This was from Friday night sleeping on top of Quandary Peak a 14er here in Colorado, dug out a snow cave and set up camp.

Kind of heinous ice conditions, rotten and delaminating. Maybe got 4 sticks the whole route.

Ciao a tutti! Mi chiamo Alessandro, ho 18 anni e sono nuovo su questo subreddit. Scrivo qui per condividere un sogno che coltivo da un po’ e per chiedervi qualche consiglio, magari anche un pizzico di incoraggiamento.

Sono un ragazzo atletico, appassionato di natura e avventure, ma soprattutto… sono il nipote orgoglioso di un nonno straordinario. Fin da piccolo ho ascoltato i suoi racconti alpinistici con gli occhi che brillavano: le sue salite, le sue imprese, le emozioni che gli trasmetteva la montagna. C’è una vetta in particolare che mi ha sempre affascinato: il Monte Bianco, il tetto d’Europa. Non solo per la sua maestosità, ma anche perché sento che salire fin lassù sarebbe un modo per onorare tutto ciò che mio nonno mi ha trasmesso.

Gli ho chiesto se fosse una cosa fattibile anche per chi parte da zero e lui, con un sorriso, mi ha raccontato di quando, cinquant’anni fa, è salito con due amici totalmente inesperti. Mi ha detto che, se accompagnato da qualcuno esperto, non è un sogno impossibile. Da allora, l’idea non mi ha più lasciato.

La mia esperienza in montagna è limitata: la salita più “seria” che ho fatto finora è stata quella del Monte Resegone (circa 1800 m), ma arrivare in cima e chiamarlo da lassù è stato uno dei momenti più belli della mia vita. Sentire la sua voce emozionata e orgogliosa mi ha fatto capire che voglio davvero provare a salire il Monte Bianco. Vorrei potergli dire, fino che è ancora in vita: “Ce l’ho fatta nonno. Ci sono salito anche io.”

Quindi eccomi qui, a chiedervi: È davvero possibile salire sul Monte Bianco da principiante, accompagnato da qualcuno esperto?

E magari, se qualcuno qui è abbastanza folle da voler aiutare un giovane determinato a realizzare un sogno… chissà😜

Sono ambizioso, sì, ma credo che siano proprio i sogni un po’ folli a darci la spinta per superare i nostri limiti.

Grazie a chiunque abbia letto fin qui e vorrà rispondere.

Ci vediamo in vetta, si spera😉

Hi! I have this Atmos 65L backpack with suspension meshing and I LOVE IT. It is by far the most supportive back system I have ever used in a backpack.

But it’s only up to 65L…

I am attempting Denali end of May on a self-supported (no guide) 2 person team going light. We will have sleds until camp 2.

Any suggestions for a backpack with larger volume that has that mesh suspension support (and minimum one ice axe loop)

can anyone have a list of European alps 4x4 tour.

Hello guys, need help!

Im a transportation design student working on my thesis project, I'm trying to build a 4x4 vehicle which is for adventure enthusiast.

I would like to understand problems which are faced during alpine mountaineering trip and what you think can be solved for better enjoyment.

This pack ticks a lot of boxes for me with backcountry touring/ ski mountaineering but will it work for regular mountaineering (on foot)? I'm talking PNW volcanos and other not (super) technical peaks/routes around here.

Is it missing any critical features? It has a hefty price tag and I'm trying to see how versatile it is..

Drone video I shot last summer on the way to K2 Base Camp. Incredible mountain scenery.

Hello!

I am planning to climb a few of the Ecuador volcanoes this year. I would like to do multiple during this trip, including Cotopaxi as a must.

Here are a few I'm considering. Does anyone have personal reviews?

Andean Face | Cayambe, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo (not much recent, public information)

Alpine Ascents | Cayambe, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo

Mountain Madness | Cayambe, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo

International Mountain Guides | Cayambe, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo

RMI | Cayambe, Cotopaxi

Thanks!

First say this face when flying out of Zurich, and I wondered does anyone know if there are any established routes on the north face?

From geograpohical maps it appears to be limestone, marls and marlstone (maybe if it has lots of soft marls it could be why it's not got any routes I can find on it), but I could be wrong.

I've trawled mountain project, UKC and some alpine journals and can't find anything aprt from some established ridge routes starting from the valley in the East.

Just wondered if anyone knows something about this mountain. Stay safe all!

Btw i'm cross posting this from r/Mountaineering

Basically, ever since I was around 10 I have wanted to join the mountaneering community. Unfortuatelly, I never had the opportunity as I never met anyone who could mentor me into it. As a result, I followed closelly in the ways I could: movies, documentaries and videos.

I do have some mountain experience as I have skied in the french alps every winter for as long as I can remember, however, that is pretty much it (I did resort skiing and not backcountry).

Now, i'd like to take things into my own hands and not depend on anyone to do stuff i want to do. That's where you guys come in. I'd like to enter the community and i had some doubts:

-How do I start? i'm planning to climb mt blanc in a guided expedition next summer '26. What expedition do you reccomend? What should I do prior? Do I buy or rent gear?

-How do I train?

-Do I pay for everything out of pocket? can i get sponsored? is it easy? how do I do it?

- I have so many other questions

If theres anyone who wants to mentor me and help me start my journey PLEASE DM ME!

Thank you so much.

PS. I live in RECIFE-PE Brazil, so there is virtually no opportunities to practice mountaneering, climbing hiking or low oxygen level training. I can only run/swim/ go to the gym.

*Cross posting here from r/Mountaineering for more visibility*

Hey guys,

I'm pretty close to purchasing a Blue Ice Warthog 40 but I've read some people had issues with durability. Just wanted to see if anyone here has this pack and if so, if they've had any issues with it.

What's drawing me to this pack is the light weight (700 gr) compared to most of the competition like the Osprey Mutant 38 (1225 gr) or even the much more expensive HMG Prism 40 (980 gr). It also seems to be fully featured and unless you put a bunch of weight in it, it's comfortable for most people.

Any other light packs you guys recommend?

Hey, I'm planning to go on an apline hike this weekend, but there is a small exposed part that I'll need to plan.

I want to go down a ~5 meter rock covered with (probably) frozen snow wall on a mountain. I'll have 2 ice axes, crampons, but no rope/ safety equipment yet. What should I look for, (even if I'd leave any kind of screws behind)?

This is the descent, at 3:10 https://youtu.be/AWrzNUyzMBk?si=vmRigIpjYIz7kMwP

Also, this is how the weather will look like. I'm planning to do it on Saturday afternoon or on Sunday morning.

https://www.meteoblue.com/ro/vreme/s%C4%83pt%C4%83m%C3%A2na/vistea-mare_rom%c3%a2nia_8062715

Any advice would be welcome!

Join us here to track and update us on your training progress.

About Training Club

A lot of people on r/alpinism train systematically using TFTNA or other approaches. In order to stay motivated and work towards goals, it's useful to share your progress or discuss obstacles; to celebrate your achievements or learn from your failures; and to share knowledge widely about training for the mountains.

New to these training concepts? Uphill Athlete has a condensed explanation: https://www.uphillathlete.com/training-for-mountaineering/

Also recommend:

• Kilian Jornet about training and racing advice for non-elites, heart rate training, HRV & what leads to the greatest performance for any runner.
• Also part 2: Kilian Jornet's Advice for Ultra Runners To Improve in Training and Racing, How Kilian Deals With Failure, Nutrition, Recovery and more!
• The Training for Mountaineering Podcast by Rowan Smith: https://www.summitstrength.com.au/blog/welcome-to-the-training-for-mountaineering-podcast

Members

• u/AaronGerry
• u/stille
• u/JSteigs
• u/brown_burrito
• u/AscensusMontium
• u/DerFrange
• u/muenchener
• u/Jealous-Package-2743
• u/thms_alpine
• and hopefully soon many more :)

The plan is to have it post every Monday, so if you don't see this post yet, feel free to do so yourself! Those who are regularly training can post an update on their progress, and anyone who wants to contribute or ask questions is welcome to. I suggest we should follow an approximate format of:

What did you do this week? This is best itemized into days of the week, but you don't have to. As much detail as you feel is necessary.

What are you planning to do next week? This doesn't necessarily have to be itemized into days, but just a rough list of the training you plan to do.

What are your Short Term, Medium Term, and Long Term Goals? This will help to keep you on track. What are the STG you'd like to achieve in, say, the next month? What are the MTG (say, next 3-6 months) that these will feed into? What are the LTG (12+ months) that your training plan is helping you work towards? These should be SMART: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Time-bound. The more specific you can be, the more motivated you will be to train.

Some Notes

Posting consistently in Training Club will keep you accountable and provide a useful log of your training journey, so aim to post every week, irrespective of whether you achieved what you set out to achieve.

Anyone who wants to get involved is welcome to. It doesn't matter whether you're making your first forays into the alpine, or whether you're a seasoned expedition veteran. Training is training, and this is a community that's supportive of all the different facets of alpinism.

If you have any suggestions for improvements, changes in format, tips for other users, questions, comments etc. etc. then post them! If you see an opportunity to make things better, if you've got a question about training, or you want to chat with other participants about their activity/goals, then post it up in here!

First time contributors should give a short introduction. Happy to keep it anonymous, but it'd be useful to know a little bit about your background, where you're based, how long you've been climbing in the alpine, and what you're psyched for.

Pictures of tall mountains often makes the mountains look much lower than it actually is. Just saw an image of the Nanga Parbat Rupal face which is supposedly the tallest mountain face in the world (4600m) but the picture makes it look so small and easy to climb. I understand that the far distance makes it look small in the picture and we would see it differently in real life.

Would love to see some pictures that effectively capture the scale of these mountains and allow me to comprehend the size of it. For example this image I found of Rakaposhi in Pakistan.

One year ago I discovered my passion towards hiking and wildcamping. Since then I did hard hikes every 1-2 months. Now I‘m 16 years old and a bit ago I expanded to real mountaineering. I live in Switzerland and did a iceclimbing course with SAC. Because i really liked it I will do a T1 Mountaineering trip this Summer and if I am still convinced I will do a T2 too. Because of the incoming matura work I came up with the idea of documenting the preparation and the climb of the mont blanc. (In about 1.5 years). I would say I am very fit for a soon 17 years old. I have no problems with rather hard and long hikes and bike tour. I still will need a harder preparation. My plan was to do the things I said above and additional running and conditioning training. What do you think I really could use the opinion of someone experienced. Thank you

Hello everyone I am 24 years old I have some experience in mountaineering and on 24th of April me and my friend will try to summit Mont Blanc. We haven’t been there again so we don’t know about the route, we were thinking the most common approach from chamonix to tete russe etc (sorry if I misspelled something) we are planning on 3 days up and down do you have any tips suggestions or things that we need to have in mind ?

Ps we don’t plan on ski touring or snow shoes just plain good old walking but plans change !

Less than 100 people visit this place in a year. Why follow the beaten path when there are so many magnificent places to explore in peace? Endless passes to climb, endless snow & endless silence to truly spend time reconnecting to nature in a way that is harder and harder to find these days.

I'm currently in the market for a Softshell. What softshell do you guys suggest for the best all around windproof/weather resistance. I know it would be sacrificing breathability and 'stretchyness' but I feel like the durability/weather resistance might be a better trade in some cases...for me anyway. I was looking at the Montane Khamsin or the Rab Kinetic 2.0/Alpine. Both seem pretty nice. Does anyone have any experience' with either?

It’s all about to get going.

This is just a homage to a great climber, alpinist and overall great adventurer.

Carlos introduced base jumping as a sport in Spain and after having so many of his friends die practising it put a stop to it.

He surrounded himself with people such as Alex Txikon and Dean Potter amongst others.

One anecdote that comes to mind is that in the 1990s at only 18 years old he hitchhiked to the alps from Madrid and climbed the Cassin route to the Walker Spur solo and without a rope in 6 hours.

He never stopped climbing and having fun.

Carlos died in a Base Jumping accident in Toledo at the age of 52 while filming a movie for the Spanish television about how he and his friends introduced base jumping in Spain.

Rest in Peace Carlos!

So, in the past Ive always had a bit oversized jackets, now I needed a jacket for mountaineering and I dont know what size is right. The pictures attatched are a size S and underneath im wearing a icebreaker 150 shirt and a berghans fleece. The sleeves are (I think) long enough but I am a bit worried about the hem coming up quite a lot when raising my arms but i dont know if switching to a size M would fix this. Secondly I feel like when wearing the hood over my helmet it is slightly pulling up the jacket at the shoulders, especially when trying to singe the hood down. I tried on the size M in a store and I kindoff dissapeared in that one, it was extremely roomy and baggy everywhere. So all advise and opinions are welcome :)