Himalaya
Forgotten 7,000’ers: The Elusive Kirat Chuli — Lots of Failures, Just One Ascent
Our Forgotten 7,000'ers series continues with the climbing history...
India-Pakistan Conflict Forces Change of Plans, Puts Summer Karakoram Season in Doubt
Escalating hostilities between India and Pakistan have thrown spring...
Flights to Pakistan Canceled, Ultar Shar Team Grounded
The conflict between India and Pakistan has escalated at...
Sixty Years After Its Fascinating First Ascent, an Obscure 6,500m Peak Draws Climbers Again
Last week, an unidentified pair of climbers secured a...
Two Parties Attempting Little-Known 6,000’ers This Spring
The climbing permits issued recently by Nepal's Department of...
Five Cutting Edge Grants to the Greater Ranges Awarded in 2025
Every year, the Cutting Edge Grants awarded by the...
Weekend Warm-Up: The Organic Gold Hunters of the Himalaya
On the slopes of the Himalaya grows something which...
The Wind As Spoiler on Winter Himalayan Climbs
The many factors that can cause 8,000m expeditions to...
The Great Himalaya Trail, Part II: Rolwaling to the Tibetan Border
Nepal's Great Himalaya Trail runs 1,750km across the entire...
The Great Himalaya Trail, Part I: A Full Traverse of Nepal
Thru-hiking is a distinctly American term, but long-distance hiking...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #4: First Ascent of the East Face of Langtang Lirung
One of the Himalaya's few remaining "unsolved climbing problems"...
Top 10 Expeditions of 2024: #10: Lalung Valley
In late summer, four Slovenian women climbed four new,...
Sherpa Brothers Bag Unclimbed 6,000’er in Khumbu
It has become a welcome trend: After sherpas finish...
Goettler and Hojac Climb North Face of Ganchenpo
David Goettler of Germany and Nicolas Hojak of Switzerland...
Brits ‘Thread the Needle’ to Bag Two New Routes in Nepal’s Rolwaling
Nathan White, Jack Morris, Connor Holdsworth, and Dave Sharpe...
Remembering Gunter Oskar Dyhrenfurth
On this day in 1886, the German-Swiss mountaineer, geologist,...
Swiss Fail on India’s Shivling But Open New Route on Its Neighbor
Stefan Siegrist and Jonas Schild of Switzerland returned to...
Tyler Andrews and Chris Fisher Bag Different FKTs on Ama Dablam
Last Sunday, Tyler Andrews and Chris Fisher added FKTs...
Huserka’s Body Retrieved from Langtang Lirung
A Nepalese team has retrieved the remains of Ondrej...
Exclusive: Ukrainians On Their New Route Up Ama Dablam
On Friday, Mykyta Balabanov and Mykhailo Fomin of Ukraine...
Long-Line Operation to Retrieve Huserka From Langtang Lirung Postponed
A Nepalese rescue team is scheduled to fly to...
