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Pakistan: Uncertain Flights, Secret Plans, and Stomach Bugs

For the increasing number of climbers aiming to double...

Horia Colibasanu on “The Toughest Climb of My Life”

Horia Colibasanu spoke to ExplorersWeb this week about his...

Pakistan: Roundup of Summer Expeditions

After the disappointing season in Nepal, teams currently heading...

Time for Pakistan: Local Guides to Lead K2 Teams for the First Time

Some weeks ago, Mingma Gyalge Sherpa of Imagine Nepal...

K2 West Ridge: Interview with Ian Welsted

The Savage Mountain was been tamed with O2 and...

Himalayan Season Wrapup

The spring Himalayan season had ended, with decidedly mixed...
K2 photo, transmitted over the new communications tower

K2 Goes Online

Karakorum climbers will no longer have to text over...
Qatar jet takes off from Kathmandu

After Everest, How Do Climbers Get Home From Nepal?

For climbers and the few remaining trekkers, fleeing Nepal...

Newcomers’ Guide: The Seven Summits

The Seven Summits has become part of the adventure...

David Goettler and Kilian Jornet Turn Back on Everest

No-O2 climbers David Goettler and Kilian Jornet have turned...
rock, snow, and ice on the Everest summit pyramid.

Updated: More Summits on Everest; No Go on Lhotse

More climbers summited Everest today, including several teams outfitted...

More Everest Summits; Purja to Lead Lhotse Climb Tomorrow

Nirmal Purja and his team left Camp 4 last...
Huge line of climbers in shadow on Everest

Everest: Avalanche in Camp 2

It seems that the inside stories of this Everest...

Everest: Purja Reaches Camp 3

After studying the weather, Nirmal Purja decided to bring...

Everest: Purja Assumes Leadership at Camp 2. What Will He Do?

Conditions on Everest after days of heavy snowfall are...

Everest: Avalanche Pulverizes Camp 3

"Camp 3 was pulverized by an avalanche sweeping the...

Drama in Nepal: Escape From Everest and Baruntse

Nepal's Home Ministry has called for expedition agencies and...

Everest: Wind and COVID

Dan Mazur and the Summit Climb team, who caught...

Everest: Rising Winds Hamper Climbers’ Descent

Monday saw fewer summits than expected, about 25. Increasing...

Everest: One Dead, Another Evacuated on Russian Team

The Russian 7 Summits Club Expedition, led by Alex...

Everest: The Final, Massive Summit Push Begins

Nearly 400 clients, porters, and guides have started up...

Everest Summits: Second Day of the Second Wave

For the second day in a row, Everest and...

Everest: Summit News

An estimated 165 climbers summited Everest today, despite the...
Dark Camp 4 at night on Everest

Everest Summit Push: Camp 4

Barring the unexpected, there won't be any Everest summits...

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