Police say two climbers spent the night atop of the Totem Pole in Tasmania's south-east after their ropes became "entangled" in high winds. Several attempt were made to rescue the pair by air and ...

Two climbers have been rescued from the top of a 60m-high rock formation in Tasmania. The pair became stuck at the top of the Totem Pole at Cape Hauy on the Tasman Peninsula, with police called about ...

Swiss mountaineer Nicolas Hojac is known for scaling peaks all over the world – including many speedy ascents of the Eiger north face in his home country.

Some visitors hire “climbing buddies” to help them make the summit. But tourism officials in Shandong have come up with another idea: robotic legs. On January 29, the first day of Chinese New ...

From 8-10 February 2025, the team of Polish climbers consisting of Michał Czech, Maciek Kimel and Tomek Klimczak made the first free ascent of the classic 'Direttissima' on the east face of Rysy in ...

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A famous Scottish climber who once sold his Glen Coe cottage to Jimmy Savile has left an estate worth nearly half-a-million to help future mountaineers. Dr Hamish MacInnes, who died aged 90 in ...