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Sanu Sherpa looks out of an orange tent.

Manaslu Summits: Climbers Descending in Hazardous Conditions

Finally, there is summit news from Manaslu. Kristin Harila,...
September 22, 2022
A tracker showing the route on a map of Manaslu.

Manaslu Live: A High Risk Summit Push

Dawn has arrived on Manaslu, bringing a bluebird sky....
September 22, 2022
Climbers stand in line, all clipped to the fixed rope, in a whiteout.

Manaslu Summit Push: Most Turn Back, a Handful Continue

Seizing a short period of slightly better weather, many...
September 21, 2022
Portrait of Helias Millerioux smiling, against snow background.

Manaslu Alpine Style: French Trio to Attempt Rare West Side

Instead of joining the crowds on the normal northeast...
September 20, 2022
line of climbers trudge in a lin through deep snow, during a snowfall

Manaslu Crowds Move Higher Through Heavy Snow

A summit push is imminent on Manaslu's normal route...
September 20, 2022
reflection of K2 in a pond, flanked by silhouetted mountains

K2 Fees Up for the First Time in 20 Years, and It’s a Good Idea

For the first time in 20 years, Pakistan has...
September 18, 2022
Six young Nepali climbers with Khata scarfs pose for the camera in front of a red door.

Manaslu Rope Fixers Reach Summit!

Late in the day, despite tough conditions, Elite Exped's...
September 15, 2022
climber with arms stretched against Cho Oyu in the background

Sherpas Return to Nepal Side of Cho Oyu

For the second year, Sherpas are going to Cho...
September 13, 2022
Lines of yellow tents spread on rocky terrain at the feet of manaslu (unseen in the image due to fog)

How Manaslu’s True Summit Has Changed the Game

Nepal's Department of Tourism has issued 383 climbing permits...
September 12, 2022
Bargiel holds a pole with two flags: the white and red Polish flag and the yellow-blue Ukrainian one. Behind him is Everest's West Shoulder and Nuptse's flank.

Everest: Andrzej Bargiel Courts Trouble, Unfurls Ukrainian Flag in Base Camp

The Ukrainian flag has become a source of trouble...
September 11, 2022
A tiny figure with skis in the backpack progress in a maze of ice chunks.

Everest & Manaslu: Rope Fixers Speeding Along

The way to Camp 2 is fixed on Everest,...
September 9, 2022
Lines of yellow tents spread on rocky morrain terrains at Manaslu base Camp - a sea of clouds covering the valley below.

Manaslu: Record Crowds on the Way

Manaslu climbers have flocked to Kathmandu and are currently...
September 7, 2022
Group selfie, with climbers, filming crew and sirdar greeting and showing thumbs up.

Bargiel on Everest: Sherpas Begin Fixing Khumbu Icefall

After a night in Lobuche and a hike up...
September 5, 2022
Gesman Tamang looks far away, wrapped in a fur hood, in a snowy day.

Gesman Tamang: The Long, Hard Path from Cook to Elite Guide

Gesman Tamang belongs to the new generation of Nepali...
August 31, 2022
huge snow avalanche comes down Nanga Parbat's Kinshoffer face.

Avalanche Video: This is Why the Nanga Parbat Summit Push Was Aborted

On Saturday, Mingma G decided to call his Nanga...
August 29, 2022
Nanga Parbat under a growing mass of clouds.

Avalanches Roar Down Nanga Parbat; Mingma G Aborts Expedition

Yesterday, the Imagine Nepal team was preparing to leave...
August 28, 2022
Climbers head towards the sun on a snowy ridge.

Manaslu: Crowds Come For the Chance of a True Summit, But How Many Will Actually Get There?

Manaslu is going to attract hundreds of climbers this...
August 25, 2022
Andrzej Bargiel presenting the Everest project at a press conference, shared live on YouTube

Andrzej Bargiel to Ski Everest

Not content with K2, extreme skier Andrzej Bargiel has...
August 24, 2022
Climbers are just tiny dots on a massive, broken glacier, as seen from Nanga parbat glacier.

Nanga Parbat Team Switches to Messner Route

On Nanga Parbat's Kinshoffer route, rocks continue to rain...
August 22, 2022
Grace Tseng, without O2 but surrounded by her Sherpa team on O2, joins the lines on the upper sections of K2.

Conflict, Garbage, Controversy: Lessons From K2

The industrialization of high-altitude climbing that happened on Everest...
August 20, 2022
Sanu Sherpa in a barber's chair

Karakoram Season Ends; Mingma G Gambles on Nanga Parbat

Last month, Sanu Sherpa became the first person to...
August 16, 2022
Naila Kiani of pakistan poses in the gasherbrums BC, with GII at her back.

An Epic Descent: Two Ailing No-O2 Climbers Helped Down Gasherbrum 1

They wanted the summit badly, they had no supplementary...
August 15, 2022

Pakistanis Summit Gasherbrum I

This morning, all six members of the Pakistani team,...
August 12, 2022
Portrait of smiling Kashif in K2 Base Camp

Gasherbrum I: Six Pakistanis, Including 20-Year-Old Sheroze Kashif, Going For the Summit Tonight

Nepali guides Pasdawa Sherpa, Dawa Ongchu, Nima Gyalzen, and...
August 11, 2022

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