The Fake Snow Leopard : photomontage spread around the world
They were too good to be true. The whole world has seen Kittiya Pawlowski’s photos of a snow... Read More
HIMALAYAS
Saraghrar NW and Fitz Roy Moonwalk Traverse win Piolets d’Or 2022, Annapurna III SE Ridge Special jury award
Next November in Briançon, the Piolets d'Or 2022 will be awarded to the Georgians Archil Badriashvili, Baqar Gelachvili... Read More
Avalanche kills at least 26 mountaineers in Indian Himalayas
In the state of Uttarakhand, in the north of India, an avalanche swept away a group of 40... Read More
Davo Karnicar, First Ski Descent of Everest 22 years ago
October 7, 2000: twenty-two years ago, Davo Karnicar made the first ski descent of Everest from the summit,... Read More
AVALANCHES IN MANASLU CAUSE A THIRD DEATH AND THE DEPARTURE OF EXPEDITIONS
Avalanches continue to occur in Manaslu. Several have devastated the base camp, while another avalanche has caused the... Read More
Missing Hilaree Nelson found dead
The lifeless body of Hilaree Nelson was located on the slopes of Manaslu on Wednesday, and then airlifted... Read More
Manaslu Avalanche and Search for Missing Hilaree Nelson
The Himalayan season started early, very early this year on Manaslu. Hundreds of climbers set up camp at... Read More
Dreaming of Manaslu, but which one?
Lists are one of the most widespread contemporary habits, maintained by the productivity apps that are very much... Read More
Netflix : Broad Peak trailer
This is a story as only the Himalayas can deliver. The Polish Maciej Berbeka belonged to the famous... Read More
Benjamin Vedrines’s Broad Peak speed ascent and K2 attempt
On 28 July, just nine days after climbing the normal route of Broad Peak (8,051m, Karakoram) without supplemental... Read More
Kristin Harila reached her 11th 8000m peak, the Gasherbrum I
On the 105th day of her challenge, the Norwegian Kristin Harila declares to have reached the summit of... Read More
SUMMITERS OF THE 14,8000: EBERHARD JURGALSKI’S NEW LIST
On 8 July, the Himalayan chronicler Eberhard Jurgalski made public the results of ten years of investigations into... Read More
Crazy week in K2
It's madness on K2, 2022 style. In one week, hundreds of ascents are claimed by the normal route... Read More
Speed Ascent of Broad Peak by French Climber Benjamin Vedrines
The french mountain guide Benjamin Védrines has just achieved a feat: the ascent of Broad Peak, 8,047 m,... Read More
HIMALAYISM: should history really be rewritten?
Looks like the best himalayan climbers have been shrinking. Eberhard Jurgalski and his investigators* have come to the... Read More
Francois Cazzanelli summits Nanga Parbat in 20hr20min
On the 4th of July 2022, Italian alpinist Francois Cazzanelli summited Nanga Parbat (8126m) via the Kinshofer route,... Read More
“I love exploring unknown mountains” Steve Swenson
He is not the best known of American mountaineers, but he is undoubtedly one of those with the... Read More
Climbing Everest: Kilian Jornet’s tips to save money
Whether it is comfortable or luxurious in terms of paid services, an ascent of Everest by its normal... Read More
Kristin Harila’s Quest for the Fourteen 8000
She climbed six 8000ers in 29 days. Even Nirmal Purja took longer to complete his first summits during... Read More
How Mingma G. survived Everest’s Deadliest Avalanche
April 25, 2015. A devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal. Almost 9,000 people died and more than 22,000... Read More
How much does Everest cost? Welcome VIPs
Everest is expensive. And it's getting more and more expensive. Agencies are trying to target the high-end clientele,... Read More