How to choose a backpack for mountaineering?
A mountaineering backpack is fundamentally different from hiking and trekking backpacks. It is a piece of equipment that directly impacts safety and efficiency on the trail.
The TOP Best Flashlights for Mountaineering, Hiking, Camping, and Fishing. 2025 Review
Poor lighting at a campsite or hiking trail can make your vacation a real challenge. You need to find something in your tent, read before bed, or create a pleasant…
Five critical mistakes beginner climbers make
Mountaineering is a philosophy of life, extreme sports, and the beauty and grandeur of mountain peaks. To lead this lifestyle, you need not only physical strength but also common sense…
The Piolet d’Or mountaineering award in 2025
The Piolet d’Or (Golden Ice Axe) is an international mountaineering award given for the most outstanding ascents of the year.
Classification of mountaineering routes in the mountains, on ice and mixed routes
The classification of mountaineering routes in the big mountains, adopted in the countries of the former USSR, is described in detail here: Mountaineering: routes, difficulty of sections, complexity categories.
History of Everest Exploration, Part 2 – Big Expeditions, 1953 – 1980
After the first ascent of Everest in 1953, the period of its development began – the search for and passage of new routes. At that time, the so-called Himalayan style…