Adrian Ballinger Completes the First Ski Descent of the World’s Fifth Highest Peak
Ballinger navigated sheer descents amid whiteout conditions to complete the first descent on Makalu in the Himalayas.
Ski Mountaineering
The Winter Mountain Games Return to Vail in February
The snowy version of summer's best adventure-sports festival will transform the Vail Valley into an extreme-sports mecca in February.
Cody Townsend Finds Himself Between a Cornice, a Rock, and a No-Fall Zone
Because, why not tackle one of the scariest lines of the Fifty Project at the end of the season?
The First Adaptive Athletes Climb and Ski Denali In Warren Miller’s New Film, “Winter Starts Now”
“I love skiing because for me it’s turned into this equalizer,” Sojitra says in the film.
It’s Official: SkiMo Brings More Spandex to 2026 Olympics
The alpine sport, a hybrid of alpine touring and mountaineering, will become the eighth sport in the Winter Olympics.
50 Years Later, The First Man to Ski the Grand Teton Remembers His ‘Fantastic Adventure’
In 1971, Bill Briggs claimed the first ski descent of Wyoming's giant, the Grand Teton. But the Ivy League grad with a fused hip didn't do it for fame or glory.
How Losing My Partner Made Me Rethink My Relationship With the Mountains
No one would have faulted Hadley Hammer if she left a career as a big mountain pro behind. But that's not what happened.
What It’s Like to Be a Black Ski Mountaineer in Bend, Oregon
In the midst of the George Floyd murder trial, Bend, OR's Mallory Duncan reflects on a ski tour that changed everything.
The FIFTY Episode 25: McGown Peak, Idaho
Cody Townsend sets out for another line and reveals the logistics behind his missions.
'Waking Dream'
Amongst the idyllic dreamscape of Chamonix, two men take mountaineering to a new level as they attempt a first descent.