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Behind The Scenes At The Ice Climbing World Cup In Russia

The 2013 UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup in Kirov, Russia, dished out challenges—a foreign count...
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Ferrosi Collection

Searching for a do-it-all soft shell for year-round adventures? A favorite of Ambassador Athlet...
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Ultra-Alpinism: 50 Hour Push on Pangbuk Ri

At 10 p.m. November 10th, 18 hours into their attempt at the first ascent of Nepal’s 6,625-meter ...
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The Ruth Expedition: Field Updates

In March of 2010, Graham Zimmerman and Mark Allen set out on a climbing expedition into the Ruth ...
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An Excellent Escapade

Note from the VertiCulture Editor: This is a re-telling of a story about OR gear guru Jeremy Park...
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Throwing Horseshoes at China

Kyle Dempster motivates himself with trail running and Chinese mountain photography At the end...
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Revival in the Waddington

Graham, Blake Herrington, Scott Bennett and Forest Woodward spent three weeks exploring granite...
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Karakoram Expedition, Part III

Two unsuccessful attempts on Peak 6135 have left Janet, Kirsten, and I dejected. Knowing that h...
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First Ascent: East Face, K7

Assalaam alaikum everyone! Hope y'all are having a great summer. Everything is splendid here in P...
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Eight Hundred and Eighty Eight Hours

Hurry up and wait. I think we might have set a record in our travels to Patagonia. From Denver In...
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Adventure in the NW Fork of the Lacuna Glacier

“..adventure – in the grand old manner – is obsolete, having been either exalted to a specialis...