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 ...

Thanks to detailed expedition reports, we can get a taste of just how hard it is to climb an 8,000m peak in winter. Annapurna I in winter 2024 shows a foreground crevasse, and behind, the Great ...

Video footage of the attempt to climb the Southeast Ridge of Annapurna III (7555m), carried out last spring by David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Alex Blümel. In spring 2016 Austrian alpinists Hansjörg ...

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: ...

Annapurna east 8000m + and back after 14 hours in earth time. Everything was o.k., but if is this wind 60 km/h then i drive my car slowly." I enter meditation and I prepare a cup of tea as I wait for ...

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

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: ...