Category : Himalaya

Bahrainis Start Toward Lobuche, Climbers on Baruntse and K6

Angela Benavides

24/09/2020

8000ers Himalaya

After some days in Kathmandu, waiting out the quarantine period and testing negative for COVID-19, the Bahrain Royal Guard team is finally o...

Ang Rita Dies at 72

Angela Benavides

21/09/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya

Ang Rita was the second Sherpa after Tenzing Norgay to become known to mountaineers around the world. But Norgay's first ascent of Everest w...

Interview with Felix Berg, Part II

Angela Benavides

15/09/2020

8000ers Himalaya

Yesterday, we ran the first part of an interview with SummitClimb Europe Director and guide Felix Berg about leading two recent first ascent...

Interview with Felix Berg about Shimshal First Ascents and More, Part I

Angela Benavides

14/09/2020

COVID-19 Himalaya

Just when it seemed that no foreign expeditions would visit Pakistan this year, SummitClimb Europe Director and guide Felix Berg showed up i...

Colin Haley on K6, Nepal Issues Permits Again, and More

Angela Benavides

08/09/2020

Himalaya Karakorum

In a last-minute decision, Colin Haley, an Italian-American who currently lives in Chamonix, decided to join his friends Jeff and Pritti Wri...

Book Review: Winter 8000

Angela Benavides

05/09/2020

Himalaya Reviews Winter 8000ers

It's difficult to describe what is like to climb an 8,000m peak in winter. It's easier to say what it's not like. It's not rewarding. It's n...

More Teams Heading to Pakistan — and Manaslu

Angela Benavides

31/08/2020

8000ers Himalaya Manaslu

Although it may be hard to believe in this miserable year, climbing action is picking up in the Himalaya. While Pakistan's 8,000'ers will...

Himalayan News: Second Summit in Shimshal, Nepal Closes Again

Angela Benavides

25/08/2020

COVID-19 Himalaya

Three days was all Felix Berg and his SummitClimb team needed to complete their double-header. After their first success last Thursday, they...

Trail Maps of the Indian Himalaya

Rebecca McPhee

24/08/2020

Himalaya Long-distance hiking

Peter Van Geit had planned spend six months this year fast hiking 5,000km and exploring new passes across the Indian Himalaya. After the pan...

Pakistan Update: Germans Summit Unclimbed Peak

Angela Benavides

20/08/2020

Himalaya Karakorum

Great news just in from Pakistan: German Felix Berg, Mirza Ali Baig and three German clients bagged the first ascent of a 5,770m peak in Shi...

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