With high winds still buffeting the Himalaya I fully expected today to be a day where there wouldn’t be much news to report. Sadly, that isn’t the case and while there is some good information to share, there is also more tragic news to report as well. Yesterday, Peru’s most prolific and famous climber Richard … Read more
I’m on the road today, so there will only be a handful of updates, but wanted to pass along this story. Over the past week or so, I’ve mentioned a couple of times that the spring Himalayan climbing season has pretty much wrapped up for the year, with all of the teams heading home. It … Read more
I’m still traveling home from the press event I’ve been at over the past couple of days, so this might be the only post I get to make today. That said, it’s a good one, with lots of news from the Himalaya as the climbing season continues to unfold with more summits, not to mention … Read more
High winds have returned on the South Side of Everest creating a speed-bump of sorts heading into the summit push for most of the teams. Several squads have halted their push to the top to wait out the weather with conditions expected to improve today or tomorrow, granting access again to the summit. Until then, … Read more
Progress in the Himalaya continues today as more teams head up for their next acclimatization rotations on Everest, where things continue to run like clockwork. But before we get to that we also have word on our first summit of the year on Makalu, with this ascent coming without the use of supplemental oxygen. The … Read more
The Nepali Department of Tourism has released its final numbers for the 2017 spring climbing season, and the numbers are mixed bag to say the least. At the start of the season is was expected to be a record setting one, with perhaps the highest summit total in the history of the mountain. But, now … Read more
Kilian Jornet stunned the mountaineering world with his recent double ascent of Mt. Everest without oxygen. That was an impressive feat to say the least, particularly when you factor in the speed at which he climbed. But, it turns out a Nepali soldier by the name of Nirmal Purja had an even more impressive season … Read more
With mid-May finally here, the pace of climbing has definitely started to pick up in the Himalaya. The season will start to grow short soon, and in just a few weeks it will close down altogether. With that in mind, teams are on the move all over the region, with more than a few now … Read more
As the week comes to an end we have more news of summits in the Himalaya, as well as an updated schedule for fixing ropes on the South Side of Everest. We’re at the point of the season where things are moving fast, with developments on an almost daily basis, and yet the busiest time … Read more
Yesterday I posted an article sharing some of the more interesting expeditions that will be taking place in the Himalaya this season, most notably on Cho Oyu and Shishapangma. Later in the day I also shared the reveal of the Kangchenjunga Skyline Expedition that will send Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger on an epic high-altidue … Read more