Everest

Final Summit Pushes on Makalu and Everest

Makalu is the final destination of the season for...

Everest, Gummy Bears, and Honesty in Climbing

After returning from his remarkable no-O2 climb of Everest...

Bad Weather Ends Lhotse South Face Climb and Delays Harila’s Flight to Makalu

Hong Sun-Taek's expedition to the South Face of Lhotse...

David Goettler Summits Everest No-O2; Plus, What Exactly is the Everest-Lhotse Traverse?

Good weather held through the weekend, permitting a large...
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Kristin Harila: Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in Two Days?

Kristin Harila of Norway summited Everest at 8:45 am...

Everest Without O2, Makalu Summit Push

The remaining climbers on Makalu have set off on...

Second Tries on Makalu, Nuptse, and Everest

If at first you don't succeed on a Himalayan...

Marc Batard: ‘Everest is Not Respected Any More’

What's been going on with Marc Batard during this...

Hungarian Summits Lhotse w/o O2; Plus Other News from Everest & Lhotse

Everest and Lhotse had a new wave of O2...
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The Oxygen Dilemma: Summit With O2 or Retreat?

To switch on the O2 or to call off...

Kenton Cool Notches 16th Everest Summit; Plus Sunday News from Everest and Lhotse

British guide Kenton Cool and his client Rebecca Louise...

Saturday Summits on Four 8,000’ers

As the good Himalayan weather continues, dozens more climbers...

“No Summit is Worth this. I Quit!” — Kangchenjunga; Plus Accident on Makalu

No-O2 climbers struggled today, winds on Everest have delayed...
Climber in red down suit atop Everest with Ukrainian flag

Today’s Everest Summits: a Ukrainian, an 18-Year-Old, a Double Amputee, Dozens More

Another perfect bluebird day atop Everest, another batch of...

‘Queen of Everest’ Lhakpa Sherpa Bags Record 10th Summit

Lhakpa Sherpa, 48, has stepped onto the summit of...

Everest: Injured Local Guide Dies in Hospital

Dipak Mahat, a local climber working with High Five...
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First All-Black Team To Summit Everest Succeeds, Makes History

The nine mountaineers vying to be the first all-Black...

Summit Day on Everest, Makalu, and Kangchenjunga

Summit news started very early today, with news of...
Woman in red down jacket in Base Camp

Summit Night in Nepal: Makalu, Kangchenjunga, Everest

On Makalu and Kangchenjunga, many are now climbing in...

Everest Climbers Hours Away from Summit; More on Kami Rita

As we post this, a line of climbers is...

Season’s First Foreigner Summits Everest in Rare Solitude

Portuguese climber Pedro Queiros patiently waited 12 days between...

Everest: Kami Rita Evacuated With Snowblindness; Summit News Expected

Kami Rita Sherpa, who smashed his own record (again)...
Tents at Everest Camp 2

Everest: Russian Climber Dies in Camp 2

Pavel Kostrikin, a member of Alex Abramov's team, died...

Everest Summits, Nuptse Failure, Dhaulagiri Advance

Three hours ago, Kami Rita Sherpa's rope-fixing team reached...

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