They arrived at Annapurna’s Base Camp on May 18 and began climbing the mountain’s intimidating northern slopes. They climbed late into the season before the monsoon season descended.
Legendary climbers Louis Lachenal and Maurice Herzog became the first climbers to summit an 8,000-meter peak - Lachenal died ...
The events that led these three climbers to the bosom of Annapurna in April 2023 were as different as they could be, but they did have one thing in common: all three of them had been declared dead ...
Several teams have their sights set on iconic Himalayan peaks including Annapurna, Ama Dablam, Manaslu and Mt. Everest. This fall’s climbing season, now winding down, has witnessed great success ...
Switzerland’s Ueli Steck talks to swissinfo.ch after his record-breaking solo climb of Annapurna 1, one of the Himalaya´s most dangerous 8,000-metre peaks. The "Swiss Machine" accomplished the ...