As the winter climbing season draws to a close in the Himalayas, two avalanches rocketed down the steep slopes of Annapurna over the weekend above Camp 2. The first avalanche missed the only ...

Steck's sheer talent, professionalism and punishing training regime have just taken high altitude climbing to a new level. Annapurna has played a major part in the advancement of Himalayan climbing: ...

As Nepal celebrated the third anniversary of their team's first winter ascent of K2, Manaslu and some Annapurna climbers are going home. Only the Makalu team continues to bide its time despite ...

On Annapurna one climber attempting the summit dies for every three that make it to the top – making it the deadliest of the group. K2 and Nanga Parbat follow with one death for every four ...

Strong winds are always a problem in 8,000m climbing, but especially in winter, when they're even stronger. We review the ...

The number of trekkers on the world-renowned Annapurna Circuit hit an all-time high last year, as they all hired guides as ...

Steck's sheer talent, professionalism and punishing training regime have just taken high altitude climbing to a new level. Annapurna has played a major part in the advancement of Himalayan climbing: ...