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Winter K2 News, Ama Dablam Summit Push

It's another 40 days before the ever-growing Winter K2...

Nepal’s Highway to Everest: Good or Bad?

"Nepal Building a Highway to Everest". The headline that...

Ama Dablam, Winter K2 Preparations

More climbers are signing on to winter K2, beyond...

Teams Head to Khumbu Despite Closure Rumors

Teams are currently heading to Ama Dablam and nearby...

Five Last Great Alpine Climbs

By the mid-19th century, most of Europe's major alpine...

The Everest Lawsuit: Exclusive Interview with Garret Madison

It is not surprising that in a normal season,...

Nepalis Summit Baruntse!

It's almost hard to believe during this somber year,...

Manaslu Summited

The Bahraini expedition reached the summit of Manaslu at...

Himalayan Update: Manaslu and Nepal’s 6,000’ers

The Bahraini team are back in Manaslu Base Camp,...

First Summit of 2020 in Nepal, Death and Rescue in Pakistan

Bahrain's Royal Prince Sheik Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa...

Cho Oyu Success, Pakistan Peaks and an Expedition to Winter K2!

The Chinese expedition on Cho Oyu summited earlier today....

Denis Urubko Clarifies his Winter K2 Rumors

Denis Urubko made waves recently at Poland's Ladek Mountain...

Bahrainis Start Toward Lobuche, Climbers on Baruntse and K6

After some days in Kathmandu, waiting out the quarantine...

Ang Rita Dies at 72

Ang Rita was the second Sherpa after Tenzing Norgay...

Himalaya: Nepal Opens, Chinese Target Cho Oyu

After a six-month lockdown, Nepal has decided to resume...

Interview with Felix Berg, Part II

Yesterday, we ran the first part of an interview...

Interview with Mountain Chronicler Bernadette McDonald

Bernadette McDonald spent the winter of 2018-19 and the...

More Teams Heading to Pakistan — and Manaslu

Although it may be hard to believe in this...

Updated: Two Teams in Pakistan, but Hope Fades for Nepal Action

As September approaches, COVID-19 cases continue to increase in...

Pakistani Team Heads for Nanga Parbat Massif

While international teams are unlikely to visit Pakistan this...

Everest is Open, But Will Anyone Show Up?

With international flights scheduled to begin on August 17,...

Weekend Warm-Up: Nanga Parbat, First Georgian Ascent

On July 3, 1953, a lonely climber reached the...

Update: Himalaya 500 Ski Project

Luke Smithwick spent the spring lockdown in Pokhara, Nepal,...

Gokyo: Paradise Lost?

The effects of climate change and the increasing pressure...

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