Climbing

A man carrying a climbing rope stands on a field with a woman wearing a black hat.

‘Free Solo’s’ directors climb their way to Oscar nomination

Arts, Culture & Media

Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, directors of the Oscar-nominated film “Free Solo” speak about how they look at personal risk for themselves and their film subjects.

Mt. Everest, the world's highest mountain, is seen from the viewing point at Lukla in northern Nepal.

Mount Everest has a problem — with poop

Environment

Death On Everest: A Mountaineer Explains The Psychology of Peril

Sports
The World

Rock Climbers Leaving their Mark

Rock Climbing Wrongs

The World

MT. Washington

Mountaineers David Breashears and Rick Wilcox take us on an 800-foot ice climb on Mt. Washington, New Hampshire on this National Geographic Radio Expedition. NPR’s Alex Chadwick reports.