Italian alpinist Matteo Bernasconi killed in avalanche while ski-mountaineering

Derek Franz / Posted May 20, 2020

Climbers, cavers, high-rise workers help clean debris from rooftops after Zagreb earthquake

Vedrana Simicevic / Posted April 28, 2020

Film festivals are offering free online viewings; here's what we're watching

Derek Franz / Posted April 21, 2020

Plan B: Business as Unusual

Adam Howard / Posted April 9, 2020

Climbing rock--yes, touching real rock--can potentially spread the coronavirus

Cameron M. Burns / Posted March 22, 2020

Nolan Smythe killed in rockfall while climbing Logical Progression on Mexico's El Gigante

Derek Franz / Posted March 16, 2020

Coronavirus concerns prompt American Alpine Club to conduct benefit dinner remotely

Derek Franz / Posted March 12, 2020

Matt Cornell free solos Hyalite Canyon testpiece, Nutcracker (M9 WI5+, 450')

Scott Coldiron / Posted February 29, 2020

Climbing Grief Grant application period is now open; 10 apps received within first 24 hours

Derek Franz and Mailee Hung / Posted February 26, 2020

Something Yet Higher: Charles Madison Crenchaw Exhibit Opens at the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum

Mailee Hung / Posted February 24, 2020

BLM management plan threatens Bears Ears National Monument while lawsuits continue

Derek Franz / Posted February 13, 2020

Another Outdoor Retailer, another opportunity to call for political and social changes

Derek Franz / Posted January 29, 2020

Kyle Dempster Solo Award and American Alpine Club Live Your Dream Grant open for 2020 applications

Derek Franz / Posted January 18, 2020

Avalanches kill hundreds in Kashmir

Derek Franz / Posted January 16, 2020

Wayne Merry (1931-2019): Yosemite legend, teacher and loving steward of wild places

Steve Grossman / Posted January 9, 2020

American Alpine Club Annual Benefit Dinner features "climbers uniting for the planet"

Derek Franz / Posted December 13, 2019

Brad Gobright dies in a rappelling accident while climbing in Mexico

Derek Franz / Posted November 28, 2019

Alan Rousseau and Tino Villanueva Release the Kraken on Tengi Ragi Tau's west face

Alan Rousseau / Posted November 21, 2019

Backcountry.com battles small businesses over trademark

Tyler Cohen / Posted November 8, 2019

Two Alpinist stories receive honorable mentions in Best American anthologies

Derek Franz / Posted October 7, 2019

American Alpine Club CEO Phil Powers to step down in summer 2020

Derek Franz / Posted October 2, 2019

Climbers join activists worldwide in demand for action on climate crisis

Alpinist Staff / Posted September 16, 2019

Jean (Jene) Crenshaw, cofounder of Summit magazine, dies at 95

Alpinist Staff and Paula Crenshaw / Posted September 12, 2019

Two Alpinist stories included on the longlist for Banff Mountain Book Competition; Boardman Tasker shortlist also announced

Derek Franz / Posted September 5, 2019

Friends complete Hayden Kennedy's vision on Mt. Hooker: Gambling in the Winds (V 5.12+)

Derek Franz / Posted August 30, 2019