Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. Don't get me wrong, my favorite summer sport is mountain biking. To me, ...

Several years ago, in the dead of winter, I skied into a random valley in the Canadian Rockies to alpine climb. At the time I had little money, was yet to be blessed with a gear-reviewing job, and had ...

Mountaineers have tried to rationalize their obsession with scaling peaks for centuries. “What is above knows what is below but what is below does not know what is above,” wrote Rene Daumal. Anatoli ...

From 7 - 13 October 2023 American climbers Matt Cornell, Jackson Marvell and Alan Rousseau made an alpine style ascent of the North Face of Jannu (7710m). Their 2700m high 'Round Trip Ticket' breaches ...

We have received and published the following open letter entitled 'Alpine sport climbs ground-up first ascents: an art of climbing sportsmanship at risk of trivialisation'. Promoted by Michel Piola, ...