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...
Showing posts with label Spring 2016. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring 2016. Show all posts
Spring 2016 | Everest Without Supplemental Oxygen - Success and Failures / Updated
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
More than 20 climbers planned Everest ascent without bottled oxygen this season and at least five (or six?) of them were successful. Summ...
Everest: Summits without Bottled Oxygen from Northside and Tragedy on Southside (Updated)
Monday, May 23, 2016
Several 'No O2' climbers launched summit push from C3 (at 8300m) on Everest, last night. Individuals climbing without bottled oxyge...
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...
Slovak Everest SW Face Attempt/Rescue and No O2 Climbers Update
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Everest and Lhotse climbing season is progressing smoothly thus far, as rope-fixers near the summit on Lhotse and both sides of Everest. On...
Spring 2016 | First Summits of the Season on Manaslu and Cho Oyu / Update-2
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
(Post have been updated/edited on May 10th and 13th, 2016.) At least ten climbers reached the [edit: false] summit of Manaslu, earlier to...
Shisha Pangma South Face: New Route Summit Push
Monday, May 09, 2016
It hasn’t been a particularly good year on Shisha Pangma , thus far. An accident claimed two lives , followed by teams leaving the mountain...
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...
Summit Push Updates: Annapurna South, Manaslu Climbers Back to BC, Cho Oyu Team in C2
Thursday, May 05, 2016
Bad weather have forced Nobukazu Kuriki and Slovak-Romanian Manaslu climbers to retreat, while Cho Oyu summit-push progresses smoothly. A...
It’s All Over on Shisha Pangma Northside, Summit Push on Cho Oyu
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Deemed too dangerous to climb and with no hope of reaching the summit, French team has abandoned it’s expedition on Shisha Pangma North sid...
Annapurna South Face Summit Push: Nobukazu Kuriki Heading Up the Wall
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Carrying a bivouac tent and some food in his backpack, Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki forayed up the notorious Annapurna South Face, this...
Summit Push on Manaslu: One Attempt Thwarted, Second Team Going Up
Wednesday, May 04, 2016
Earlier this week, an offhand attempt to summit Manaslu remained unsuccessful. The Dutch team turned back from 7200m, as weather window clo...
Shisha Pangma: Ueli Steck and David Gottler Ready for Summit Push; Remains of Alex Lowe and David Bridges Emerge From the Glacier
Tuesday, May 03, 2016
Shisha Pangma Southside climbers Ueli Steck and David Gottler are ready for summit push. They intend to open a new direct line to summit in...
Annapurna Descent Update: Climbers in C1 & Boyan Petrov’s Summit Report / Updated
Monday, May 02, 2016
Around 30 climbers summited Annapurna over the past two days. Boyan Petrov reached the top on April 30th , while rest of the climbers on M...
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