Altitude: Kangchenjunga

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Spring 2018 Kick-off: The Himalayan Climbing Season Begins

Thursday, April 12, 2018

Teams are already in Nepal. Some are finalizing details in Kathmandu, others are already trekking towards Base Camps. Here’s a brief review...

Spring 2017 Wrap Up: Highlights of Pre-Monsoon Climbing Season

Friday, June 09, 2017

Spring climbing season in Himalayas comes to an end. It can be termed a “normal season” with success stories accompanied by usual bit of dr...

Spring 2017: 14x8000 for Peter Hamor, Makalu & Everest Summits and Kangchenjunga Summit-Bid

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Peter Hamor has just become the first Slovak to climb all fourteen eight-thousanders. He finished off the quest on Dhaulagiri today. On M...

Spring 2017: Annapurna, Everest Summits, No Success on Makalu

Friday, May 12, 2017

Spring climbing season will end in around two weeks and it’s time for the summit attempts. Despite all the difficulties and dangers, summit...

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

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Unfortunate loss of Ueli Steck in Everest region, on Sunday, traumatized the mountaineering world. The Swiss climber was acclimatizing on N...

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

Tuesday, April 25, 2017

Majority of climbers have reached the mountains and have started acclimatization and route-fixing. The season is progressing smoothly, perh...

Spring 2017 | Teams Reaching Base Camps, Political Drama Continues

Monday, April 17, 2017

Political decisions continue to affect the climbing activities this spring. After cancellation of Lhotse South Face expedition and news abo...

Spring 2017 Kick-off: Interesting Expeditions All Around

Thursday, April 06, 2017

It’s time for another interesting climbing season in Himalayas. The number of new route and other exciting expeditions on 8000m peaks is re...

Spring 2016 Wrap Up: Pre-Monsoon Climbing Season Ends

Wednesday, June 01, 2016

It has largely been a normal climbing season in Himalayas; although characterized by consistent bad weather and tough climbing conditions o...

Spring 2015 | List of Expeditions

Friday, March 27, 2015

Last Update: 22-Apr-2015 Initial draft of Spring 2015 mountaineering expeditions to Nepal and Tibet. Do let me know if any climber, tea...

Spring 2014 | Everest Summits and Success on Makalu, Cho Oyu

Monday, May 26, 2014

It was another successful weekend in Himalayas with summits reported on three peaks. On Everest, multiple teams from Tibetan side made it t...

Spring 2014 | Everest Climbers Going for the Summit Tonight

Saturday, May 24, 2014

After months of preparation and weeks of patience at Base Camp, Everest summit bids are underway. Several climbers must have left for the s...

(Updated) Spring 2014 | SUMMITs’ weekend - Success on Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri and Cho Oyu

Monday, May 19, 2014

Weather window over this weekend proved to be a fruitful one with multiple summits on Kangchenjunga, Makalu, Dhaulagiri and Cho Oyu. Meanwh...

Spring 2014 | Difficult Conditions | Summit Attempts Continue on Makalu, Kangchenjunga, Cho Oyu and Shishapangma

Friday, May 16, 2014

The May 16th -18th summit window, which was forecasted for almost all 8000ers, is proving to be less favorable than anticipated. High winds...

Spring 2014 | From Kangchenjunga to Manaslu; Summit Pushes Everywhere

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Weather on all eight-thousanders has generally been bad to allow any summit push in past weeks. However, the conditions are improving and s...

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