https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/mountain-climbing en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:06:20 +0000 Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:48:58 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/mountain-climbing https://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000003449568/a-conversation-with-kevin-jorgeson.html https://www.nytimes.com/video/sports/100000003449568/a-conversation-with-kevin-jorgeson.html EpicTV spoke with Tommy Caldwell before he embarked on the Dawn Wall climb. EpicTV Wed, 14 Jan 2015 19:29:39 +0000 Mountain Climbing Jorgeson, Kevin https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/sports/letters-to-the-editor.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/11/sports/letters-to-the-editor.html Readers sound off on the latest Sports headlines. Sat, 10 Jan 2015 22:05:41 +0000 Mountain Climbing Football (College) Baseball Hall of Fame https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/01/09/sports/the-dawn-wall-el-capitan.html A graphic tracks an attempt by Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson to free-climb the 3,000-foot Dawn Wall, a vertical sheet of mostly smooth granite that many believe is the hardest climb in the world. SHAN CARTER, WILSON ANDREWS, DEREK WATKINS and JOE WARD Sat, 10 Jan 2015 04:53:55 +0000 Mountain Climbing Rock Climbing Athletics and Sports Yosemite National Park (Calif) Limitless https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/02/opinion/mortality-and-its-discontents.html https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/02/opinion/mortality-and-its-discontents.html The summits no longer have the same pull; a beer and a brat on the 40-yard line are as enticing as looking down at cloud cover from Mount Rainier’s apex. Timothy Egan Thu, 01 Jan 2015 22:22:21 +0000 Hornbein, Thomas (1930- ) Mountain Climbing Age, Chronological Gawande, Atul Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Book) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/travel/skiing-as-it-was-before-chairlifts.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/14/travel/skiing-as-it-was-before-chairlifts.html Ski mountaineering or skinning — propelling yourself up the mountain before swooshing back down — is a throwback to the sport’s early days. Kelly Dinardo Mon, 15 Dec 2014 09:42:04 +0000 Travel and Vacations Skiing Alpine Skiing Mountain Climbing Alps Mountains Switzerland https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/opinion/the-calculus-of-climbing-at-the-edge.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/20/opinion/the-calculus-of-climbing-at-the-edge.html The risks I take are for myself, not for my corporate sponsors. Alex Honnold Wed, 19 Nov 2014 23:49:19 +0000 Mountain Climbing Honnold, Alex Advertising and Marketing Clif Bar & Co Rock Climbing Athletics and Sports https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/sports/clif-bar-drops-sponsorship-of-5-climbers-citing-risks-they-take.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/16/sports/clif-bar-drops-sponsorship-of-5-climbers-citing-risks-they-take.html Clif Bar, a maker of nutrition bars with long ties to the climbing community, dropped its sponsorship of five climbers because of the risks they took, sparking a debate about how much risk should be rewarded. John Branch Fri, 14 Nov 2014 23:40:09 +0000 Branch, John Mountain Climbing Clif Bar & Co Movies Advertising and Marketing Rock Climbing Honnold, Alex Valley Uprising (Movie) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/world/asia/himalayas-blizzard-and-avalanche-kill-at-least-20-and-leave-dozens-missing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/16/world/asia/himalayas-blizzard-and-avalanche-kill-at-least-20-and-leave-dozens-missing.html The victims included at least nine foreigners, and heavy snow forced the suspension of rescue operations until Thursday. Bhadra Sharma and Nida Najar Wed, 15 Oct 2014 21:02:24 +0000 Sharma, Bhadra Nepal Najar, Nida Avalanches Himalayas Mountain Climbing Mount Everest Sherpas (Himalayan People) Deaths (Fatalities) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/world/asia/in-japan-fear-and-panic-as-volcano-explodes.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/02/world/asia/in-japan-fear-and-panic-as-volcano-explodes.html The eruption of Mount Ontake in central Japan on Saturday, which has so far left 47 people dead, took experienced mountaineers and locals by surprise. Martin Fackler Wed, 01 Oct 2014 23:36:04 +0000 Fackler, Martin Volcanoes Mount Ontake (Japan) Japan Mountain Climbing Rescues Deaths (Fatalities) https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/world/asia/poisonous-conditions-on-japanese-volcano-force-rescue-workers-to-retreat.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/world/asia/poisonous-conditions-on-japanese-volcano-force-rescue-workers-to-retreat.html High levels of poisonous gases near the peak of Mount Ontake led to a suspension of rescue operations after eight more bodies were recovered. Martin Fackler Mon, 06 Oct 2014 01:50:30 +0000 Volcanoes Fackler, Martin Japan Mountain Climbing Mount Ontake (Japan) Rescues Deaths (Fatalities) Nagano (Japan) Missing Persons