A longtime backpacker learns that mountaineering is a different beast—but a lifetime of outdoor skills comes in handy.

above sea level, the mountain sweeps to 20,320 ft ... plunged 50 ft. to his death in a crevasse hidden by snow and ice. Dr. George Wichman, an orthopedic surgeon and amateur mountaineer from ...

Mountain Guide Andy Perkins offers his insider tips ... Photo: Andy Perkins Normal Route: a 30m glacier travel rope and crevasse rescue kit will be fine. No lids needed here. If anything falls on your ...

Get the inside knowledge: Chamonix-based Mountain Guides Will Sim and Stuart MacDonald offer the wealth of their ... and for rescuing your partner/s from a crevasse. For all other routes you need even ...

the second highest mountain in the world, brought to the surface the body of Renato Casarotto. Born in 1948, Casarotto was one of the strongest mountaineers of his time. He died on 16 July 1986 whilst ...