Everest

Footprints on the snow with a rope signaling the way. IN background, a group of Sherpas going up . Behind them, Everest's Valley of Silence.

Swift Progress on Everest and Shishapangma

It's been a difficult time for the Imagine Nepal...
April 19, 2023
The west shoulder and the Khumbu icefall in a sunny day, some tents in front on rocky morrain terrain.

Cause of Everest Tragedy Remains Unclear

Rescuers have given up all hope of finding alive...
April 13, 2023
Sherpa specialists in front of a huge crevasse, with an aluminium ladder at their feet.

Update: Hope Fades for Three Sherpas Missing in Everest Icefall

At least three Sherpa climbers are missing in the...
April 12, 2023
Kami Rita Sherpa's duffel bags ready to travel to Everest Base Camp

Annapurna Summit Push Nears, and Kilian Jornet Heads to Everest

On Annapurna, the weather seems to be settling and...
April 11, 2023
Chomolungma (aka Mount Everest) seen from Kala Patthar.

Two Russians Aim to Climb and Ski Everest No-O2

Russian climbers and extreme skiers Vitaly Lazo and Anton...
April 6, 2023
A woman opens her arms from a high place, a stunning mountain and blue lake landscape at her feet.

Nepal’s Ban on Independent Trekkers Remains Disorganized, Uncertain

April 1 came and went, and the situation around...
April 5, 2023

An Everest Doctor on Frostbite: What It Is, How to Avoid It, How to Treat It

Although we live in an age with unrivaled access...
March 31, 2023
Close shot of Carlos Soria in blue cap and red jacket, morraine terrain and the rocky base of Dhaulagiri behind him.

Six to Attempt Everest No-O2, Including Grace Tseng

Some familiar faces have reappeared in the Himalaya this...
March 28, 2023
Climbers clipped to the fixed ropes on Everest.

Different Company To Fix the Ropes Up Everest

Mingma G's company Imagine Nepal has obtained the first...
March 26, 2023
Sherpa climbers on both sides of a huge crevasse, preparing to lay an aluminium ladder across it.

No-O2 Everest Climb; Snow Stalls Manaslu and Annapurna

Bad weather has shut down mountaineering in Nepal since...
March 23, 2023
a group of climbers congregated around yellow tents at everest camp iv

For Germs on Everest, There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Death Zone’

With our fragile, hairless bodies and inconvenient need for...
March 14, 2023
Solo woman trekking on rocky, barren terrain, Lhotse's south wall in background on the left.

Solo Trekking Banned In Nepal, Except Around Everest

The era of solo trekking has ended in Nepal....
March 7, 2023
Climbers approach Everest South Col.

Himalayan Buzz: Special Permits for Tibet? Plus: More on the O2 Debate

Nepal's Expedition Operators Association (EOA) has issued a first...
March 6, 2023
Stefi Troguet inside a yellow tent on the snow, on a sunny day

Everest Without Oxygen 2023 Preview

So far, we know of four people who will...
March 3, 2023
Route-fixing the Khumbu Icefall in 2021.

Everest Prep Begins, Icefall Doctors on Their Way

Climbers are not there yet, but Everest's South Side...
March 1, 2023
The peaks, quite dry, in a bright sunlingt.

A First Glimpse of 2023 Everest & the 8,000m Spring Season

It's Gyalpo Losar today, the Tibetan New Year's day....
February 22, 2023
Everest, left, dominates the view from the summit of Pumori.

Climbers Head to Pumori This Spring

Everest's Daughter, as 7,161m Pumori is often called, casts...
February 15, 2023
Everest North Side.

China’s Silence Triggers Everest’s North Side Cancellations

There is no news yet from the China Tibet...
February 13, 2023

Yasuo Kato, a Samurai on Everest: Winter 1982

From its first ascent in 1953 to the end...
February 1, 2023
Adrian Ballinger on Everest

Will Everest from Tibet Open in Spring? An Outfitter Makes the Case for the North Side

On January 8, China lifted its COVID restrictions, suggesting...
January 24, 2023
Climbers facing snowy Manaslu in a sunny day.

For Some, Txikon’s Manaslu ‘First’ Claim Detracts From Excellent Climb

Basque climber Alex Txikon and Nepalis Chhepal Sherpa, Tenjen...
January 12, 2023
Goettler in yellow down suit and air-filtering mask on Everest summit, dark-blue sky above him.

David Goettler: From No-O2 Everest to an Alpine-Style Winter 8,000’er

David Goettler is currently in Nepal, preparing to tackle...
December 30, 2022
Everest Base Camp from the air

Will Everest Base Camp Move Next Spring?

Four months before the Everest season, authorities are trying...
December 6, 2022
climbers on a snow ridge in the morning mist.

Will China Open For Climbing in 2023? It’s Not Certain

Shishapangma and Cho Oyu have become a thorn for...
November 11, 2022

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