Himalaya

The New Alpinism: Sani Pakush

The old days when 8,000m was a reliable yardstick...

Nepalis Summit Baruntse!

It's almost hard to believe during this somber year,...

Manaslu Summited

The Bahraini expedition reached the summit of Manaslu at...

Nepal Changes Its Mind Again

Just hours after Nepal announced that as of October...

K6 Summit Tomorrow, Bahrainis in Manaslu Base Camp

Although Colin Haley abandoned the K6 expedition last week,...

First Summit of 2020 in Nepal, Death and Rescue in Pakistan

Bahrain's Royal Prince Sheik Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa...

Weekend Warm-Up: UFO Life

This documentary has it all: Messner, Scott, UFOs, broken...

Cho Oyu Success, Pakistan Peaks and an Expedition to Winter K2!

The Chinese expedition on Cho Oyu summited earlier today....

Bahrainis Start Toward Lobuche, Climbers on Baruntse and K6

After some days in Kathmandu, waiting out the quarantine...

Ang Rita Dies at 72

Ang Rita was the second Sherpa after Tenzing Norgay...

Interview with Felix Berg, Part II

Yesterday, we ran the first part of an interview...

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

Just when it seemed that no foreign expeditions would...

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

In a last-minute decision, Colin Haley, an Italian-American who...

Book Review: Winter 8000

It's difficult to describe what is like to climb...

More Teams Heading to Pakistan — and Manaslu

Although it may be hard to believe in this...

Himalayan News: Second Summit in Shimshal, Nepal Closes Again

Three days was all Felix Berg and his SummitClimb...

Trail Maps of the Indian Himalaya

Peter Van Geit had planned spend six months this...

Pakistan Update: Germans Summit Unclimbed Peak

Great news just in from Pakistan: German Felix Berg,...

Updated: Two Teams in Pakistan, but Hope Fades for Nepal Action

As September approaches, COVID-19 cases continue to increase in...

Doug Scott Recreates Everest Summit in What Might be his Final Climb

In 1975, climbing legend Doug Scott was part of...

Pakistani Team Heads for Nanga Parbat Massif

While international teams are unlikely to visit Pakistan this...

Everest is Open, But Will Anyone Show Up?

With international flights scheduled to begin on August 17,...

Weekend Warm-Up: Nanga Parbat, First Georgian Ascent

On July 3, 1953, a lonely climber reached the...

Gokyo: Paradise Lost?

The effects of climate change and the increasing pressure...

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