Category : 8000ers

Dhaulagiri Climbers Also Summit-Bound

Angela Benavides

07/05/2021

8000ers Dhaulagiri

Good weather and a stable long-range forecast have sent most climbers in Dhaulagiri's Base Camp up toward the summit, except who have been l...

Everest and Dhaulagiri Dilemma: Get Up or Get Out?

Angela Benavides

07/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Dhaulagiri Everest

Teams at Everest and Dhaulagiri are currently focused on their summit bids, but afterward, they may face an even bigger challenge getting ho...

Everest: Sherpas Summit!

Angela Benavides

07/05/2021

8000ers Everest

Twelve Sherpa climbers summited Mount Everest today at 6 pm local time, after fixing ropes from the South Col at 8,000m. These are the first...

Everest: Summit Push is On!

Angela Benavides

06/05/2021

8000ers Everest

The moment has arrived: The first wave of climbers is heading for the summit of Everest. Details are scarce, especially about the state of t...

Dhaulagiri: Summit Push on NW Ridge

Angela Benavides

06/05/2021

8000ers Dhaulagiri

Isolated at the base of Dhaulagiri's Northwest Ridge, Peter Hamor, Horia Colibasanu, and Marius Gane have kept safe from the COVID-19 outbre...

Dhaulagiri Trio Start for Summit

Angela Benavides

05/05/2021

8000ers Dhaulagiri

Amid news of COVID-19 in Dhaulagiri's Base Camp, Esteban "Topo" Mena and Carla Pérez have reached Camp 1 on their summit push. "The best ...

COVID Spreads on Dhaulagiri and the Khumbu, Nepal Closed

Angela Benavides

05/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Dhaulagiri Everest

The pandemic has roared back into Nepal, both in urban areas and in the mountains. The virus has reached not just Everest Base Camp but also...

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

Angela Benavides

04/05/2021

8000ers Annapurna Everest

The strategy followed on Annapurna some weeks ago, using helicopters to deliver ropes to higher camps, will also be decisive on Everest. ...

COVID Clock Ticking Against Everest Climbers

Angela Benavides

03/05/2021

8000ers COVID-19 Everest

It seems likely that COVID, not the monsoon, will end this year's climbing season on Everest. Spiking COVID numbers have forced authoriti...

Everest: Two Injured in Khumbu Icefall Collapse

Angela Benavides

02/05/2021

8000ers Everest

A Sherpa and a foreign climber were in the Khumbu Icefall at about 5,700m when part of a serac collapsed. Falling chunks of ice injured th...

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