Mountaineering

Portrait of Steve Davis, the latest on Everest to test positive for COVID-19.

Updated: Another COVID Case at Everest Base Camp

Teams seem to ignore the threat, but individual climbers...
Line of people heading up Annapurna

Annapurna, the New 8,000m Business Model

Mass-market 8,000m climbing has come to the Himalaya to...

Dhaulagiri: NW Ridge Resumes, 82-Year-Old Tries Again

"It's been snowing non-stop for three days, with a...
Erlend Ness, the one confirmed COVID victim from Everest

One Everest Climber — and Maybe More — Tests Positive for COVID

One person has definitely tested positive. But there are...

New Route on the Mont Blanc Massif

It's hard to find a new climbing route in...

Italian Duo Send New Dolomites Route

Earlier this month, Emanuele Anderozzi and Matteo Faletti climbed...
Jumping climber

Everest: David Goettler and Alex Txikon Join the No-O2 Elite

How will the crowds and the new rules about...
Many tents at Everest Base Camp

The COVID Situation at Everest Base Camp

It remains unclear whether COVID-19 has managed to sneak...
Mount Everest summit crowd in 2019

Everest Rule Change: First Permits Get First Crack at Summit?

A last-minute rule change may throw the Everest season...

Could 2021 See Another Everest Traffic Jam?

The number of climbers in Everest Base Camp totaled...

Everest: Avalanche Blocking the Khumbu Icefall? COVID in Base Camp

UPDATE, April 21: It seems that the route through...

Annapurna Wrap-Up: Interview with Mingma Dorchi Sherpa

Barely 12 hours after the dramatic rescue of three...

Dhaulagiri: Progress on the NW Ridge

The three-man team of Horia Colibasanu, Peter Hamor, and...

Annapurna: Missing Climbers Found, Rescued

There is good news from Annapurna, where Russian climbers...

Three Missing, One Rescued on Annapurna

Russian climbers Sergey Kondrashkin, Alexander Luthokin, and Dmitry Sinev...

Annapurna: Still Little News. Should We Start Worrying?

Two days after the most massive summit push in...

Dhaulagiri: A Climber’s Guide

It wasn't easy for climbers to find the NE...

Annapurna: Most Climbers Back in Base Camp

An unknown number of climbers reached Base Camp late...

Annapurna: Pakistanis Back In BC — And The Rest?

Pakistani climbers Sirbaz Khan and Abdul Joshi are finally...

Weekend Warm-Up: Solving For Z

A ski guide learns the hard way that just...

Annapurna: The Descent

A record 70 climbers summited Annapurna yesterday afternoon. Some...

Annapurna Update: Premature Notice but Ultimate Success

After some confusion, expedition managers have published a list...

Summits on Annapurna

After yesterday's failed attempt due to insufficient rope to fix...

Dhaulagiri: Still Wild and Lonely with just Eight Climbers

Compared to the recent events on Annapurna, involving loads...

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