Mount McKinley in Denali National Park, Alaska (Weststock)
Feature Articles
Majesty or Travesty outside
It's climbing season again on Everest. And as hundreds of summit hopefuls converge at Base Camp, the great debate persists: Has the Big E become the Big Easy? Alpinists Greg Child and Dave Hahn take sides.
The Mountain Magnet outside
Fast times in Chamonix, France, the once and future epicenter of high-alpine daredevilry
Fire and Ice outside
A journey to the cradle of climbing reveals a strange new alpine environment, where glaciers are melting, mountains are falling, and nothing is as it was
Head Trip outside
Sometimes the toughest climb is out of your mind and into your own animal skin
The Mountain of Mountains outside
How do you crack the code to K2, the darkest, deadliest peak on the planet? If you're a climber, have the courage to accept that you're bound to fail, and the wisdom to know that failure has its own rewards.
Base Camp Breakdown outside
Running the numbers on the world's tallest mountain
Everest's Destiny outside
Lodges at base camp? Tourists on oxygen? Everyone seems to have a vision for the next 50 years on the world's highest mountain.
Kid Everest outside
Who says you can't take your children mountaineering? The trick is to choose the right summitthen watch as they amaze themselves by scaling it. These five peaks, in order from easiest to hardest, are handpicked to bring out your kid's inner Messner.