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Alpine Climbing

Alpine Climbing

Steve Swenson, in a yellow helmet, looks up while climbing a corner on Latok I in Pakistan's Karakoram range.

Steve Swenson On Playing The Long Game In The Mountains

Kelly Cordes|March 26, 2019
In his fifth decade of climbing, Swenson is still aiming for unclimbed peaks and finding joy in the process.
A rock climber on the 1963 American Mount Everest Expedition lounges in a big, red puffy jacket, reading the book "Endurance."

The Best Climbing Books According to AAC Librarians

Eric Rueth|March 19, 2019
The AAC library is packed full of alpine history. Here are the librarians' top picks for mountain stories to get lost in.
Brette Harrington climbs a deep crack up a rock wall, high above the ground with a turquoise lake below.

‘The Adventure Side of Climbing’: Brette Harrington’s Alpine Vision

Hilary Oliver|March 5, 2019
Brette Harrington deals with the loss of her life partner to a climbing accident, and continues to find inspiration pioneering big mountain climbing routes.
Alex Dahinten adjust Kathy's crampon prosthetic attachment

REI Presents: La Cumbre

REI Staff|October 18, 2017
La Cumbre explores what it means to live as an amputee in the developing world and the power of pursuing things once believed impossible. Watch now.
Sea to Summit co-founder Tim Macartney-Snape in profile before Mount Everest

Sea Level to Everest’s Summit: Sea to Summit’s Origin Story

Aer Parris|June 21, 2017
How a record-setting Everest expedition, called Sea to Summit, spawned an outdoor company with a ground-up approach to gear.
woman climbs an alpine rock climbing route in the Enchantments

Enchanted Climbing: 18 Miles, 18 Pitches, 18 Hours

Jenny Abegg|January 23, 2017
We are 12 hours into the day, with 12 pitches climbed and 12 miles hiked, and not nearly close to the end. Full-bellied clouds lazing in the...
Fitz Traverse

Fitz Traverse – A Line Across the Sky

REI Staff|January 16, 2015
Tommy Caldwell and Alex Honnold attempt to summit the peaks along Patagonia's ledgendary Fitz Traverse.
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