Category : COVID-19

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 ...

Open, Opening or Closed: Adventure Destinations in the Summer of COVID

Martin Walsh

22/06/2020

Adventure Travel Antarctic Arctic Climbing COVID-19 Himalaya Karakorum

Countries around the globe are at very different stages in the fight against COVID-19. Some hope that they have reached the peak, others are...

COVID-19 Breakthrough with Mountain Sickness Drug

Rebecca McPhee

16/06/2020

COVID-19 Mountain

Dexamethasone, the steroid commonly used to prevent acute mountain sickness (AMS), has been hailed the “biggest breakthrough yet” by Boris...

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