Mountaineering

Six aspirants to the list of the fourteen 8000ers without oxygen

World News The list of the few - 15...

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Farewells The fatal fall of independent speed climber Ueli...

Checking in with Everest: About Ueli, Messner, Logistics and Tracking (Interview)

Ryan Waters on what's happening Back from a C3...

Watch out cheaters, fair play is catching up

World news Someone said a lie can travel halfway...

Ueli Steck: After the Smoke has Cleared (Editorial)

About Ueli, and a few lines from Inaki I...

Spring 2017: Tragedy, Quiet Base Camps, Bad Weather, and Considering Summit-Bids Options

Weekly update Unfortunate loss of Ueli Steck in Everest...

The Triumphs and The Controversies: Desnivel Remembers Ueli Steck

The short and dramatic life of a Himalayan speed...

‘Swiss Machine’ Ueli Steck killed in Mt Everest accident

The Himalayan Times KATHMANDU: Ueli Steck (41), popularly known...

Closing in: Monday first target for Everest Summit

Second chance for quake survivors; hope for sufferers of...

Spring 2017: C1/C2 Ready on 8000m Peaks, Teams Continue Acclimatization

The season progresses smoothly. ...

Interview (PM): Hervé Barmasse, Shisha Pangma and the lure of unpredictable mountaineering

Pythom News Feed Content Interview with Hervé Barmasse, the...

Jornet off to acclimate on Cho Oyu before Everest speed attempt

Pythom News Feed Content Kilian Jornet has left today...

Injured Polar Bear: Evelyne Binsack’s statement

Ms. Binsack, about contradictory evidence. Plus, the temporary Ice...

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Past week's headlines around the world Polar bear incident...

Jury selects two teams for Piolets d’Or awards this year for 2016

Pythom News feed (Alpinist) The Piolets d'Or jury is...

The North Pole Rocks

Rock bands performing on Top of the World -...

Spring 2017 | Teams Reaching Base Camps, Political Drama Continues

Political decisions continue to affect the climbing expeditions. ...

Cho Oyu NF reroute to Annapurna NW

Pythom News Feed Content (Nestler) Time for plan B....

China’s Climbing Visa Daily: No Korea, No Pakistan, No Off-Season

Chinese Politics Roundup Last week we reported that the...

Piolets d’Or 2017 to discuss need of evidence in alpinism

Ethics roundtable (Desnivel) In view of growing professionalism in...

Cho Oyu North Face: Interview with Louis Rousseau

A small, lightweight team on a dark and steep...

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Himalaya calling Climbers from all over the globe are...

Spring 2017 Kick-off: Interesting Expeditions All Around

The number of new route and other exciting expeditions...

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