Everest

Climbers Stranded in Kathmandu, Chinese Approach Everest North Side

Long ago, it seems, but really only about a...

Stranded in Nepal’s Lockdown

Nepal's lockdown, imposed a few days ago, has stranded...

No-Season Update: Cleaning Everest, Training Indoors

Nepal Mountaineering Association's President Santa Bir Lama has urged...

Trekking Etiquette, a Virus Victim and Chinese on Everest

While much of the world is in lockdown, Peter...

Himalaya: Climbers, Sherpas Grapple With Closure

Denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Those are the five stages...

Nepal Closes All Mountains, Including Everest

Nepal has joined China in suspending all Himalayan climbing...

China Closes North Side of Everest, and More on Coronavirus

Barely two weeks before the spring Himalayan season begins,...

Winter Himalaya 2020: Final Recap

Heavy snow and dangerous conditions have forced the Polish...

Nepal Restricts Visitors From Coronavirus Hotspots

Moving to restrict the spread of COVID-19 within its...

Winter Everest: Mixed Feelings

In Nepal, winter ends at the end of February....

Txikon: Life at Camp 1 on Everest

“We’re already in the sleeping bag, trying to fit...

Everest : Push Begins, Kobusch Passes 7,000m

In spring, a massive summit push on Everest conjures...

Everest: New Sherpa Team Makes Surprise Entrance

Nearly a month after reaching Base Camp and with...

Last Chance for Winter Everest: Kobusch Moves, Txikon Readies

After two days without a signal, Jost Kobusch is...

The Diehards on Everest and Batura Sar

So it's over for this winter on the Karakorum...

Update: Urubko Survives, Txikon Regroups After One Man Down

Denis Urubko didn't summit Broad Peak. His expedition is...

Will Broad Peak, Everest See Summits Before the End of Winter?

Alex Txikon is back in Base Camp after a...

Everest: Wind Forces Delay

Did we say that Everest teams were "on the...

Everest: Kobusch, Txikon on the Move

Jost Kobusch has been laying low for the last...

Broad Peak, Everest Climbers Back in BC

It has been a perfect summit day in the...

Tension on Everest — Jost Kobusch Descends at Night

Alarm mounted for several hours at Everest Base Camp...

Weather Clears on Broad Peak, Urubko on the Move

A sudden improvement in the weather was all that...

Broad Peak: Urubko Reaches 7,000m

In a brief report today, Urubko cited "very hard...

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