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Will the Old Guy Make it At Last? Carlos Soria in Camp 3 on Dhaulagiri
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story, based...
Annapurna Climbers Struggle; Plus Updates on the Other 8,000’ers
Annapurna (8,091m) summit push
Heavy snowfall has prompted the 8K...
Fraud Suit Leveled Against ‘First Woman to Travel to Every Country’
If you follow international travel celebrities on social media,...
Billi Bierling: “One 8,000’er Per Season Is Old School”
Billi Bierling is a great source of information for...
Spring Himalayan Update: More on Who’s Where, Doing What
Peter Hamor, Marius Gane and Horia Colibasanu arrived yesterday...
Nima Tenji Sherpa Dies in Everest’s Khumbu Icefall
Nima Tenji Sherpa, a climbing guide from Waku, Solukhumbu...
Great Balls of Fire: Biggest Comet Ever Is Hurtling Our Way
Scientists have spotted a massive — and only somewhat...
Extremely Rare Death Valley Fish Found in Highest Numbers in Decades
Take a deep breath and say this along with...
Arrogance or Modesty: Franco Cookson’s Odd First Ascent
If you didn't know who Franco Cookson was until...
A Lone Ukrainian Will Climb Everest; Plus Updates From Makalu, Kangchenjunga, Lhotse, Annapurna
Climbers on most of the spring Himalayan mountains are...
Rescue on Dhaulagiri: Dawa Sherpa is Safe in Base Camp
Chhang Dawa Sherpa of Seven Summit Treks has told...
Hong Sung-Taek and Team Leave for Lhotse South Face
As COVID diminishes -- despite a now-predictable ebb and...
Planispheres: The Night Sky in the Palm of Your Hand
A planisphere is an age-old device for reading the...
Will Kangchenjunga See Everest-Like Crowds This Spring?
As many as 50 foreign climbers are expected to...
