A mountain soldier explains the gear he carries on missions, offering insights into tactical equipment and strategies for challenging environments.

Modern equipment standards, which the BMC helped create and continues to be involved in evolving, ensure that safety equipment for climbers is better than it ever has been. Here we provide advice on ...

What Is Ski Mountaineering? Ski mountaineering is effectively the most extreme version of backcountry ski touring that ...

Although it requires limited equipment, participants will usually wear climbing shoes, chalk their hands and cover the floor with padded mats. Ice climbing, as suggested by the name, requires ...