Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: China Issues Shishapangma Permit to Nirmal Purja
Multiple media outlets are reporting that China has agreed to give Nirmal Purja a permit to climb Shishapangma to achieve his self-imposed […]
Month: September 2019
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Last Cho Oyu Summits as China Closes Tibet to Foreigners
With the autumn Himalaya climbing season winding down many are following 80-year-old Carlos Soria Fontán on Dhaulagiri, and Kilian Jornet on Everest […]
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Another Team Abandons Autumn Everest
With little hope of the house sized serac teetering above the Khumbu Icefall of releasing anytime soon, another team gave up on […]
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Nirmal Purja gets Manaslu, Will China Approve Shishapangma?
More summits on Manaslu taking the total to well over 200, but crowds seem to be a problem this year. Nirma Purja […]
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Manaslu Summit Mass!
Manaslu has taken center stage with over 150 summits while climbers are on hold on Dhaulagiri waiting for good weather and Everest […]
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Summit Week!
With the route open on both Cho Oyu and Manaslu, the summitters are starting to pile up! Probably over 100 summits on […]
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Everest Update
Climbers are on the move across the Himalaya hoping to summit in a few days. Everest is the exception with another team […]
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Cho Oyu Summits, including Nim’s.
A quick update on the autumn Himalayan season after yesterday’s full update. We have the first summits of the autumn season by […]
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Trouble on Everest
After poor progress last week due to heavy snow, the skies cleared over most of the big peaks and excellent advances were […]
Autumn 2019 Himalayan Season: Snow Stalls Progress, Clear Skies Ahead
With the big snow event this week, there was little to no progress on any of the big peaks. The ropes stayed […]