Breaking the Ice on the 2014 Everest Icefall Avalanche
A visit to one of the sixteen Sherpa families who, ten years ago this month, were devastated by a deadly Everest avalanche.
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Mountains & Metaphors
Eiger North Face 1980
Between 10 and 18 February 1980, Roger Mear and I climbed the North Face of the Eiger, a climb every mountaineer wants to have done but...
The Blizzard of the Boardman Tasker
The risky business of entering book competitions, channelling the recent Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature.
A reflection on risk.
Go up, or go down? Looking back on a decision made four decades ago.
The Crowding of K2 - an opinion.
An opinion piece about the taming of K2.
The terrible twins of Hope and Fear
Steve Bell reflects on a 300ft fall in the French Alps forty-five years ago. The fall gave him plenty of time to think.
Seven summits and a funeral.
The 25th anniversary of completing the Seven Summits, and the anniversary of a death that could have been prevented.
The lowering of Everest: A journey towards acceptance.
At this time of year, I’m often asked how I feel about the Everest circus. If you’re one of those inquisitors I apologise if I seemed...
Super-cool Kenton clocks up another record.
Kenton Cool's record-breaking 16th ascent of Everest, and a conversation with him in 2017.
If you want to go places, find something to push against.
Breathe like a Sherpa Nearly every Himalayan climber knows what it's like to be overtaken by a Sherpa. You’re feeling strong and going...
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