Is tent-bound romance impossible, because it’s too cold and you just can’t figure a way to zip your sleeping bag and your honey’s together? Do you argue over who gets the good sack, leaving one of you to freeze, toss, turn, count sheep and silently curse the day you said yes when he or she asked if you want a spot, need a belay or “like those shoes?” Well buck up, camper.

J_ung chats with two legends...

J_ung and Sean Cobourn chat about Hickory Nut Gorge and more...

After what seemed like an eternity (in all honesty it actually passed with relative ease; we had plenty of cigarettes and good conversation), we spotted our comrades descending, their headlamps creating falling stars cutting a jagged line in the tarry blackness as they lowered. They regaled us with tales of a sparsely protected third pitch of doom...

In a two for one review and a mostly vain effort to climb better, Vegastradguy slips his paws into Evolv's Sharma Series.

Craig was pumped and needed to make a decision quickly. His last protection...

A father and his young son share the adventure of a lifetime.

The surreal views of Whitney's shear east face caught our gaze...

Sterling's Rope Redemption Program is the first of its kind in the US. Now, with help from Cells for Cells, they're branching into all sorts of green activities. Interview with John Branagan of Sterling Ropes.

Many sport climbers use a clip to place a first draw, but many more are unaware that the standard, homemade...

If you're in Vietnam and need a break from climbing, but you want to stay in the mountains, this jungle hike may be just the ticket.

Blissful trip that combined island hopping through the fabulous Phang Nga bay with climbing on Koh Yao Noi, Thailand's next climbing destination.

For a while now, I’ve been wanting to get out to some of the manufacturers of climbing gear...

Recently, we contacted the world-class professional climber Daniel Woods for an interview. Daniel is one of The North Face’s sponsored climbers and to help us get an understanding of what it is like for a young professional climber he kindly accepted the invitation for an interview…

Vegastradguy sees if Sterlings new skinny is up to the task.

An editorial style piece detailing my introduction to climbing in Thailand and the journey it inspired.

"We realized the mountain had changed in the past few years": Mr.Bo Belvedere Christensen, Leader of KT Baruntse (7129 m) Expedition on Baruntse. On 23rd May' 08, Explore Himalaya's in-house writer met with Bo Belvedere Christensen, leader of the Kipling Travels Baruntse Expedition at the premises of Hotel Marshyangdi. Mr. Christensen, back in Kathmandu after a successful expedition, looked a bit exhausted but nonetheless happy, as he recounted his team's wonderful acclimatization climb to both the Mera peaks as well as the arduous climb to Baruntse. Mr. Christensen disclosed that Baruntse was more technical then he had expected. He as well the members had to contend with bad weather conditions and difficult technical climbing on the last leg of the climb, before reaching their goal. Here we reproduce Mr. Christensen's account of his team's expedition.

Everest has brought fame and glory to many a climber who has stood on its summit. Conquering the tallest peak in the world is naturally a milestone in a climber's career, but its heartening when the glory that's attached to the conquest is utilized for a worthy cause. George LaMoureaux's mission for climbing Everest is for the purpose of filming "The First National Missing Children's Telethon" going from the "Coldest Mountain on the Planet" (Denali) to the "Tallest Mountain on the Planet" (Everest). George, who is 51, has also survived five cancer surgeries. His climb to Everest, as he told us during the course of the interview, was also to inspire cancer patients "not to give up, to turn their life around and survive". Read on to find out more about his mission and his causes.

The Everest or Solu-Khumbu region lies on the eastern part of Nepal. Inhabited by the mountain people who have lived in harmony with their surroundings for hundreds of years, the Solu-Khumbu region has still retained its age old practices. The region which has some of the world’s tallest peaks gained fame with the identification of the world’s tallest peak Everest (8848m) in this region.

Vegastradguy puts on the bright green pack and goes reviewing in the desert.