After a recent failed attempt to become the first woman to ski off Everest, Carney reflects back on what happened on the mountain...
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"There was a little section of fourth-class climbing that needed to be done before I could start the rappels over the back-side of the Tower..."

Retracing Bonnington and Whillans' first ascent of the Central Tower of Paine, two Kiwis endure Patagonia's infamous gales...

"The Canadian Rockies is the mecca of mixed climbing. With so much terrain and such a long season, it's no wonder that the Rockies' routes and climbers are at the cutting edge..."

Check out the daily changing pics of towering crags, snow-capped peaks, and bouldering meccas...

Jason Campbell at the Needles in California's Sierras..." These cliffs are more on scale with the great pyramids of Egypt..."

"Five hundred vertical feet till the summit and I feel like I'm running uphill with a snorkel clenched between my teeth..." Get a taste of Bolivia's rarefied air.

Mountainzone correspondent Hans Prosl falls in love with alpine climbing during an ascent of a classic Northwest peak, Eldorado.

Two-time World Extreme Ski champion Maegan Carney is planning to climb Mt. Everest's South Col route, and once reaching the summit, attempt to become the first woman to ski all the way back to base camp.

On June 30th, Ed Viesturs and his climbing partner Jean LaFaille summited Nanga Parbat without supplemental oxygen. Annapurna is now the final peak in Viesturs' 15-year quest to become first American to climb all fourteen 8,000 meter peaks.

In 1998, Mark Twight and his climbing crew laid a new route on Mt. Bradley's south face in Alaska's Ruth Gorge. Named "The Gift (That Keeps on Giving)," the 3200' high climb featured massive iced-waterfalls, free-hanging icicles, and A3 pitches.

Led by Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, Mountainzone correspondent Sara Machlin gets an initiation to guided alpine climbing and summits the massive Grand Teton.

Renown climbers Lynn Hill and Nancy Feagin have scaled rocks around the world, and their prowess won them starring roles in an IMAX flick filmed in Southwestern Utah. Our correspondent was able to chat with them in between takes..."

"The third pitch was also a lot of 5.4 moves. As I was finishing the third pitch the clouds moved in and it started to pour down rain and thunder..."

Read about summit day on the 50th anniversay of Hillary's historic first ascent.

For wonderkind climber Miles Smart, climbing El Cap's Zodiac was just another day on a big wall; for writer and free climber Mark Kroese, it was a trip into El Cap's celestial orbit.

"On day three, waking to a severe hangover and way too many sore muscles, I clung to the portaledge straps to hold myself up..."

Relive Robert Anderson's spectacular first ascent of a new route on the south face of Mount Vinson. The team put in 52 climbing hours during a four-day period that first saw them turned back with the summit in sight, then reach the top on their second try. It's a story of triumph for a team that refused to give in.

Truly one of the great explorers of our time, Brad Washburn shares his amazing photography with the world next month at a gallery showing in London. We get a sneak peek

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - With no water and as little hope of survival, Aspen mountaineer Aron Ralston, 27, used a pocketknife to amputate his own arm and free himself from a boulder weighing 800-1,000 pounds that fell and trapped him for five days in a remote desert canyon in eastern Utah.

Take in the brutal beauty of Antarctica with legendary climber Vern Tejas as he leads an environmental and scientific expedition on Antarctica's highest peak, Mount Vinson.

MountainZone.com columnist and renowned climber Dave Hahn takes you on a treasure hunt on Mount Everest. "I lifted out a packing label then saw 'Mount Everest Expedition 1953' as clear and pristine as the day it was shipped 50 years before."

Climber Erik Weihenmayer talks exclusively to MountainZone.com after completing the Seven Summits. "I could sense the terrain underneath me and use my balance and use my sense of hearing to listen to the sounds of space..."

Join us on this Alpine Ascents International expedition to Ama Dablam, the sacred jewel of the Himalaya. Though not one of the world's 8,000 meter peaks, Ama Dablam is a highly desirable climb, one of the best of the Himalaya.

With no fanfare or media hype, Colorado-based climber Ellen Miller last spring achieved something quite rare: A second Everest summit within the span of one year, and by a new route.

Peter Potterfield traveled to South Georgia Island to retrace the 1916 journey made by Sir Ernest Shackleton in his desperate bid for rescue.

In July, Jack McBroom climbed 11 14er's in three days before being thwarted by wildfires. In August, he climbed them all in four days, 11 hours and 19 minutes.

Yosemite, Climbing for the Rest of Us: "Yes, you can climb in Yosemite. Even if you can't do a 5.10, you can enjoy Yosemite's rock."

Eleven teams attempted it this year, some topped out in the sun, others were forced to descend in whiteouts.

Mark Kroese's new climbing guidebook.

Swedish adventurer Göran Kropp was killed Monday when he fell while rock climbing. Kropp is best known for riding his bicycle from Sweden to Mount Everest, climbing it solo and unsupported, and then riding back home.

High-altitude climber Ed Viesturs talks about his second turn-around on Annapurna. "If you make the right calls, you live longer."

The 2nd Alpine Ascents International team reached the summit of Europe's tallest peak, 18,481-foot Mount Elbrus.

Vern Tejas and team summitted Africa's tallest peak August 12...

The sun rises once again in a perfectly clear sky, illuminating the towers of Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre and the companion peaks of this famous landscape...

No lines, no betas, no egos, no ill-considered fashion statements, just acres of steep, clean granite await you.

Scott Cory, climbing since age 7, on-sighted his first 13a at 10.