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Record-Setting Yosemite Climber Jake Whisenant Dies in Sierra Nevada Accident

Officials have ruled his death an accident while releasing few public details about the climbing incident.

Search Teams Recover Nirmal Purja and Three Others From Broad Peak

Five Bosnian Climbers Die on Russia's Mount Elbrus

Unauthorized Rope Fails at Davenport Beach Cliff, Six People Rescued

Climber Survives 1,500-Foot Fall on Mount Shasta

French Ski Mountaineer Killed in Avalanche on Pakistan's K6

NPS Mountaineering Ranger Dies After Crevasse Fall on Denali

Everest Sees Record More Than 1,000 Summits This Spring

Three Climbers Dead, One Hospitalized After Fall on Mount McKinley

Climber Freed From 16,000‑Pound Boulder on Mount Hood

Everest Sees Record 274 Climbers Reach Summit in One Day

Everest Permits Reach 492 as Unstable Ice Stalls Progress on South Route

One Climber Dies After Rockfall on Montserrat Route

Police Confirm Second Death After Mount Beerwah Fall

Climber, 23, Rescued After Fall on Bärensteinnadel During Bergwacht Training Weekend

One Climber Dead, Two Injured After Multi-Agency Rescue at St Govan’s Head

Climber Dies After 300-Foot Fall Near Mount Hood’s Devil’s Kitchen

Climber Dies in Fall on Colorado’s Citadel Peak as Partner Is Rescued

Year-End Reconstruction Details Laura Dahlmeier’s Fatal Laila Peak Accident as Town Clarifies Tribute

Laura Dahlmeier’s Father Reveals Storm Buried Her on Laila Peak as Family Honors Her Wishes