Category : Himalaya

Everest: Ice Fall Doctors Begin Work as Winter Officially Ends in Nepal

Angela Benavides

01/03/2021

Everest Himalaya

Crowds will be less on Everest this year -- that's a good thing, for those going. And unlike 2020, at least the season will run. Nepal's ...

Buried Nuclear Devices Caused India Flood, Villagers Say

Rebecca McPhee

24/02/2021

Himalaya

Earlier this month, huge floods in Uttarakhand, India led to over 50 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Officials blamed the flooding on a Him...

Manaslu and Laila Peak Summit Tries Aborted

Angela Benavides

19/02/2021

Himalaya Manaslu Winter 8000ers

Both Alex Txikon's team on Manaslu and the Polish climbers on Laila Peak are back in Base Camp after aborting their summit pushes. On Lai...

Everest 2021: Where Things Stand Now

Angela Benavides

12/02/2021

Everest Himalaya

Although the winter season continues on Manaslu, spring is just around the corner, and Nepal is already preparing to relaunch 8,000m climbin...

Nine Dead, 170 Missing as Glacier Dam Bursts in Northern India

Rebecca McPhee

08/02/2021

Himalaya

At least nine people have died and over 130 are missing when part of a Himalayan glacier broke off in the northern state of Uttarakhand on S...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #1: Messner Solos Everest

Ash Routen

31/12/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya

Beyond the intrinsic value of the activity itself, adventure has always been a game of firsts. By the late 1970s, high-altitude mountaineeri...

Top Expeditions 1970-2020, #7: Annapurna South Face

Angela Benavides

25/12/2020

8000ers Himalaya

On 8,000m peaks, the ultimate goal is to reach the summit, so obviously the easier the route, the better. That is, until Chris Bonington and...

K2 Expedition Hits Winter; Small Teams to Shimshal, Langtang

Angela Benavides

03/12/2020

Himalaya K2 Karakorum

John Snorri and the Sadparas are already experiencing the hardships of the Karakorum cold season. Although they reached Goro 2 camp today, s...

Peter van Geit: 5,000km Through the Indian Himalaya

Rebecca McPhee

02/12/2020

Himalaya Long-distance hiking

Peter van Geit spent three months during the initial lockdown creating online trail maps of 2,000 passes, 700 alpine lakes, 50,000km of trai...

Ama Dablam 2020: Climbing in an Empty Khumbu

Angela Benavides

25/11/2020

Himalaya

Surreal. Wonderful. Those are the words chosen by Garrett Madison to describe the peaceful Khumbu Valley, bereft of the usual crowds. "We di...

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