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Himalayan Update: Peak Season Tragedies and Triumphs

Last week, we looked at the early results from...

Search for Missing Climber Boyan Petrov Called Off

The search for missing climber Boyan Petrov is coming...

Cryptocurrency on the Summit of Everest?

Sharp-eyed summiters atop Mount Everest may have a chance...

Everest-Lhotse Teams Poised for Action

While a dozen commercial expeditions currently lay siege to...

The Gentrification of Everest

In 2012, German mountaineer Ralph Dujmovits took a turn...

Kami Rita Breaks the Everest Record

He may not have been aiming to set the...

Spring Successes: The 2018 Himalaya Season So Far

The jet stream has finally moved on from the...

Ben Fogle Climbs Everest

Ben Fogle, the United Nations Patron of the Wilderness...

In Search of the World’s Highest Unclimbed Peak

Luke Smithwick may be the most prolific American climber...

Carlos Soria on the Move on Dhaulagiri

After a long wait at Base Camp on Dhaulagiri,...

Double Amputee Xia Boyu Summits Everest

Seventy-year-old double amputee Xia Boyu has succeeded on his...

First Everest Summit of 2018

A team of climbing Sherpas reached the top of...

How To Remove Dead Bodies From Mount Everest?

Editor's note: This article contains an image of a...

Bad Weather Hampers Boyan Petrov Rescuers

Bulgarian climber Boyan Petrov has been missing since May...

Update on the Everest-Lhotse Teams

This season, two teams on Everest are aiming to...

Former Olympic Cyclist Forced to Abandon on Everest

Former Olympic cyclist Victoria Pendleton has been forced to...

Boyan Petrov Missing on Shishapangma

Boyan Petrov has officially been declared missing on Shishapangma...

The World’s Highest Dinner Party

They say that the golden age of exploration is...

Photo Diary – Griffith on Everest, Week 2

British climber and photographer Jon Griffith is attempting the...

Carlos Soria: Waiting on Weather

No one can question Carlos Soria's dogged commitment. Now...

Lhotse’s first summit of the season; Xia Boyu back to Everest Base Camp

The first 8,000m summit of the season goes to...

Team Skis Entire Length of the Alps

A multinational team has completed a 1,721-kilometre ski tour across the...

Photo Diary – Hamor and Colibasanu on Everest

Peter Hamor and Horia Colibasanu are currently heading to...

Anniversary of Ueli Steck’s death

Exactly one year ago today, Swiss alpinist Ueli Steck...

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