Peter Kinloch at the summit of Mount Elbrus, Russia

What killed Peter Kinloch, ‘left to die’ on Everest

News Wed 2 Jun 2010, AT 18:04

Blindness suffered by mountaineer is a classic symptom of altitude sickness

Nanga Parbat

Film reignites row over death on ‘Killer Mountain’

News Wed 20 Jan 2010, AT 17:37

Reinhold Messner says his brother died in an avalanche on Nanga Parbat; his colleagues say he abandoned him

Christian Stangl

Christian Stangl, the Skyrunner

News Fri 10 Jul 2009, AT 13:15

Christian Stangl climbed Everest in just 17 hours. Now he faces the treacherous K2

Picture Past, May 3: Mallory's body discovered

Adventure and politics on the slopes of Everest

News Thu 20 Nov 2008, AT 15:11

The Himalayas have always exerted an irresistible attraction on climbers and propagandists alike, says Roger Alton