Category : Winter 8000ers

Simone Moro Expedition Ends in Near-Fatal Crevasse Fall

Angela Benavides

19/01/2020

The Gasherbrum Glacier has just ended Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger's expedition, and it almost ended Moro's life. The couple had a close ca...

Hard Times, Close Call for Simone Moro

Jerry Kobalenko

16/01/2020

Winter 8000ers

Yesterday, we reported that Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger have been enduring -30C temperatures on Gasherbrum I. The last 24 hours have been ...

Winter 8,000’ers: Kobusch on the Move

Angela Benavides

14/01/2020

8000ers K2 Winter 8000ers

Rope-fixing and setting up camps have just begun in the Karakorum, but the winter Himalayan season is advancing apace, despite challenging w...

Mingma G: No O2 on Winter K2

Angela Benavides

08/01/2020

8000ers K2 Karakorum Winter 8000ers

Mingma G's international team arrived in Pakistan yesterday on their way to winter K2. The question was, would they use supplemental oxygen ...

Jost Kobusch Picks West Ridge for Everest Winter Solo

Angela Benavides

06/01/2020

Everest Himalaya Winter 8000ers

The West Ridge it shall be! An ingenious route to avoid the hazardous Khumbu Icefall, to gain altitude up a direct line and then to travers...

Winter 8,000’ers: Teams on the Move

Angela Benavides

03/01/2020

Everest Winter 8000ers

Winter in the Karakorum is showing a fierce face on Broad Peak and Gasherbrum. Denis Urubko, Don Bowie and Lotta Hintsa finally reached Bas...

Top 10 Expeditions of 2019: #2: Denis Urubko, Again

Angela Benavides

30/12/2019

Himalaya Karakorum Winter 8000ers

At the end of every year, regular as Christmas cake and egg nog, the spotlight shines on Denis Urubko for his accomplishments during the pre...

Winter K2: It’s a Go for Mingma’s team!

Angela Benavides

26/12/2019

K2 Winter 8000ers

Right when most assumed that his expedition was cancelled, Mingma Gyalje Sherpa (Mingma G for short) and his multinational team have confirm...

Updated: Jost Kobush: Everest for Christmas?

Angela Benavides

21/12/2019

8000ers Everest Himalaya Winter 8000ers

Jost Kobush is speeding toward Everest Base Camp and acclimatizing on the way. Yesterday he checked in after summiting Island Peak (6,189m)....

Karakorum Update: the Women of Winter

Angela Benavides

13/12/2019

8000ers Winter 8000ers

Denis Urubko, Don Bowie and Lotta Hintsa are already in Pakistan to attempt winter Broad Peak in (meteorological) winter. The trio met last ...

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