Alpinism & Climbing Archives | The Bird Blog

Climbing Beneath The Ice

April 18, 2019

Words: Will Gadd Photos: Christian Pondella The river under roaring into the abyss just a few feet below my crampons… Read more

The Sound Of Silence, M8, WI5

April 5, 2019

Over a two day push on April 2 – 3, 2019 the team of Ines Papert, Luka Lindic and Brette… Read more

Paolo Marazzi: Spiderman on Scene

March 26, 2019

“I like to take life super easy,” says Paolo Marazzi, 29 year old alpine guide, freeride telemarker, climber, first ascensionist,… Read more

Big Mountain Weekend 2019

March 25, 2019

Words: Katy Whittaker The Arc’teryx Lakeland Revival and Big Mountain Weekend are back. The Arc’teryx Big Mountain Weekend will kick… Read more

Nina Caprez: Sorry, not sorry

March 18, 2019

Nina Caprez is a straight-talking weapon of a climber who is not ashamed to have big goals. That makes her… Read more

Flash Foxy

March 4, 2019

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Arc’teryx donated 100% of profits from sales on arcteryx.com on March 6, 2019, to… Read more

El Nevado De Chani

February 26, 2019

Words: Quentin Roberts Photos: John Price Our mission to explore the granite spires of Chani in northern Argentina was the… Read more

Dancing With The Devil

January 30, 2019

Words: Mina Leslie-Wujastyk Photos: James Turnbull It’s interesting to sit down and write a blog about not sending a route…. Read more

A Case for Zephyr Pieces

January 15, 2019

Words & Photos: Mark Smiley I enjoy being alive and well. Alive, as in, not dead, and well, as in,… Read more

Embrace Of The Serpent | V, 660m, 11c R/X

January 8, 2019

Words: Paul Mcsorley Film & Photos: Kieran Brownie “Holy Shit!!! Stop!” Dave snapped out, shattering the glazey silence of our… Read more

The Future Of Mountain Guiding Is Women

January 2, 2019

Words: Shelma Jun Photos: Irene Yee “I’m here to help you become the boss that I know you are” said… Read more

The Electric Edge

November 28, 2018

Words, photos and filming: Kieran Brownie I lean back from the small stance trying to catch a glimpse of Brette;… Read more

Lynn Magic

November 9, 2018

Words: Nina Caprez Photos: Jon Glassberg My body is sore. Everything hurts. I keep repositioning my feet, shoulders, hips and… Read more

Sharks of Königssee, 8a,(13b)

October 26, 2018

Words: Ines Papert Photos: Stefan Wiebel After a dramatic experience on our last expedition in China where we were caught… Read more

Stories From The Karakoram

September 27, 2018

In the summer of 2018, Alik Berg and I traveled from the Bow Valley to Pakistan to attempt the unclimbed… Read more