Winter K2 and Everest Progress to Base Camp
The Polish K2 team is trekking up the Baltoro Glacier and should be at K2 base camp around 8/9 January and the […]
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K2 and Everest Winter Teams on the Move
The Polish K2 team is now in Pakistan and the Everest team in the Khumbu. It will be weeks before they begin […]
K2 and Everest Winter Climbs are on!
After months of speculation, Alex Txikon will return to attempt a winter, no supplemental oxygen summit of Everest. And the Polish K2 […]
Nepal to Ban All Solo Climbers and those with Disabilities – a Political Move
I was hoping we could go into the Everest 2018 season without Nepal’s Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation announcing another […]
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 […]
Everest and K2 in the Winter
Will there be a winter summit of Everest and finally on K2 this winter? This is always a question as we approach […]
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 […]