India’s Climbing Scene: Why Aren’t More Women Climbing?
What makes it so difficult for Indian women to take up climbing? A few female climbers offer insight into an entry barrier posed at the intersection of patriarchy and personal safety.
Op-Ed
Exclusive: Why Climbing was Banned on India’s Most Popular Trans-Himalayan Trekking Peak
Massive over-tourism on India's Stok Kangri, 6154m, in Ladakh, finally led All Ladakh Tour Operators Association (ALTOA) to ban all activities for three years. Here is ALTOA’s exclusive statement.
"This Christmas, I’m Thankful For…” The Privilege to Suffer
At Christmas, we ask: what allows us to have the experience of trail-running or mountain-climbing in the first place? The luxuries of time and money not spent on survival.
Introducing Climate Neutral Certified
A little over a year ago, I co-founded an organization called Climate Neutral. The intent of this organization is to create, distribute, and certify a label that we call Climate Neutral Certified.
Everest, The Earthquake, my Husband Norbu Sherpa and Me.
Between waiting her turn for the rescue chopper and summiting in silence one year later, Andrea Sherpa-Zimmermann relies on her husband, a native Sherpa, as her guide on Everest.
British Columbia's Grizzlies, Trophy Hunting and Boo.
Views of this embattled species range from “all bears are violent and unpredictable” to “OMG, I just want to hug a bear". But is it ethically right to kill a bear, if not for food?
Healing after Howse: How does the climbing world cope with the triple tragedy?
In April, three prominent young alpinists perished in an avalanche on Canada’s Howse Peak. Their deaths prompt another reckoning with mountaineering’s timeless question: is it worth it?