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

New data identifies two key risk factors for high-altitude pulmonary edema, a leading cause of death on the mountain.

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The spring climbing season for 2025 is expected to be a robust one, as per Rishi Bhandari, General Secretary of Expedition ...

An American climber was rescued after she and another alpinist from the U.K. were stranded for two days at more than 20,000 feet in the Himalayan mountains. Michelle Dvorak, 31, and Fay Manners ...

Everest and other Himalayan peaks. The trek from Lukla to Everest Basecamp covers approximately 40 miles. Climbers take this portion of the climb slowly, typically 10-14 days, to begin the ...

Carstensz Pyramid, the lowest and least-known of the Seven Summits, attracts an increasing number of those hoping to climb ...

which starts around 26,000 feet and is where most climbing fatalities in the Himalaya occur. And Granberg hadn’t seemed notably distressed: the HAPE snuck up on him without obvious warning signs.