Mountaineers who are setting their sights on Mt. Everest should be aware of certain new rules that will keep them safe on the ...

The 2025 climbing season in the Himalayas has begun without controversy. Climbing techniques have evolved over centuries, often creating controversy and debate.

Outspoken, charismatic, daring and brilliant, few individuals hold the respect of the mountaineering community like Reinhold Messner. Widely regarded as the greatest mountaineer of all time ...

Reinhold Messner received the lifetime achievement award; Walter Bonatti star guest at Courmayeur. Like last year, 2010 turned out to be a multiple Oscar year. Two golden ice axes were awarded last ...

Günther Messner really did perish during the descent of the Nanga Parbat Diamir Face, as his brother Reinhold has always sustained. Günther Messner really did descend Nanga Parbat's Diamir Face, just ...

Click on the inset map of South Georgia to see Shackleton's route across South Georgia, which Reinhold Messner, Conrad Anker, and Stephen Venables retraced in April 2000.

Premium online access is only available to PW subscribers. If you have an active subscription and need to set up or change your password, please click here. New to PW? To set up immediate access ...