Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...
Rather than succeeding on extremely technical routes or big faces, the interest of this expedition lies in a young team's ...
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Mount Everest is 29,032 feet tall, and every year, hundreds attempt to climb it. Its fatality rate is 1%. Here are five ...
This article is part of an effort to resurface Globe readers’ most loved stories or timeless reports you might have missed. It was originally published on Feb. 29, 2024. It was updated on June 19, ...