Park ranger dies after falling into a crevasse on Alaska's Mount McKinley
Robin Pendery died after she fell while climbing on patrol on the mountain known locally as Denali
Sherpa found alive after vanishing on Mount Everest almost a week earlier – video
Dawa Sherpa had frostbite on his hands but appeared to be in good health
Missing Sherpa guide found alive on Everest after funeral rites had begun
Climbing support team rescue Hillary Dawa Sherpa almost a week on from when he was last seen
May 2026
Three climbers die and one rescued after fall on Alaska’s Mount McKinley
Four were part of seven-person group that had traveled to US to ascend North America’s tallest mountain
Record 274 climbers summit Everest from Nepalese side in single day
Climbers take advantage of clear weather after threat of ice fall on normal route delayed start of spring season
Other lives
John Hancock obituary
From mountain photography to ice-climbing – try it all at this summer festival in the French Alps
Other lives
Steve Lismore obituary
April 2026
Ice block stalls hundreds of Everest climbers at base camp
A moment that changed me
A moment that changed me: I was desperate to get off the mountain – and that gut instinct saved my life
March 2026
Other lives
David Hollinger obituary
Other lives: Mountaineering guide and instructor who made many international ascents, including the north face of the Eiger and in the Himalayas
February 2026
‘The costs could rise’: Austria manslaughter ruling could alter climbing in Europe
Climber convicted of manslaughter after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s highest peak to seek help
Austrian mountaineer ‘endlessly sorry’ for girlfriend’s death but denies criminal wrongdoing
Climber faces manslaughter charge after leaving girlfriend on Austria’s tallest peak
January 2026
Cairn review – obsession, suffering and awe in a climbing game that hits exhausting new heights
A punishing, beautiful survival game that turns mountaineering into an intimate test of endurance, fixation and emotional resolve – you’ll be in tears by the end
Rescued Scafell Pike hikers urged to pay hotel bill and return head torches
Wasdale mountain rescue team says ‘we struggle to understand when the rescued take advantage of hospitality’
‘It’s unforgiving’: California park officials grapple with recent deaths on Mount Baldy
From the Guardian archive
Remembering Harry Griffin, doyen of the Guardian’s Country Diarists
College freshman identified as one of three hikers found dead on California’s Mount Baldy
