Of the 12,015 people who had summited Everest by the end of 2023, only 15 have reached the top in winter. Thirty-four expeditions have tried, including 13 without bottled oxygen. Only five of those ...

The climbing expedition teams seeking to summit Himalayan peaks this winter season are currently acclimatizing in the Khumbu Valley, with Ama Dablam (22,349 feet) serving as a warm-up peak for their 8 ...

One year after the north faces of the Drus, the Droites, and the Grandes Jorasses in the heart of winter and in just three days with Léo Billon —a feat described as a "quantum leap" for mountaineering ...

The true winter climbing season in the Himalayas beings on December 21st , and several teams have plans to attempt climbing some of the highest mountains in the world during this ominous period – the ...

The official winter climbing season launched in the Himalayas with the Winter Solstice on December 21st. This marked the date ...

At Pikes Peak’s summit at 2 a.m., wind rocked vehicles for hours. Attempting to exit a car resulted in doors opening faster than expected and material inside flying outside and decorating the mountain ...