Strong winds are always a problem in 8,000m climbing, but especially in winter, when they're even stronger. We review the ...

Makalu Climbing Team Retreats Shy of Summit With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the ...

Karl Egloff of Ecuador has run from Aconcagua Base Camp to the main and south summits and back in 8 hrs 49 min. He is ...

South African entrepreneur Angela Yeung is preparing to embark on a remarkable Everest ascent to raise awareness and support ...

A fatal race made Tracee Metcalfe the closest to becoming the first American woman to summit all of the world’s 8,000-meter ...

In town for a whirlwind two days, the team behind "Trango" spent their Friday morning skiing a few laps on some of Deer ...

The first-ever all-women’s winter expedition from Bangladesh to Nepal’s Himalayan Langtang region took place in December 2024. We spoke to the country’s female mountaineers to find out the challenges ...

Waldemar Kowalewski of Poland and Mattia Conte of Italy and five Sherpas from Seven Summit Treks also retreated from their winter ascent misssions. Manaslu (26,781 ft.) Oswald Pereira of Poland ...

Nepali climber Prakash Raj Pandey has successfully scaled Mount Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America, located in Argentina, as part of his "Seven Summits" challenge.

"The weather wasn't in our favor, and for the next two weeks on Manaslu, winds up to 150 kph make it impossible for an alpine-style summit push." The Italian explained that two more weeks in base ...