What We Can Learn from the Weirdest Climbing Rescue of 2024
I report on a lot of SAR calls and this Mazama debacle is one of the weirdest rescue stories I’ve ever heard
Author
Jake Stern
Jake Stern is a digital editor at Outside. He lives, climbs, and skis in the Eastern Sierra.
My Stories
Nepal Passed New Rules for Climbing Everest. Not Everyone Is Happy.
Amid proclamations and revisions, guides and operators are left scratching their heads
Ed Viesturs Does Not Care About Your Guided 8,000er Speed Record
The pioneering American mountaineer sounds off on Everest crowds, races to Himalayan summits, and reshaping the record books for the world’s highest peaks
Guinness Has Revoked Reinhold Messner’s 8,000er Record. Climbers Protest.
And why does a beer company have credible authority over climbing records?
Earth Treks Founder Becomes the Second American to Summit Every 8,000-Meter Peak
Chris Warner stitched the mountains together using various styles over 24 years—climbing “just for the fun of it”