Pasang Lhamu Sherpa: A Story of Courage Needs Your Help
She had a dream – Pasang Lhamu Sherpa wanted to be the first Nepali woman to summit Everest and in 1993 she did […]
Category: Climbing News
Death on Mexico’s Orizaba
Local officials report one death and multiple rescues on the 18,619’/5675m Mexican volcano, Pico de Orizaba, last week. The conditions had been reported […]
Helping Nepal: Himalayan Stove Project
Like so many of my readers, George Basch made a trip to Nepal that changed his life forever. Today he is the “Chief […]
Himalayan Autumn Wrap-up
It was a wild ride for those climbing in the Himalayan this Autumn with valiant efforts on 8000ers, a few new routes and […]
Himalayan Autumn Updates
Autumn continues to be exciting in the climbing world with the 2017 Piolet d’Or awards, new routes on very remote and technical peaks […]
Autumn Climbing: Losing Legends, Summits in Nepal, Bribes on Carstensz
Climbing continues around the word and especially in Nepal but before we get to the climbs, I want to remember two climbers […]
Gifts for the 2017 Climber in your Life
Looking for that perfect gift for your climber (or yourself) ? Hopefully this post will give you some ideas based on my […]
Autumn Climbing: Himalayan Roundup: Annapurna, Lhotse Nuptse and more
October is the time of year when only a few 8000ers are climbed, too early for Antartica or Aconcagua but spot on […]
Everest: 4 Weeks, Unlimited Oxygen, $117,000
For several years, I have been writing about the bifurcation of the Everest guiding business. In other words, the separation between the […]
Himalayan Database Now Free!
In a major strategic change, the Bible of Himalayan climbs will now be free and available for download to anyone after November […]