expedition2023
Successful winter summit of Manaslu after 38 years
Manaslu sees its second successful winter summit with seven climbers making it to its top this winter.
Kristin Harila set to start her 14-peak mission from Shishapangma
Kristin Harila will climb Cho Oyu and Shishapangma twice – to complete the achievement of climbing the 14 highest peaks twice, a feat only Sanu Sherpa has achieved. She also wants to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000m in a record time without using bottled oxygen.
Serac collapse sweeps three Sherpa guides into Khumbu crevasse
A huge serac collapse triggered avalanche in the Khumbu Icefall sweeping 3 Sherpa guides with it. The damaged route has been fixed immediately, but the guides remain missing as rescue mission fails to locate them.
Annapurna records season's first ascent
After weeks of delay due to harsh weather, scores of climbers stood atop Annapurna (8091m) early on Saturday morning, making it the season's first ascent of the 8,091m peak in Nepal
US climber paraglides off from Everest
Paragliding from Everest has always been controversial as Nepali authorities maintain that a permit is required for gliding off of it although Nepal has not taken any action against a single person who flew from Everest so far.
Nepal issues a record 454 permits for Everest
Chinese climbers top the list with 96 permits, followed by 87 Americans. 2023 marks the first time when American climbers are second in number.