Category : COVID-19

Virus Reaches Antarctica

Jerry Kobalenko

22/12/2020

Antarctic COVID-19

Until yesterday, Antarctica was the only continent on earth with no cases of COVID-19. No longer. Thirty-six Chileans at their country's Gen...

Updates: K2, Ama Dablam, Patagonia

Angela Benavides

20/11/2020

COVID-19 K2 Patagonia Winter 8000ers

Following Garrett Madison's success, another foreign team is heading to Ama Dablam. Lukas Furtenbach's group is currently quarantining in Ka...

COVID-19 and Mountain Sports

Rebecca McPhee

28/10/2020

COVID-19

Mountaineering researchers from Scotland, France, Canada and Germany have produced a paper on the impact of COVID-19 on mountain sports, inc...

Teams Head to Khumbu Despite Closure Rumors

Angela Benavides

26/10/2020

8000ers COVID-19

Teams are currently heading to Ama Dablam and nearby trekking peaks in the Khumbu Valley, despite the uncertainty caused by a recent case of...

Nepal Changes Its Mind Again

Angela Benavides

14/10/2020

COVID-19 Himalaya

Just hours after Nepal announced that as of October 17, it would waive the mandatory quarantine imposed on foreigners, authorities changed t...

Interview with Felix Berg about Shimshal First Ascents and More, Part I

Angela Benavides

14/09/2020

COVID-19 Himalaya

Just when it seemed that no foreign expeditions would visit Pakistan this year, SummitClimb Europe Director and guide Felix Berg showed up i...

Himalayan News: Second Summit in Shimshal, Nepal Closes Again

Angela Benavides

25/08/2020

COVID-19 Himalaya

Three days was all Felix Berg and his SummitClimb team needed to complete their double-header. After their first success last Thursday, they...

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

Angela Benavides

13/08/2020

8000ers COVID-19 Himalaya

As September approaches, COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Nepal. The government's policies remain hesitant and contradictory, and regu...

Everest is Open, But Will Anyone Show Up?

Angela Benavides

24/07/2020

8000ers COVID-19 Himalaya

With international flights scheduled to begin on August 17, Nepal authorities have also granted trekking and expedition agencies permission ...

Man Sails 86 Days Across the Atlantic to Reunite with Father, 90

Alex Myall

29/06/2020

COVID-19 Oceans

What do you do when you’re prohibited from international air travel but can’t fathom being away from your aged father? Sail 12,000km across ...

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