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Chris Bonington sitting in front of some mountains

Who are Britain’s greatest ever mountaineers?

By Alex Foxfield published

From Mallory to Bonington and beyond, we reveal our pick of Britain’s greatest ever mountaineers

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Vivian James Rigney making his way up Everest with hundreds of other climbers

What is the death zone on the world’s highest mountains?

By Alex Foxfield published

Our mountaineering expert looks into the death zone and the reasons why climbing 8,000-meter peaks can be so dangerous

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Climber on steep, exposed snowy summit of Europe's tallest peak, Mt Blanc

What is summit fever? The deadly all-or-nothing compulsion for the summit

By Alex Foxfield published

Our mountaineering expert takes a look at summit fever, the sometimes-fatal mindset that occurs when desire overrides judgement in the mountains

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Sir Chris Bonington

Sir Chris Bonington celebrates 90th birthday – and vows to fulfill promise to late friend

By Fiona Russell published

Legendary mountaineer marks day with pledge to complete a Himalayan Sherpa community project started by fellow climber

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Team Mission Possible celebrating

14 Peaks: the Netflix mountaineering documentary scaling the world’s highest peaks

By Julia Clarke published

14 Peaks: Nothing is Impossible follows a Nepali climber’s quest to summit the 14 mountains over 8,000m in seven months

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Annapurna III (7555m) from Sarangkot

Ukrainian climbing team makes history with Himalayan first ascent

By Julia Clarke published

Three Ukrainian climbers have successfully summited Annapurna III via the southeast ridge, a feat that has long evaded the world’s best climbers

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mountain clean up in the Himalaya

Outdoors brand pledges support to ambitious clean-up project in the Himalaya Mountains

By Fiona Russell published

This month, Osprey Europe donates Green Friday proceeds to Nimsdai Foundation's Big Mountain Cleanup

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