Altitude: Makalu

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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...

Makalu Summits - Updated

Monday, May 23, 2016

Several climbers reached the summit of Makalu this morning (exact count not available, as teams continue descent to lower camps). The ascen...

Spring 2016 Update: Final Summit Attempts of the Season, Fatalities and Rescues

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Spring 2016 climbing season will be ending in just over a week. Final summit pushes are underway on Makalu, Everest and possibly Shisha Pan...

Spring 2016: A Quick Round Up of Progress on 8000m Peaks

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Everest Southside After successful first weather window from May 11th-16th during which around 88 climbers reached the top, a second round...

Spring 2016: Summits on Makalu & Everest, Cho Oyu Climbers on the Way Up, Shisha Pangma Retreat and More

Thursday, May 12, 2016

With acclimatization, rope-fixing and upper camps set up done, it’s time for summit spree on 8000m peaks. After Annapurna , Cho Oyu and Man...

Tragedy on Makalu: 2 Sherpa Fatalities Reported

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Two Sherpa were found dead inside their tent at Camp-2 last evening, report the home team of German climbers Frank Felder and Eelco Jansen...

Dhaulagiri and Makalu New Targets of Annapurna Summiteers

Monday, May 09, 2016

Annapurna is climbed a bit earlier in spring climbing season than other 8000m peaks. Thus, climbers and Sherpa have an opportunity to unde...

Spring 2016 Round Up: Season Progresses Smoothly as Team Acclimatize and Fix High Camps

Friday, April 29, 2016

Except an unfortunate incident on Shisha Pangma where three climbers plunged into a hidden crevasse and two of them died, things are progr...

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