Altitude: Spring 2017

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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...

Romanian Duo Attempts New Route on Pumori SE Face

Friday, May 12, 2017

Zsolt Torok and Vlad Capusan are known for their independent expeditions on lower peaks. Last year they climbed Cholatse, Kyajo Ri and an u...

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: First Summits of the Season on Dhaulagiri

Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Five climbers topped out Dhaulagiri on Sunday, reports Mingma Gyalje Sherpa - expedition leader of Dreamers Destination team. These are fir...

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...

Pakistan Special: Pakistani Duo Attempts Everest this Season

Thursday, April 20, 2017

Two Pakistani mountaineers are at Everest Base Camp, all ready to enter the icefall for first round of acclimatization. Saad Mohammad and A...

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...

Interview: Sung-Taek Hong Returns to Lhotse South Face - Jorge Egocheaga Joins

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Sung-Taek Hong returns to Lhotse South Face. He has already attempted the notoriously difficult mountain face four times, including a serie...

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