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Want to climb K2? It's time to seize the day, as officials delay move to triple Karokaram’s climbing fees
By Will Symons published
Climbers attempting the world's second tallest mountain were due to fork out $5,000 each under a planned price increase

"There is nothing more American than our public lands" – climbers hang upside-down US flag during Yosemite's firefall to protest Trump hiring freeze
By Julia Clarke published
The demonstrators rappelled down to hang the inverted American flag over El Capitan during the annual phenomenon

The world’s greatest unclimbed mountains: virgin summits that have yet to be conquered
By Alex Foxfield published
We take a look at the world’s greatest unclimbed mountains – remote, revered giants that remain out of our reach to this day

Who was Ueli Steck? The “Swiss Machine” mountaineer who broke records on the world’s most iconic peaks
By Alex Foxfield published
Ueli Steck’s warm character, insatiable drive and astonishing climbs made him one of the greatest climbers and mountaineers of the modern era

Six figure fortune of legendary Scottish climber Hamish MacInnes left to mountaineering charity
By Will Symons published
The Scottish Mountaineering Trust aims to use MacInnes's estate to carry on his legacy, championing Scottish mountaineering

Scottish mountain rescue urges climbers to wear crampons, not microspikes, after a challenging winter rescue
By Will Symons published
The Killin Mountain Rescue team issued the warning after two hikers were saved from freezing conditions

"They were in the wrong place at the wrong time" – watch the dramatic helicopter rescue of mountaineers injured by avalanche in the Scottish Highlands
By Charlie Lyon published
It took a team of 15 to rescue the climbers who had been hit by a collapsing cornice. Here's how to keep safe on unpredictable winter terrain

5 things I wish I’d known before my first mountain running challenge
By Alex Foxfield published
My first mountain running challenge taught me valuable lessons in moving at speed for extended periods among the peaks
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