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Kurt Albert defined free climbing and took it to the remote mountains of the world. Behind the stories of wild adventures and great deeds, there was something exemplary in the life cut short.

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Seven books and nine authors included on the shortlist for the prestigious award.

Saying climbing has nothing to do with politics is like saying science had nothing to do with putting a man on the moon.

Powerful new helicopters and long-line rescue in the Himalaya are changing the high-altitude game and fueling the booming business of guiding. but will the sport of high-altitude climbing survive?

The story of one of alpine climbing's shining stars, who died in the Himalaya in 2009.