Three teams are making progress on their winter climbing expeditions in the Himalayas. The true winter climbing season in the Himalayas beings on December 21st , and these three teams have plans ...

Was it possible to climb a 20,000-foot peak in the Himalayas with little mountaineering experience? Though trepidatious, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to trek with a local climbing prodigy.

An unsupported attempt on Makalu and an 83-year-old on I are two of the more unusual Himalayan expeditions this spring.

Climbing expeditions will soon launch into the Himalayas to prepare for their bids on 8,000-meter peaks – the highest mountains in the world. By early May, the Jetstream will make its annual ...

I was a young climber who’d progressed from peaks in North America and the Alps and finally made it to the ultimate proving ground, the Himalaya. Simone and Denis were icons in the climbing ...

In the early years, little was known about the physiological effects of extreme altitude, and mountaineers the world over wondered if they could possibly climb ... slopes of the Himalaya to ...

On June 03, 2025, it will be 75 years since the first successful ascent of Annapurna – the first 8000er ever to be summited ...

made the first ascent of the East Face of Cerro Kishtwar (6173m), as well as climbing a new route up the South Ridge of Chomochior (6278m) in Indian Kashmir Himalayas. Inspired by photos taken a year ...

Memorials and the Himalayas / John Waechter The history of climbing this giant traces back to the early 20th century. Sir George Mallory, remembered for his daring expeditions in the 1920s ...