The true winter climbing season begins on December 21 - the first day of the astronomical winter, and three Himalayan teams ...

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With the retreat of the climbing team attempting a winter ascent on Makalu, the winter climbing season in the Himalayas officially ends. The pristine mountain range will enjoy a respite from human ...

The second, or fall, climbing season in the Himalaya will soon end. Deep winter will soon envelope the highest mountains in the world rendering these giants unclimbable. Several expeditions have set ...

Three American climbers lay in the dark, sharing a custom-made sleeping bag on a portable ledge dangling from a massive cliff high in the Himalayas. They were anchored to the north face of Mount Jannu ...

This week, The Himalayan Database has updated its list of spring 2025 summits in Nepal. We examine the current trends.

KATHMANDU(dpa) – The spring climbing season in Nepal’s Himalayan mountains is in full swing, and mountain madness has struck trekkers from all over the world to set new records and achieve new heights ...

Two veterans of Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, both amputees, have conquered the Himalayas. The expedition included Ivan Tarn and Oleksandr Dashko, two veterans from the Artan and Kraken special ...

Julia Lyubova, 44, summited Mount Everest in the spring of 2025. Months after her return from the tallest mountain in the ...

Twin brothers are climbing a mountain in the Himalayas, one dressed in modern clothing, the other in a replica outfit worn and kit used by British explorers George Mallory and Andrew Comyn Sandy ...