Annapurna

Txikon with a neprene face mask in a sunny (and completely dry base Camp).

Winter Annapurna: Everyone Moving Up

The good weather is expected to continue until Wednesday,...
December 31, 2023
Txikon has his face completely covered by a mask and sunglasses, and a fur-rimmed hood on. Behind, there is a tent planted in the snow.

Winter Annapurna Team Back from Camp 3

Alex Txikon's team has returned to Base Camp after...
December 27, 2023
Some tents in BC on rocky ground at the foot of an also very dry Annapurna, at night.

Winter Annapurna: Txikon Team Speeds Toward Camp 3

Seizing advantage of stable weather, the Winter Annapurna climbers...
December 26, 2023
snowy summit of Chulu Far East

Winter Annapurna: Acclimatizing at Chulu Base Camp

Alex Txikon's team reached 4,900m, to the foot of...
December 13, 2023
Two climbers in red on the rocky summit of a mainly snowy peak, the long valley behind them.

Mattia Conte Joins Alex Txikon on Winter Annapurna

Alex Txikon is currently hiking in to winter Annapurna. The...
December 6, 2023
Close shot of txikon in dim light, with Ama Dablam rising behind him under a mauve sky.

Winter Preview: Txikon to Annapurna, Urubko Trains For Mystery Goal

Three weeks before the beginning of the winter climbing...
November 9, 2023
Maloo smiles in relief at the hospital's gates, outside.

Miracle Man Anurag Maloo Goes Home at Last

Anurag Maloo's smile is the result of a series...
November 1, 2023
Annapurna iv skyline

Medieval Annapurna IV Landslide Would Have Pulverized This Nepal City

In the year 1190, something unusual happened: Annapurna IV...
August 12, 2023

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

Indian climber Anurag Maloo spent three days in a...
June 15, 2023
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...
June 5, 2023
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...
May 31, 2023
Piyali in a tent, with bare head but otherwise dressed with a high-altitude down suit.

Annapurna Drama Repeats on Makalu: No-O2 Indian Woman Stranded

Piyali Basak of India is stranded on Makalu, unable...
May 17, 2023
Anurag in bed, intubated, a man by his side with a face mast.

Anurag Maloo Reaches India Safely

Anurag Maloo, the miracle survivor from Annapurna, has made...
May 11, 2023
The climber posing with two ice-axes and ice climbing gear.

Anurag Maloo: Looking for the Fourth Miracle

Once again, there is encouraging and nearly incredible news...
May 10, 2023
A man kneels by a climber hanging from a rope, at ground level, while other looks, on a sandy plain by Annapurna BC.

Annapurna’s Airlifted Climbers: Should Their Summits Count?

Should a summit officially count when a climber doesn't...
May 6, 2023
Maloo laughs in the picture, with a snowy mountain background behind him.

Annapurna Miracle Continues: Anurag Maloo Opens his Eyes

Anurag Maloo, the Indian climber miraculously rescued three days...
May 3, 2023
Shehroze Kashif holding Pakistani flag on summit

A Note on Using Trackers As Summit ‘Proof’

Annapurna and Shishapangma have brought the first summits of...
April 28, 2023
the climbers in a tent, with down jackets on.

Adam Bielecki Describes the Annapurna Rescue

Adam Bielecki's third attempt to open an alpine-style line...
April 21, 2023
Bielecki inside the crevasse. A pair of cramponed boots (Maloo's?) hang above him.

Eyewitness Account of the Accident on Annapurna; Plus: Rescue Details and Videos

On Annapurna, a small group of climbers has pulled...
April 20, 2023
Maloo laughs in the picture, with a snowy mountain background behind him.

Miracle on Annapurna: Indian Climber Found Alive Inside Crevasse After Three Days

Against all odds, rescuers found Anurag Maloo alive this...
April 20, 2023
Kaur gives a thumbs-up from a hospital bed, still with feather trousers on.

Annapurna Drama Continues

Helicopters have flown all day up and down Annapurna,...
April 18, 2023
Annapurna summit with a wind plume on top under blue sky.

Annapurna Chaos: One Climber Dies, Six Rescued

Last night on Annapurna, everything that could go wrong...
April 18, 2023
Footprints on the snow lead to two tents at the end of a plateau, and right above the serac icefall leading to Annapurna's summit section.

Difficulties for Climbers Descending Annapurna

What was meant to be a celebratory day of...
April 17, 2023
Maloo laughs in the picture, with a snowy mountain background behind him.

Climber Missing on Annapurna

Today is the busiest in the three-day Annapurna summit...
April 17, 2023

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