Uncrowned is a new destination for all things MMA, boxing, wrestling, and more, featuring Ariel Helwani. Via the standard route, Aconcagua is considered a relatively safe climb for its height, with no ...

At the end of December 2019 Czech skyrunner Martin Zhor raced to the summit of Aconcagua (6962m) in just 3 hours, 38 minutes and 17 seconds. In doing so he has set a new record for the journey from ...

Precisely 8 years after contracting meningitis and meningococcal septicaemia, Italian mountaineer and multiple limb amputee Andrea Lanfri successfully made two ascents of Aconcagua, at 6961 meters the ...

This article is part of Climbing's online archives documenting climbing's greatest mountains, such as Everest, and its pioneering practitioners such as Marc-Andre Leclerc. Aconcagua (22,838 feet) is ...