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Tibet: Cho Oyu Climbers Get Green Light, But Shisha Pangma Cancelled
For the first time in years, expeditions were planned...
Climbers Head for Nepal’s Mountains, Escape Curfews
Nepal is still in political turmoil, but the army's...
First Permit List, Everest Skiers in Base Camp, Climbers Arriving
Climbing on Manaslu is underway, with the rope-fixing team...
Climbers Head Up Gasherbrum I and Broad Peak, Kowalewski Airlifted
The forecast promises better weather, but climbers cannot afford...
Summit Push Plans on Gasherbrums, Uncertainty on Broad Peak
With the rope-fixing work stalled on K2 and Broad...
Remembering South Korean Mountaineer Kim Chang-ho
Kim Chang-ho was a South Korean mountaineer who summited...
Breaking Boundaries: Naila Kiani is Changing Mountaineering in Pakistan
Naila Kiani is on her way to becoming the...
40th Anniversary of First Paragliding Descent From an 8,000m Summit
On July 11, 1985, Pierre Gevaux made the first...
Legendary Alpinist Krystyna Palmowska, 76, Dies in Climbing Fall
One of Poland's great alpinists of the 1970s and...
David Goettler on Modern Alpinism, Xenon, and His Upcoming Climb of Nanga Parbat
David Goettler is on his way to Nanga Parbat...
Roundup of Action on Makalu, Dhaulagiri, Kangchenjunga
While Everest and the summit push on Annapurna garner...
Independent Climbers Not Banned on Everest and the 8,000’ers This Spring
Independent climbers hoping to summit Nepal's 8,000m peaks without...
Makalu Retro Style: a Kazakh Veteran Tries to See If It’s Still Possible
It's not exactly alpine style up a new route,...
Kangchenjunga’s Challenging, Confusing Subpeaks
Nepal's Department of Tourism recently added four Kangchenjunga secondary...
Like it or Not, There Are Still Only Eight 8,000m Peaks in Nepal
Nepal's Department of Tourism is determined to enlarge its...
Shisha Pangma Summits Lead to Record, Records, and More Records for Guided Climbers
The remaining commercial teams on Shisha Pangma reported 100%...
Mingma G on Shisha Pangma: Conditions, Oxygen, Purja, and More
The recent summits on Shisha Pangma raised questions about...
Tracee Metcalfe Becomes First U.S. Woman to Climb the World’s Highest Peaks
On Friday, Tracee Metcalfe became the first U.S. woman...
