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 ...

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

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 ...

To shed light on the matter Tomaz Humar has now published a press release via his sponsor C.A.M.P. In brief, from 24 to 28 Octoberr Humar climbed the righthand side of the Annapurna South Face to ...

Inevitably the passage of time leads to greater and greater achievements. Steck's sheer talent, professionalism and punishing training regime have just taken high altitude climbing to a new level.

For the moment this brief but positive news is all we know. On 24th October Graziani and Benoist, after 8 days’ climbing, had reached the summit of Annapurna (8091m) up the huge, difficult south face, ...

Inevitably the passage of time leads to greater and greater achievements. Steck's sheer talent, professionalism and punishing training regime have just taken high altitude climbing to a new level.