complexities and turn the north side into the new Everest norm?

A trip to Base Camp reveals how a complicated mix of politics and passion has scuttled the 2014 Everest season in Nepal

From base camp to the bottom line, Sherpas should be full partners on the world's highest peak

The deadliest single day in the history of Everest claimed 16 Sherpas in an instant. And, yes, there is something that needs to be done about it.