Altitude: Shisha Pangma

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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...

Autumn 2016 Wrap Up: Success on Manaslu and Cho Oyu, Difficulties on Other Peaks

Saturday, October 08, 2016

Post monsoon climbing season wraps up in Himalayas with more than a few summits on popular peaks Manaslu and Cho Oyu. Contrarily, solitary ...

(Update) Fall 2016: Manaslu New Route Attempt, Summit-bids Launched on Other Peaks

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

Teams completed acclimatization last week and rested in BC during bad weather period. It’s time for first summit attempts of the season. Su...

Autumn 2016: Tough Conditions on Everest, Manaslu New Routes, Broad Peak Expedition and More

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Nepal witnessed a heavy monsoon this year and the season lasted a bit longer than it normally does. Autumn has arrived, nonetheless, and th...

Autumn 2016: Interesting Expeditions on Lhotse & Everest, Fully Packed Manaslu & Cho Oyu

Wednesday, September 07, 2016

Post Monsoon climbing season kicks off in Nepal with a couple of interesting expeditions on big mountains. It will be the usual busy time o...

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 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...

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