1. Athletes start the race while wearing skis with sticky carpet-like skins that prevent sliding. 2. Competitors then remove ...

The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics will debut ski mountaineering next month. Ski mountaineering will feature men's and women's ...

Two key innovations, the Tricouni nails and the modern crampons, emerged as ways to add grip on slippery ground. Each had its ...

Understand the Olympic ski mountaineering format — how each event is structured, the timing and scoring systems and how ...

Ski mountaineering will debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina, offering athletes unmatched freedom and ...

Alpinism and alpinists, mountaineers and mountaineering, climbers and climbing. What are the lines between these adventurous pursuits, if the lines even exist at all? What exactly makes someone an ...

Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITALY--The early April air was crisp and the competition was fierce as Italy crowned its newest champions in Ski Mountaineering: Nicolo Ernesto Canclini and Giulia Compagnoni.

These tough, streamlined mountain packs are true cold weather warriors, made for technical terrain and harsh alpine ...

Going off into the mountains in search of adventure is an integral cultural symbol dating back to the first human settlers. Some civilizations sought out their peace and quiet while others coveted ...

Ski mountaineering goes beyond traditional ski touring. It’s a demanding contest with the mountain, the weather and one’s own limits. Anyone who has ever climbed through fresh snow on skins knows the ...