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Incessant snowfall and avalanches have forced teams to abandon their bid to achieve the first winter ascent of Everest in more than quarter of a century.
The last successful winter ascent of Everest was in 1993 by a Japanese team AFP/Jewel SAMAD
Winter climbs are difficult and riskier due to snowier terrain, sho...
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This article first appeared on http://thehimalayantimes.com. The original can be read here.
by RAJAN POKHREL
With the outbreak of coronavirus showing no sign of abating, expedition operators in Nepal fear that the country would bear severe economic losses in the Everest climbing season that runs from March to May.
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This article first appeared on http://nypost.com. The original can be read here.
by Eric Spitznagel
On the same day he thought he’d die, Rick Crandall experienced his most life-affirming moment.
It was Sept. 12, 2007, and the 64-year-old tech exec was climbing Mount Yale, a Colorado mountain summit with ju...
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This article first appeared on http://www.planetmountain.com. The original can be read here.
On 9 February 2020 Julien Herry and Yannick Boissenot made what is likely to be the first ski and snowboard descent of the Boeuf - Sara couloir on Aiguille du Peigne in the Mont Blanc massif. Herry reports.
Finding ne...
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This article first appeared on http://thehimalayantimes.com. The original can be read here.
by RAJAN POKHREL
A four-member team of Sherpa climbers from Makalu, Sankhuwasabha left for Mt Everest region to attempt to climb the world’s highest peak in just over five days in the winter climbing season.
Halung Dorchi...
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This article first appeared on http://explorersweb.com. The original can be read here.
by Angela Benavides
After two days without a signal, Jost Kobusch is back on grid, gaining metre after metre up the West Shoulder. If his indicated position is correct, he is to the left of the original West Ridge route. In a brief ...
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The famous Polish-Russian mountain climber Denis Urubko has decided to end his high-altitude mountain climbing career.
Jelena Laletina, from the website russianclimb.com writes that Urubko’s wife Maria was the first one to be informed of the decision via SMS. The 46-year-old mountaineer, considered to be among t...
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Hiking to the top of Mount Fuji, or “Fujisan” as it’s known in Japanese, is high up on the bucket-list for many locals and international tourists in Japan. As the country’s highest mountain, this active volcano (which last erupted in 1707-1708) has inspired painters and filmmakers over the centuries, standing tall as one of...
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This article first appeared on http://www.bbc.com. The original can be read here.
Rescuers said four people helped from Ben Nevis were lucky to be alive.
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They said the tourists who were caught in blizzard conditions had "no ice axes, no crampons and as far as we are aware, no maps". Three of th...
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