Current news

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News

Alpinist Newswires. At Alpinist.
Climbing Hot Flashes. By Dougald MacDonald and the Climbing Magazine staff. Hot Flashes Climbing News reports the world's most up-to-date vertical news. From alpine big walls to local bouldering comps Hot Flashes gives you the the most accurate report first. At Climbing Magazine.
EverestNews. "Where Everest climbers come for News." Today's Everest News/Expedition Coverage/and Notes. Very good site including expedition news.
Neuigkeiten von klettern. At Klettern.
Pitoni.fi. Pitoni is a Finnish site concentrated on news and articles related to aid and big wall climbing.
Trekkari. Information about mountaineering and mountain hiking. Good collection of information concerning the trekking peaks of Nepal.
UKC Climbing News. The UK's leading climbing and mountaineering website. At UKC Climbing.
mountains2b.com. At Mountains2b.com.
www.camp4.com

Message boards & Newsgroups

Search Newsgroups. Google newsgroup search engine.
Slouppi.net. A good Finnish site about bouldering and rock climbing (born as a coalition of two Finnish climbing sites 'Pulteri.net' and 'Rock Climbing in Finland'). Includes news, few articles, discussion forum and links. Propably the most valuable content, however, is a very good collection of topos.
UKC Climbing Forums. At UKC Climbing.
Vertikaali: Forum. At Vertikaali.
bergsteigen.at. Austrian mountaineering and climbing site. Includes route descriptions of some recommended climbs in Austria. Worth visiting.
de.rec.alpinismus
mtncommunity.org. moderated web-based discussion group.
rec.backcountry
rec.climbing
rec.climbing.useful. Looking for advice on routes or equipment? Want to discuss your experiences? Tired of all the spams, flames and politics in Usenet's rec.climbing? If you said "Yes" to any of these questions, then this is the place for you. Trailspace's rec.climbing.useful discussion forum is a moderated newsgroup dedicated to rock and ice climbing and general alpine mountaineering. At Trailspace.com.
relaa.com. Former rakka.net. A Finnish discussion forum concentrated on outdoor sports.
sfnet.harrastus.kiipeily
sfnet.harrastus.retkeily
uk.rec.climbing

Blogs

All Climbing. All Climbing is a blog focusing on all aspects of climbing including bouldering, gear, training, and mountaineering. I enjoy writing about my observations on climbing news, events, and personal trips I make throughout the year. By Tom Markiewicz.
Alpine Climbing. "Because it doesn’t have to be fun to be fun…" By Ade Miller.
Cathedral Style. The New Hampshire climbing perspective from Bayard Russell Jr. By Bayard Russell Jr..
Leashless Blog
Mount Coach
Mursu matkaa. By Marjut Vierimaa.
Patagonia.fi. By Lauri Hämäläinen & Sampsa Jyrkynen.
PsychoVertical.com. By Andy Kirkpatrick.
Readers' Blog [@Alpinist]. At Alpinist.
Rollo mixed. Pohjoisen talvikiipeilystä.
Rollon kiikku ja juoma
Skagit Alpinism. By Colin Haley.

Expeditions

Kunlun2007

Websites & magazines

About Climbing. Articles and excellent selected links.
Alpin
Alpinismus.de. Portal of Bergsteiger-magazine. Good link collection with descriptions. Quite good collection of suggested tours and very good weather links (European Alps).
Alpinist. Alpinist Magazine is committed to celebrating world alpinism and adventure climbing.
Alpinjournal. Photo gallery, route tips, news, links and interesting articles. By Michael Pröttel.
CLIMBinfo. CLIMBinfo is a website aimed at providing information for climbers. Check it out for Weather & Ice Links, latest Climbing Reports as well as hundreds of useful Climbing Links with a searchable database.
Climb Magazine. British climbing magazine with load of interesting content related to various aspects of climbing. Good articles by many well known British alpinists and the home to very authoritative "Mountain Info" section. Loats of the articles as well as Mountain info are available as free downloads (but require registration).
Climbing Magazine. Website of American Climbing Magazine. Very good site. Besides news, includes excellent articles in Techtips section. Must see.
High Sport
Klettern.
Excellent magazine about all kinds of climbing in German. Many of the stories are written in a funny style, so the magazine doubles as an excellent language course.
- News
- Test
- Gebiete
- Service
- Community
- Heft
Mountain Zone. Climbing, Hiking, Mountain Biking, Skiing, Snowboarding and Photography. Lots of articles and Mount Everest Archive.
Outside Online
Planet-Climbing.com. One of the best climbing websites. Extensive content with High Mountain Sports and High Magazines, featured articles, mini guides to several areas, gear reviews, discussion forum etc.
Retki. Finnish outdoor magazine.
Risk online. A Russian site covering outdoor activities. RISK Online provides Internet coverage of the biggest projects and expedition such as "Big Walls - Russian routes", all Himalayan expeditions, International Mountaineering Trophy, etc.
Rock & Ice. Website of Rock & Ice magazine.
Slouppi.net. A good Finnish site about bouldering and rock climbing (born as a coalition of two Finnish climbing sites 'Pulteri.net' and 'Rock Climbing in Finland'). Includes news, few articles, discussion forum and links. Propably the most valuable content, however, is a very good collection of topos.
Steepstone. Norwegian climbing site. Includes top notch guides for some Norwegian climbing areas. Good site.
Trailwalk. Walking, Hiking - Trekking, Backpacking, Lightweight Camping, Outdoor Clothing & Equipment. Lots of gears. Also includes a discussion forum.
bergsteigen.at. Austrian mountaineering and climbing site. Includes route descriptions of some recommended climbs in Austria. Worth visiting.
bergwelt.de. Portal of Olympia Verlag GmbH (Alping - das Bergsportmagazin & Berge).

Articles

Changabang North Face: A Touch Too Much?. By Mick Fowler at Originally in High Magazine on 1997-09-01.
Death toll on world's most treacherous mountain reaches 11. Ice sheet collapse may have triggered events that led to climbing disaster. By Randeep Ramesh at Guardian on 2008-08-05.
Eiswände im Klimastress. At Alpinjournal.
John Harlin Reaches The Summit Of The Eiger. John Harlin reaches the summit of the Eiger North Face forty years after the infamous mountain claimed the life of his legendary father.
Mick Fowler | The life of an ‘alpine’ hero. The dynamic British mountaineer on the Himalayas, and his adventures with chalked cliffs and sea stacks. By Himanshu Bhagat at livemint.com on 2009-09-06.
On Thin Ice: Changabang. First ascent of Changabang's north face by British teams Brendan Murphy with Andy Cave and Mick Fowler with Steve Sustad was eventfull to say the least during the ascent. The ascent turned into tragedy during the descent when Brendan Murphy was killed by avalanche. Article by Mick Fowler about the trip is available in two parts:( http://www.planetfear.com/articles/On_Thin_Ice_Changabang_Part_1_502.html part 1 , http://www.planetfear.com/articles/On_Thin_Ice_Changabang_Part_2_503.html part 2 ). The same expedition features in books both from Mick Fowler and Andy Cave. By Mick Fowler at Planet-Climbing.com on 2005-09-05.
Peak performance. Ed Viesturs has a lofty goal, to climb the world's 14 highest mountains. By Kristin Dizon at Seattle Post-Intelligencer Thursday, June 7, 2001.
Son Conquers A Killer Mountain. John Harlin III Lived His Life In His Father's Shadow, But Finally Eclipsed It. At CBS News, 2007-03-04.
Summit's Eve on Annapurna. The Arduous Days Before the First Summit Ever of an 8,000 Meter Peak Adapted from "Annapurna" by Maurice Herzog. At GORP.
The Secret Life of a Tax Collector: Climbing Mountains. Mick Fowler shaves, ties his tie, kisses the children and the wife good-bye, and drives to the station each weekday morning for the short train ride to his office at the Inland Revenue Service. He is a tax collector. By Ian Thomsen at International Herald Tribune on 1996-09-17.
The taxman cometh. Tarquin Cooper discovers how Mick Fowler juggles ice axes with the Inland Revenue. By Tarquin Cooper at Telegraph.co.uk on 2005-07-12.