Category : Himalaya

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

Angela Benavides

13/08/2020

As September approaches, COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Nepal. The government's policies remain hesitant and contradictory, and regu...

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

Rebecca McPhee

10/08/2020

Everest Himalaya

In 1975, climbing legend Doug Scott was part of the first British team to summit Everest, and the first-ever ascent of its notorious southwe...

Pakistani Team Heads for Nanga Parbat Massif

Angela Benavides

04/08/2020

8000ers Himalaya

While international teams are unlikely to visit Pakistan this summer, an all-Pakistani combo led by Sa'ad Mohamed is on its way to c...

Everest is Open, But Will Anyone Show Up?

Angela Benavides

24/07/2020

8000ers COVID-19 Himalaya

With international flights scheduled to begin on August 17, Nepal authorities have also granted trekking and expedition agencies permission ...

Weekend Warm-Up: Nanga Parbat, First Georgian Ascent

Angela Benavides

18/07/2020

8000ers Adventure Films Himalaya

On July 3, 1953, a lonely climber reached the summit of Nanga Parbat for the first time. Approaching from the northern Rakhiot Face, which r...

Gokyo: Paradise Lost?

Angela Benavides

02/07/2020

8000ers Everest Himalaya

The effects of climate change and the increasing pressure of human action on natural spaces was the topic of a remarkable article in the Nep...

10 Indigenous Explorers

Matthew Traver

30/06/2020

Adventure Travel Amazon Desert Himalaya Oceans

In the history of exploration by outsiders, tales of success often contrast with sagas of misadventure and tragedy. Those indigenous to the ...

Open, Opening or Closed: Adventure Destinations in the Summer of COVID

Martin Walsh

22/06/2020

Adventure Travel Antarctic Arctic Climbing COVID-19 Himalaya Karakorum

Countries around the globe are at very different stages in the fight against COVID-19. Some hope that they have reached the peak, others are...

Legends Series: Aleister Crowley

Ash Routen

11/06/2020

Climbing Himalaya K2 Mountain

Most contemporary adventure fans may not recognize the name of Aleister Crowley, but the self-styled Wickedest Man in the World was also arg...

Once Again, to the Dark Side of Lhotse

Angela Benavides

10/06/2020

8000ers Himalaya

A tiny dot on a mighty mountain face, clinging to a frozen rope in the middle of a blizzard, Hong Sung-Taek speaks to the camera: "Climbing...

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