Why mountaineering will never be a sport
Amid the Olympic Games in Paris, the deaths of Kazuya Hiraide and Kenro Nakajima on K2 sheds light on the wild essence of an activity in which mistakes are paid for with lives
The Spanish laboratory that studies ice bubbles where centuries-old atmosphere is trapped
Gonzalo Loza|Bilbao|
The only ice lab in the country, where researchers work at temperatures of up to -22ºF, studies samples from around the world to understand the impact of climate change
Kazuya Hiraide, the best mountaineer of the 21st century who is unknown in the West
The Japanese citizen, who may be on his way to collecting his fourth Piolet d’Or mountaineering award, has announced that he will take on the formidable and brutal west face of K2
Hassan or viral death on K2: Searching for an opportunity to improve your life
The high-altitude porter was the victim of both the indifference of those around him and the increasingly cruel business of mountain tourism in the Himalayas and Karakoram
Kristin Harila and ‘empty records’
Accompanied by Tenjen Lama Sherpa, the Norwegian has ascended the 14 eight-thousanders in 92 days, but the feat will leave little trace in the history of mountaineering