Arlene Blum, early Annapurna expedition leader, enters California Hall of Fame
Climber, author, environmentalist to share honor with Joan Baez and Robert Redford.
Annapurna
Annapurna One
Follow a group of four friends and their attempts on Tilicho Peak and Annapurna in the Himalaya
Should Climbing be Political?, Jerry Moffatt’s Cinderella Story, and a Modern Epic on Annapurna
Saying climbing has nothing to do with politics is like saying science had nothing to do with putting a man on the moon.
Ueli Steck on Launching into the Void on Annapurna’s South Face
"I was completely detached from the world below. There was nothing but climbing. No goal, no future, no past. I was climbing in the here and now. One swing of the ice axe after the other, one step after the other."
New Route and Deaths on Annapurna – World’s Deadliest Mountain
On March 24, Mingma Sherpa and his 12-member expedition team stood on the summit of Annapurna (8,091 meters; 26,545 feet)—the tenth highest and most dangerous mountain in the world. Two of those climbers wouldn’t make it back down.
Searching for Tomaz Humar
The story of one of alpine climbing's shining stars, who died in the Himalaya in 2009.