Lhotse

A dead body on the snow on Everest and ropes going down the slope

Everest Ropes Mystery: The Other Side Speaks

Yesterday, Nirmal Purja confirmed to ExplorersWeb that the ropes...
May 30, 2024
Piotr Krzyżowski at Camp 2 on Everest

Everest and Lhotse Without O2 in Single Push

Forty-eight hours after summiting Lhotse, Piotr Krzyzowski of Poland...
May 23, 2024
tens on the slope of Lhotse face and three climbers clipped to fixed ropes

Man Dies in His Tent at Camp 3 on Everest-Lhotse

Gabriel Tabara of Romania has died in Camp 3,...
May 21, 2024
Sirbaz without sunglasses, holding a banner of an undetermined summit.

Sirbaz Khan Summits a Crowded Everest Without O2

An endless flow of climbers joined the long line...
May 21, 2024
A line of Everest climbers in the night, the snow illuminated by their headlamps.

Everest Tension: Uncertain Weather and 200 Would-Be Summiters Tomorrow

Climbers heading toward the summit of Everest in huge...
May 20, 2024
Hugo Ayaviri gives a thumbs-up at Everest Base Camp before heading up the moraine

Hugo Ayaviri Summits Lhotse Without Oxygen

Hugo Ayaviri of Bolivia is fulfilling his ambitious goal,...
May 20, 2024
b/w photo of a spiky peak

Lhotse Wingsuit Update: First Try on Unknown Terrain

In an unusual plot twist, Everest-Lhotse's most exciting project...
May 17, 2024
Sherpa smiling on the summit of Everest with Makalu behind him

Everest: As Bad Weather Continues, Impatience Grows

Some forecasts suggest that the weather window that opened...
May 15, 2024
Andrews descends down an ice ledge on an otherwise vertical section of the Khumbu Icefall

FKT Runners to Attempt Lhotse This Weekend

Ultra-runners Tyler Andrews and Chris Fisher came to the...
May 14, 2024

Wingsuiter Will Climb Unknown Section to Reach Lhotse Exit Point

Tim Howell and guide Jon Gupta of the UK...
May 7, 2024
The wingsuit pilot as seen from a frontal headcam, Aconcagua south face behind.

Wingsuit Jump from Lhotse Would Be the Highest Ever

Tim Howell of the UK is currently one of...
April 19, 2024
The climbers smile, shoulder to shoulder, with high mountains behind them.

U.S. Ultrarunners Aim For FKTs on Pumori and Lhotse

Last year, ultrarunner Tyler Andrews of the U.S. went...
April 17, 2024
Makalu.

More No-O2 Expeditions to Everest and Makalu

Two mountaineers will climb without supplementary oxygen or personal...
March 29, 2024
Nicolas Jaeger on Nevado Huascaran in 1979.

Alpine Mystery: Nicolas Jaeger’s 1980 Disappearance on Lhotse Shar

Any list of almost-forgotten climbers who deserve to be...
March 15, 2024

Bad Weather Ends Lhotse South Face Climb and Delays Harila’s Flight to Makalu

Hong Sun-Taek's expedition to the South Face of Lhotse...
May 23, 2022

David Goettler Summits Everest No-O2; Plus, What Exactly is the Everest-Lhotse Traverse?

Good weather held through the weekend, permitting a large...
May 23, 2022
Tight portrait of figure in oxygen mask

Kristin Harila: Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu in Two Days?

Kristin Harila of Norway summited Everest at 8:45 am...
May 22, 2022

Everest Without O2, Makalu Summit Push

The remaining climbers on Makalu have set off on...
May 18, 2022

Hungarian Summits Lhotse w/o O2; Plus Other News from Everest & Lhotse

Everest and Lhotse had a new wave of O2...
May 16, 2022

Kenton Cool Notches 16th Everest Summit; Plus Sunday News from Everest and Lhotse

British guide Kenton Cool and his client Rebecca Louise...
May 15, 2022
Woman in red down jacket in Base Camp

Summit Night in Nepal: Makalu, Kangchenjunga, Everest

On Makalu and Kangchenjunga, many are now climbing in...
May 11, 2022

Climber Missing on Lhotse After Avalanche

There's shocking news from Hong Sung-Taek's expedition to the...
May 9, 2022

A Lone Ukrainian Will Climb Everest; Plus Updates From Makalu, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Annapurna

Climbers on most of the spring Himalayan mountains are...
April 13, 2022

Hong Sung-Taek and Team Leave for Lhotse South Face

As COVID diminishes -- despite a now-predictable ebb and...
April 12, 2022

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