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Just Collecting 8,000m Peaks No Longer Has Any Real Climbing Value

Guided summit collectors who seek fame merely exploit the...
Climbers proceed up a versical rock section with fixed ropes, in the fog.

Nanga Parbat: Many Still in Camp 3 in High Winds

Most of the roughly 25 climbers who summited Nanga...
Sangay's selfie of the two on Nanga Parbat, with snow-covered rocks in background.

Nanga Parbat Summits

Climbers summited Nanga Parbat today. The summit group was...
Harila's tracker with data showing, on a Nanga Parbat area's map.

Secretive Summit Push On Nanga Parbat

A summit push has begun on Nanga Parbat. It...
Alverez looks back as he walks up towards the mountain, on a snow field.

Summit Push Time On Nanga Parbat

On Nanga Parbat, the rope fixers have laid ropes...
Anna Tybor.

Anna Tybor Aims to Ski Down Broad Peak

Anna Tybor is in Pakistan to begin her Broad...

Back From the Dead: Anurag Maloo’s Message From Hospital

Indian climber Anurag Maloo spent three days in a...
Kristin Harila in a helicopter.

Controversy As Harila’s Team Summits Manaslu — By Using Helicopters in a New Way

The Seven Summit Treks sherpa team and their client,...
Denis Urubko and Pipi Cardell on a summit.

Urubko and Cardell Aim For a New Route on Gasherbrum I

Last year, Denis Urubko said he wanted to climb...
Kristin Harila and her sherpa team on Dhaulagiri last week.

Harila Bags Annapurna, Eighth 8,000’er This Year

Kristin Harila of Norway bagged her eighth 8,000'er of...
Many illuminated tents in the huge Base camp along the Khumbu glacier, surrounded by peaks, at dusk.

The Himalayan Database Stops Interviewing Commercial Climbers

Climbers on commercial expeditions will no longer have to...
Two climbers descending on Everest in 1922.

Before Hillary and Tenzing: Early Attempts On Everest

Before the first ascent of Everest on May 29,...
Gelje Sherpa carries a sick climber wrapped in a sleeping pad, traversing a snowy mountain slope.

Why Was This Everest’s Deadliest Season?

This season, Everest is again the center of attention,...
Eric Gilbertson.

More Kangchenjunga Summits

American Eric Gilbertson and Sherpa Pemba Thenduk summited 8,586m...
The two climbers pose with high-altitude down suits in a tent at some Base Camp.

Harila Hurries to Squeeze in Annapurna, Grace Tseng on Kangchenjunga

The monsoon may reach Nepal a little late, and...
Mateo Isaza during an acclimatization round on Everest.

Mateo Isaza: Everest No-O2 and a Dramatic Descent

This season, the first Everest summits came on May...

Luis Stitzinger Found Dead on Kangchenjunga

Today, a sherpa team on Kangchenjunga found the lifeless...
Abandoned tents and ropes on the Lhotse face.

Everest Camp 4 Swamped with Trash

The high number of fatalities and rescues was not...
Kristin Harila smiles to the camera at some base camp, with red jacket and hood.

Kristin Harila Summits Dhaulagiri

Kristin Harila of Norway summited Dhaulagiri today, her 7th...
Stitzinger waves his hand from the summit in morning sun, with O2 and blue-yellow down suit.

Veteran 8,000m Skier Luis Stitzinger Missing on Kangchenjunga

On May 24, a group of mostly seasoned and...
Suhajda Szilard against mountain

It’s Over: Searchers Can’t Find Suhajda Szilard on Everest

The search for Suhajda Szilard, stranded on Everest since...
The snowy summit pyramid, with a well marked trail up the ridge and some tiny figures of climbers heading for the highest point in a sunny day.

Still No News from Everest About Suhajda Szilard

There is no news from the three sherpas who...

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