Himalaya

Japanese Pair Try for First Ascent of Kangchung Nup’s North Face

Every spring, while hundreds of climbers target the 8,000'ers,...
April 5, 2022

Weekend Warm-Up: Heavenly Trap

The very first shot in Heavenly Trap, the 36-minute...
April 2, 2022

Skiing Makalu, Paragliding Everest: Glimpses of the Season Ahead

The climbing is primed to begin, especially on central...
March 30, 2022

Peak Collectors in Modern Himalayan Climbing

As the Himalayan climbing season begins, the various professionals...
March 30, 2022

Weekend Warm-Up: Unknown Factors

In 2018, Hansjorg Auer planned to lead a group...
March 26, 2022

Sherpas Reach Camp 1 on Dhaulagiri; Trango Attempt Ends

Imagine Nepal's rope fixers on Dhaulagiri, led by Mingma...
March 21, 2022

12 Women Begin 5,000Km Trek Across Himalaya

Twelve women over 50, led by 68-year-old Bachendri Pal,...
March 20, 2022

All-Star Sherpas Prep for Everest and Kangchenjunga

In Nepal, outfitters are preparing for the upcoming Himalayan...
March 18, 2022

Peter Hamor Eyes Kangchenjunga Traverse

Kangchenjunga, at 8,586m the world's third-highest peak, is not...
March 17, 2022

No-Go on Gangapurna

Topo Mena and Jonatan Garcia are back from Gangapurna...
March 17, 2022

Himalayan Season Begins: Climbers Head for Annapurna, Dhaulagiri

As the Ice Doctors begin work on Everest's Khumbu...
March 16, 2022

Mingma Dorchi Sherpa on the Route Up Cho Oyu

It's clear that the Nepali adventure on the south...
March 14, 2022

Mingma G to Take Clients to Cho Oyu’s South Side

This fall, Mingma G will join other Sherpa teams...
March 11, 2022

Climbers Start Up Gangapurna and Trango

The Polish team has started its climb up Trango's...
March 9, 2022

Ripple Effects of Ukraine: An Uncertain Himalayan Spring, No More Elbrus

Horia Colibasanu, Peter Hamor, and Marius Gane don't worry...
March 8, 2022

Himalaya Spring 2022: How the Ukraine Invasion Is Affecting Everest

As Nepal's spring climbing season approaches, the war in...
March 7, 2022

Gangapurna and Trango Towers Expeditions Begin

This winter's climbing in the Himalaya and the Karakoram...
March 3, 2022

Gurans Himal: Stories From the Far Western Himalaya

In the far northwest of Nepal lies a little-known...
February 25, 2022

Jonatan Garcia and Topo Mena Head for Gangapurna

Jonatan Garcia of Spain and Topo Mena of Ecuador...
February 14, 2022
South Col Glacier ice core (8220 m) (red arrow) and Balcony AWS (8430 m) locations (yellow arrow) with South Col camp in the foreground - looking North. The South Col AWS is 500 m South of the camp (outside this picture). Picture by Mariusz Potocki.

Everest’s Highest Glacier Loses 2,000 Years of Ice in 25 Years

Climate scientists have published a groundbreaking study on the...
February 9, 2022

Through the Unknown to the Impossible: Lhotse Middle

At 8,516m, Lhotse is the fourth highest mountain on...
February 7, 2022
The Trans Bhutan Trail passes by 400 cultural and historic sites, including the Tigers Nest Monastery, shown here. Photo: Seema Jakkarin

60 Years on, Bhutan Will Reopen 430km ‘Footpath of Warrior Monks’

In March of 2022, Bhutan will restart its historic...
February 3, 2022

The Dog That Climbed 7,100m in the Himalaya, and Other Four-Legged Mascots

Oswald Rodrigo Pereira has returned to Manaslu Base Camp...
February 2, 2022

Into The Wild: Gaurishankar

For a time in the 19th century, 7,134m Gaurishankar...
January 24, 2022

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