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Everest Summit Wave: Day 2

Over a hundred climbers are topping-out on Everest today,...

Everest Summits, Dhaulagiri Evacuations, and More

The first wave of Everest summits occurred today without...

Everest Summits Begin With Guides, Clients, and a Sheikh

The first two groups have already reached the top...

A “Chinese Wall” on the Summit of Everest — What is it About?

Mountains marking the borders between two countries may unite...

Everest Climbers Push for Summit

The Bahraini team set off from Camp 4 barely...

Everest Sherpas Summit Lhotse

A six-member Sherpa team by Seven Summit Treks has...

Dhaulagiri: Summit Push Aborted, COVID Rampaging, Tension in BC

These days, we should be reporting on a summit...

Avalanche Sweeps Dhaulagiri NW Ridge — Climbers OK

We were hoping for summit news from the team...
A snowy camp high on dhaulagiri

Updated: Dhaulagiri NW Ridge Trio Reach 6,800m

UPDATE: Peter Hamor, Horia Colibasanu, and Marius Gane reached 6,800m...
4 Sherpas on the sunny summit of Everest

Everest Summit: Some Wait, Some Go

Push or patience? Some vanguard climbers are following the...

Dhaulagiri Update #2: COVID Sweeps BC, Awaiting News from Topo and Carla

As COVID numbers in Dhaulagiri Base Camp rise sharply,...

Dhaulagiri: Climbers Near Camp 2, Lavaud Tests Positive for COVID

Early today, a small group of climbers set off...
Climber traversing a steep snowy ridge

Dhaulagiri Climbers Also Summit-Bound

Good weather and a stable long-range forecast have sent...

Everest and Dhaulagiri Dilemma: Get Up or Get Out?

Teams at Everest and Dhaulagiri are currently focused on...

Everest: Sherpas Summit!

Twelve Sherpa climbers summited Mount Everest today at 6...

Everest: Summit Push is On!

The moment has arrived: The first wave of climbers...
The snowy NW Ridge of Dhaulagiri

Dhaulagiri: Summit Push on NW Ridge

Isolated at the base of Dhaulagiri's Northwest Ridge, Peter...
Route map of the normal way up Dhaulagiri

Dhaulagiri Trio Start for Summit

Amid news of COVID-19 in Dhaulagiri's Base Camp, Esteban...

COVID Spreads on Dhaulagiri and the Khumbu, Nepal Closed

The pandemic has roared back into Nepal, both in...
portrait of Kami Rita Sherpa, 25-time Everest summiter

Annapurna’s Tactics on Everest: Ropes Airlifted to Camp 2

The strategy followed on Annapurna some weeks ago, using...
Standing people outside the medical tent at Everest Base Camp

COVID Clock Ticking Against Everest Climbers

It seems likely that COVID, not the monsoon, will...

Everest: Two Injured in Khumbu Icefall Collapse

A Sherpa and a foreign climber were in the...

COVID at Everest Base Camp: A Doctor Speaks

How did COVID get to Everest Base Camp? Should...
Portraits of Jornet and Goettler

Kilian Jornet and David Goettler Confirm Everest Plans

"Looking forward to being back on thin air terrain,"...

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