Cold shoulder: 13 dramatic climbing controversies

There was a time when climbing controversies were sportingly confined to the slopes. The petty trivialities, the robust exchanges and the heated clashes were just part of the cut and thrust of the mountaineering world. As the field grew more lucrative and summiteers were furnished with fame and book deals, these once-discreet disputes began to spill off the slopes. From contested first ascents to violent clashes at high altitude, we review some of history’s most fascinating climbing controversies. The post Cold shoulder: 13 dramatic climbing controversies appeared first on Atlas & Boots.

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Cold shoulder: 13 dramatic climbing controversies


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There was a time when climbing controversies were sportingly confined to the slopes. The petty trivialities, the robust exchanges and the heated clashes were just part of the cut and thrust of the mountaineering world.

As the field grew more lucrative and summiteers were furnished with fame and book deals, these once-discreet disputes began to spill off the slopes.

From contested first ascents to violent clashes at high altitude, we review some of history’s most fascinating climbing controversies.

The post Cold shoulder: 13 dramatic climbing controversies appeared first on Atlas & Boots.

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