Category : Climbing

Rescued Malaysian Climber Dies

Ash Routen

02/05/2019

Seven days after being rescued from the upper slopes of Annapurna, Malaysian climber Wui Kin Chin, 49, has died in a Singapore hospital. Las...

Sherpa on Team Led by Polar Fake Dies on Cho Oyu

Ash Routen

01/05/2019

8000ers Climbing

The first death of the spring Himalayan season occurred earlier this week, when Phujung Bhote Sherpa fell into a crevasse while fixing rope ...

Did Red Tape Fatally Delay the Rescue on Annapurna?

Ash Routen

30/04/2019

8000ers Annapurna Climbing Mountain

Last week's rescue of Wui Kin Chin on Annapurna has once again highlighted the darker side of commercial mountaineering in the Himalaya. Hea...

Abandoned Malaysian Climber in Critical Condition in Hospital

Ash Routen

26/04/2019

8000ers Annapurna Climbing Mountain

Malaysian climber Wui Kin Chin is currently in serious condition in Mediciti Hospital in Kathmandu. Kin Chin was at high altitude on Annapur...

Breaking: Missing Malaysian Climber Found Alive

Ash Routen

25/04/2019

8000ers Annapurna Climbing Mountain

A team of Sherpas led by Nirmal Purja have located missing Malaysian climber Wui Kin Chin, on foot at 7,500m on Annapurna. The rescue tea...

Bodies of Lama, Auer and Roskelley Recovered

Ash Routen

22/04/2019

Climbing Mountain

Yesterday, Parks Canada, the Canadian National Parks agency, recovered the bodies of David Lama, Jess Roskelley and Hansjörg Auer. Poor w...

Weekend Warm-Up: Far Away

Ash Routen

20/04/2019

Adventure Films Climbing

"Kat starts grinding into an off-width and then this whole other screaming beastly side just takes over." -- Jenny Fischer A famed Britis...

David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley Missing in Avalanche

Ash Routen

18/04/2019

Climbing Mountain

Three of the world's most talented alpinists, Austrians David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, and American Jess Roskelley are missing and feared dea...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Towers of Ennedi

Peter Winsor

13/04/2019

Adventure Travel Climbing

Totally off the tourist radar, rarely seen by the human eye, except for a few camel teams moving from oasis to oasis, Chad’s Ennedi desert i...

Is it Possible to Climb the Highest Peak in Every Country in the World in One Lifetime?

Martin Walsh

10/04/2019

8000ers Climbing Everest K2

Whether down a river, up a mountain, through a cave or across an ice cap, a world first sits atop every adventurer's resumé. This is especia...

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