Category : 8000ers

Is it Possible to Climb the Highest Peak in Every Country in the World in One Lifetime?

Martin Walsh

10/04/2019

Whether down a river, up a mountain, through a cave or across an ice cap, a world first sits atop every adventurer's resumé. This is especia...

Bielecki: Why I’m Going Back to Annapurna

Angela Benavides

05/04/2019

8000ers Annapurna Mountain

Polish climbing ace Adam Bielecki is leaving this weekend for another crack at the daunting Northwest Face of Annapurna. He will follow the ...

Forecasting the Weather on Mount Everest

Michael Fagin

29/03/2019

8000ers Climbing Mountain

You don't need a PhD to forecast the weather on Mount Everest. Sometimes, all that's required is an internet connection. At first, these man...

Weekend Warm-up: The Denis Urubko Story

Ash Routen

23/03/2019

8000ers Adventure Films Winter 8000ers

"I was eating something from the rubbish, I was sleeping on the street. And it broke me a lot." -- Denis Urubko Denis Urubko, enigma of t...

Himalayan Spring Roundup: Everest, Annapurna, Jannu

Angela Benavides

18/03/2019

8000ers Everest

While winter in the Karakorum ended this weekend, with the retreat of Alex Txikon and his team to Base Camp on K2, spring in the Himalay...

K2 Quest Ends: Txikon Back in Base Camp

Angela Benavides

17/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers Winter Himalaya

As it often does, the wind ultimately decided success or failure in the mountains. Today, Alex Txikon, Pansang and Chappal Sherpa waited...

K2: One More Day to the Bottleneck, Two to the Summit

Angela Benavides

16/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Alex Txikon, Pasang Sherpa and Cheppal Sherpa have climbed up the Black Pyramid and currently huddle in a tent at 7,050m, about 200 mete...

Winter K2: A Two-Day Window for Climbers

Angela Benavides

15/03/2019

8000ers Winter 8000ers

"Camp 2 here, Camp 2 here, already in the tents at 6,600 metres," reported Alex Txikon earlier today on the radio. Seizing a break in the wi...

Breaking News: Winter K2 Summit Push is ON

Angela Benavides

14/03/2019

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Hoping to beat both the conditions and the approaching equinox, Alex Txikon has started a desperate last push up K2. Nepali climbers Cheppal...

Txikon’s Last Chance for Winter K2

Angela Benavides

13/03/2019

8000ers K2

After an emotional week leading the searching operations on Nanga Parbat, Alex Txikon is back to what he calls "home" -- not the green hills...

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