Winter 8000ers

Update: Urubko Survives, Txikon Regroups After One Man Down

Denis Urubko didn't summit Broad Peak. His expedition is...
February 17, 2020

Urubko Back in Base Camp After Surviving Avalanche

"Denis is back in Base Camp -- alive!" So...
February 17, 2020

Urubko Changes His Mind, Makes for Broad Peak Summit NOW

Denis Urubko just couldn't wait for the wide weather...
February 16, 2020

Will Broad Peak, Everest See Summits Before the End of Winter?

Alex Txikon is back in Base Camp after a...
February 14, 2020

Everest: Wind Forces Delay

Did we say that Everest teams were "on the...
February 12, 2020

Everest: Kobusch, Txikon on the Move

Jost Kobusch has been laying low for the last...
February 11, 2020

Broad Peak: Urubko Goes It Alone

Laid low by pneumonia, an ailing Don Bowie flew...
February 9, 2020

Broad Peak, Everest Climbers Back in BC

It has been a perfect summit day in the...
February 7, 2020

Tension on Everest — Jost Kobusch Descends at Night

Alarm mounted for several hours at Everest Base Camp...
February 6, 2020

Broad Peak: Another Setback for Urubko, Bowie

Denis Urubko and Don Bowie are safe in camp...
February 6, 2020

Weather Clears on Broad Peak, Urubko on the Move

A sudden improvement in the weather was all that...
February 5, 2020

Broad Peak, Everest, K2: The Struggles Continue

What do you do after a failed attempt on...
February 3, 2020

Broad Peak and Everest: Back to Base Camp

Don Bowie reports from Broad Peak: "Our 4th day...
February 2, 2020

Breaking: Broad Peak Push aborted

Denis Urubko and his two teammates have retreated on...
February 1, 2020

Broad Peak: Urubko Reaches 7,000m

In a brief report today, Urubko cited "very hard...
January 31, 2020

Broad Peak: Urubko and Bowie Aim to Summit on Saturday

After two days of worrisome silence, Denis Urubko and...
January 30, 2020

Winter 8,000m Update: Urubko and Bowie Push Up Broad Peak

Don Bowie has just posted a picture where, for...
January 28, 2020

Alex Txikon Summits Ama Dablam

Taking advantage of a narrow window of tolerable weather,...
January 25, 2020

Winter 8,000’ers, Updated: Summit Action Brewing

Update: Denis Urubko was originally determined not to waste...
January 23, 2020

Winter 8,000’ers: Progress Sputters Due to Cold and Deep Snow

The difference between easy spring days in the busy...
January 20, 2020

Simone Moro Expedition Ends in Near-Fatal Crevasse Fall

The Gasherbrum Glacier has just ended Simone Moro and...
January 19, 2020

Hard Times, Close Call for Simone Moro

Yesterday, we reported that Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger...
January 16, 2020

Winter 8,000’ers: Kobusch on the Move

Rope-fixing and setting up camps have just begun in...
January 14, 2020

Mingma G: No O2 on Winter K2

Mingma G's international team arrived in Pakistan yesterday on...
January 8, 2020

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