Once held as a practice for the very few, being considered an “extreme sport”, climbing is now regarded as almost fashionable, practiced by people of all ages. Crags see more and more climbers on the ...

Camp III sits about halfway up this ascending wall of glacial blue ice. From its bergshrund (base) to the top, the Lhotse Face rises some 3,700 feet, at 40 and 50-degree pitches with some ...

This is why waterfall guidebooks contain a wealth of marvels, their pictures a treasure for anyone wanting to climb them. The pleasure and the satisfaction will be enhanced when the right tools are at ...