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

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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 ...

Climbers from around the world will soon complete their Mt. Everest preparations, and their expeditions will depart for Base ...

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 ...

(NEW YORK) — Climbing Mount Everest is one of the most difficult feats known to humankind, but the treacherous expedition is getting even more challenging due to climate change, according to experts.

High in the Himalayas, chaos defined this autumn climbing season. More than three weeks before the climbing season was set to end, Nepali authorities issued repeated alerts urging tourists to descend ...

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 ...

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 ...

South Korea’s CJ Entertainment has locked distribution deals with distributors in 63 territories for its upcoming adventure film “The Himalayas.” The series of deals, hatched at last month’s American ...