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Autumn Himalayan Climbing: Surprise Summits!

This week has shown never say never about climbing big mountains. When people say it’s over, it may be just starting. When […]

Lets start with the most exciting news out of the Autumn Himalayan climbing season, the attempt on Lhotse’s South Face. But also […]

With a period of excellent weather on Manaslu, teams are making their summit pushes and over 150 have aready summited this week. […]

After a few days of heavy, deep snow on Manaslu, the hordes are prepared to push hard this week. Look for huge […]

Alex Txikon is now at Everest Base Camp on the Nepal side preparing to begin his acclimatization rotations on Everest. He is being […]

Three items to report starting with sad news. Speed climber Chad Kellogg died in a rock fall in Patagonia on February 14, […]

2013 has not been kind to climbers in Pakistan’s Karakorum mountains. The season started with a horrific massacre on Nanga Parbat, followed […]

The winter of 2013 has come with strong summits, valiant efforts and unfortunate deaths. Climbing in the winter is dangerous at and […]

While the rest of us are enjoying the holidays with family, two adventures are pushing the limits. This post is a quick […]

The fall 2012 climbing season is winding down after a difficult season. Between high winds, heavy snow and avalanches; there were only […]