Everest

China Closed to Climbers but Open to Railways

A growing closeness between China and Nepal will culminate...

Nepal’s Perplexing New Everest Rules

Nepal's Department of Tourism has issued a set of...

Climbing Everest Now Trendy in Different Countries

Gone are the Japanese and Koreans. This is the...

Game-Changer: Drones in the Himalaya

Drones are becoming vital tools in high-altitude mountaineering for...

Everest: Ice Fall Doctors Begin Work as Winter Officially Ends in Nepal

Crowds will be less on Everest this year --...

Nepal Bans Indian Trio for Fake Everest Summit

Narender Singh Yadav and Seema Rani Goswami claimed that...

Everest 2021: Where Things Stand Now

Although the winter season continues on Manaslu, spring is...

The Amphetamine Experiment on Everest

While the World Anti-Doping Agency bans the use of...

Weekend Warm-Up: The Ghosts Above

Directed by photographer and filmmaker Renan Ozturk, The Ghosts...

K2: The Oxygen Controversy

The big debate in the climbing community around K2...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #1: Messner Solos Everest

Beyond the intrinsic value of the activity itself, adventure...

Everest’s Rongbuk Glacier Continues to Shrink

Photos released on social media this week show how...

Gift Guide for Everest Climbers

When you're climbing Everest, the right gear can make...

Everest Height Controversy Ends

After a decade of controversy, Nepal and China have...

Infamous Everest Serac is Gone

Garrett Madison canceled his Everest expedition in autumn 2019...

Legendary Scottish Climber Hamish MacInnes Dies

Scotland’s greatest climber, Hamish MacInnes, has died at the...

Microplastics Found on Everest

Few items can claim to have reached both the...

Jan Morris, Last Non-Sherpa Member of 1953 Everest Expedition, Passes

When Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay became the...

Jost Kobusch: Still Focused on Winter Everest

With all eyes fixated on winter K2, a young...

Interview with Reinhold Messner

As I dial the number, I draw a sharp...

Summit Day on Ama Dablam

For the few who have been lucky enough to...

The Quest to Measure Everest’s New Altitude

This year, an unusually lonely Everest has been climbed...

Nepal’s Highway to Everest: Good or Bad?

"Nepal Building a Highway to Everest". The headline that...

The Everest Lawsuit: Exclusive Interview with Garret Madison

It is not surprising that in a normal season,...

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