We bought nine of the best-selling carabiners and tested them on alpine routes, crags, and sport multi-pitch routes. Our team of experts has over 40 years of combined experience climbing,…
How to choose a mountaineering or rock climbing rope: key parameters, standards and tips for choosing equipment.
For true connoisseurs of rock climbing and mountaineering, here are some fascinating facts from the history of mountaineering equipment.
Exploration of the fabulous cliffs on the west coast of Italy by climbers and rock climbers has led to the emergence of 25 new exotic trad routes from 5a to…
How to climb cracks? There are several climbing techniques, depending on the size and shape of the crack. We want to tell you about this in this article.
Mistakes observed on descents from the mountain.
Cracks come in all shapes and sizes from those so thin that you can hardly hammer anything into them, to huge chimneys that you can only climb out of by…
Free Korea Peak is one of the most famous peaks of the former Soviet Union. Before the discovery of the 4810 peaks (Odessa Peak) in Karavshin and Ak-Su Peak in…
A team of climbers: Nicolas Navarrete from Ecuador, Sebastián Pelletti from Australia and Hernan Rodriguez Salas from Chile announced the discovery of a new route to the summit of Mount…
In our large survey in issue 12/1967, we were primarily interested in the question of “the best thing in a mountain hut”. From the very beginning, it was clear to…
Bray Head is a 241-metre-high coastal hill in northern County Wicklow, Ireland, between the towns of Bray and Greystones. It is part of the Wicklow Mountains and is a popular…
In the Bakhchisarai region of Crimea, rescuers had to drag a seriously injured tourist across the mountainous terrain for 15 hours (!) after she suffered in one of the dangerous…
A suspended staircase located 790 meters above the sea bay was opened in the Norwegian village of Loen. The staircase consists of 120 steps and is 40 meters long.
Laugavegur Trail – This route was included in the list of “20 best hiking routes in the world” by National Geographic. Laugavegur is located in the southwestern part of the…
A lighthouse is a place where light is born and dies in an instant, and this is repeated over and over again. Since the time of the famous Alexandria Lighthouse,…
Bridges of Ross – This solitary sea arch is the best example of the wild nature of West Clare. The top is covered in a green layer of grass, and…
The Giant’s Causeway is an unusual and very beautiful place. It is located at the foot of giant basalt cliffs. The Giant’s Causeway consists of more than 40,000 massive black…
This area is not new, mountain tourists have been exploring it for about 20 years, mainly in the form of hikes in May or early summer. You can find many…
The cost of Everest climbing permits will increase by 36% from early autumn 2025, but this news does not come as a surprise, as it was reported earlier. The real…
Nepal’s Department of Tourism recently added four minor peaks of Kanchenjunga and two sub-peaks of Lhotse to the list of peaks over 8,000 meters. Interesting history of climbing the sub-peaks…
