Category : Winter 8000ers

Top 10 Expeditions of 2021: #2: The First Winter Ascent of K2

Angela Benavides

30/12/2021

K2 Winter 8000ers

Over the last 12 months, ExplorersWeb has documented incredible adventures in climbing, cycling, running, walking, skiing, and anything invo...

A Very White New Year at Manaslu Base Camp

Angela Benavides

30/12/2021

Manaslu Winter 8000ers

The forecast warned of snow, but the climbers at Manaslu's Base Camp never expected such a huge dump in only 72 hours. After yesterday's ...

Gelye Confirms: Cho Oyu From Nepal is a Go

Angela Benavides

29/12/2021

Himalaya Sherpa Winter 8000ers

After weeks of uncertainty, Gelje Sherpa has confirmed that Nepal's Cho Oyu expedition is going ahead. "We are starting on January 20, even ...

Winter Manaslu: Paula Strengell on ‘Artificial Classifications’

Angela Benavides

28/12/2021

Manaslu Winter 8000ers

Paula Strengell of Finland was not really planning to report anything from Manaslu Base Camp. The quiet, self-funded climber usually just wr...

Nanga Parbat and Everest vs Manaslu: The Two Faces of Winter 8,000’ers

Angela Benavides

27/12/2021

Everest Manaslu Winter 8000ers

"Spoiler alert! Our chances of success are very, very slim," wrote David Gottler from a frozen base camp at the foot of Nanga Parbat's Rupal...

Nanga Parbat Climbers Reach Base Camp

Angela Benavides

24/12/2021

Manaslu Winter 8000ers

The international team has reached Nanga Parbat's Base Camp in time for Christmas Eve. It includes Pakistan's Kudrat Ali, Italy's Herve Barm...

Kobusch Begins Up Everest, Manaslu Climbers in Base Camp

Angela Benavides

22/12/2021

Everest Manaslu Winter 8000ers

Punctual climbers on Everest and Manaslu have started working from the very first day of winter. Yesterday, Jost Kobusch set up a minimal...

Nepal: Climbers Reposition for Winter, and a Quarantine Again for Newcomers

Angela Benavides

20/12/2021

Everest Manaslu Winter 8000ers

Tomorrow, December 21, winter expeditions can officially begin their cold-season assaults on their chosen peaks. Jost Kobusch is currentl...

More on Climbing Everest and K2 in Winter, Without Oxygen

Angela Benavides

16/12/2021

Everest K2 Winter 8000ers

Yesterday we shared some of climber and expedition doctor Robert Szymczak's research about how different it is to climb an 8,000m peak in wi...

Why Climbing Everest and K2 is So Much Harder in Winter

Angela Benavides

15/12/2021

Everest K2 Winter 8000ers

Climbing an 8,000'er in winter is not the same but colder, explains Dr. Robert Szymczak of Poland. A veteran high-altitude climber and rescu...

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