Everest

George Mallory Statue: Good Idea or No?

The year 2024 marks 100 years since British climbers...

Everest: Number of Climbers Now Up to 105, Including More No-O2

Plus: Nuptse's surprising popularity, two climbers aim for lonely...

Everest: A Climber’s Guide

A personal account of a climb up Mount Everest:...

Himalayan Update: Annapurna Caution, Nepal Smoke, Everest Icefall Fixed

As wildfires turn normally crystal clear Himalayan skies grey,...

Helicopters in the Himalaya, Part 2

Besides creating a nonstop drone, helicopters are also commonly...

Our Crowded Himalayan Skies: An Open Debate on Helicopters

Every May, 50 helicopters a day buzz over Everest...

Nepal Eases Quarantine Rules, Climbers Prep for Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

For 8,000m hopefuls, the climbing starts soon; for trekkers,...

Billi Bierling on the No-O2 Debate and Manaslu

The trekkers have not returned to an unusually quiet...

Former 16-Year-Old Everest Summiter Returns For No-O2 Ascent

Already a record-setter at age 16, Arjun Vajpai has...

Another Team Bound for Dhaulagiri’s Unclimbed NW Ridge

The 4,500m base-to-summit ascent is one of the biggest...

Nepal Probes Everest Climbers’ Vaccine Gift

Bureaucracy or caution? Investigation launched over Bahraini vaccines Too good...

Everest: Csaba Varga Climbing Without O2

But why aren't more trying without bottled oxygen this...

Himalaya: Everest, Dhaulagiri, and Vaccines

The first climbers have finished their quarantine in Kathmandu...

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...

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