Spring 2013 | Lhotse | Wrap Up Friday, May 31, 2013 Despite being the fourth highest peak in the world, Lhotse has been historically overshadowed by Everest. Even its name ‘Lhotse’, a Tibetan...
Spring 2013 | Kangchenjunga and Dhaulagiri | Curtain Off Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Kangchenjunga On May 20th, several climbers reached the top of Kangchenjunga while five perished on upper slopes of the mountain during d...
Everest 2013 | End of Spring Climbing Season Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Note: This post is a general wrap up of this climbing season. More updated version of summits/no summits is being (will be) compiled here ....
Dhaulagiri | "Juanjo Garra Suffered an Accident at 8000m" Friday, May 24, 2013 (New updates are being edited at the bottom of this post.) Day- 1 ( 23-05-13) Juanjo Garra ’s home team tweeted this evening, "...
Kangchenjunga: "Critical Situation: Zsolt and Peter in Need of Help and a Deadly Avalanche" Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Several summits were reported from Kangchenjunga, yesterday. But the news arriving from the mountain are not pleasant. Hungarians Zsolt ...
Spring 2013 | Summits and Summit Pushes On Himalayan Peaks Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Himalayan climbing season is in it's final stages. Here is a review of action away from Everest region. Summits on Kangchenjunga On ...
Spring 2013 | Cho Oyu was SUMMITed on 13th May; First Estonian Female Conquers 8000er Peak Sunday, May 19, 2013 Update:- These summits have been marked disputed. Based on recent dispatches from current team on Cho Oyu, it was reported yesterday t...
Everest 2013 | "First Pakistani Female SUMMITs Everest" Sunday, May 19, 2013 As per initial reports arriving from Everest's Southeast ridge, Samina Baig and Mirza Ali reached the SUMMIT at around 0730Hrs local t...
Spring 2013 | Summit Pushes on All Himalayan Eight-Thousanders Sunday, May 19, 2013 Monsoon is approaching Himalayas and in a matter of few weeks, whole region will be closed for altitude climbing activities. Climbers had b...
Spring 2013 | Alexey Bolotov, SUMMITs on Lhotse, Shishapangma Central and May be Nuptse Friday, May 17, 2013 Premium Russian climber Alexey Bolotov was found dead at 5600m, yesterday. Precise details about the unfortunate incident still remain vagu...
Everest 2013 | "Alex Bolotov died today morning on Khumbu icefall at 5600m" Wednesday, May 15, 2013 " Alex Bolotov died today morning on Khumbu icefall at 5600m " - tweeted Russianclimb a while ago. Update-1: 15-May-2013 163...
Spring 2013 | SUMMITs on Lhotse, Everest and Shishapangma Monday, May 13, 2013 Himalayan Ascent members have reached Lhotse and Everest SUMMITs today, while climber from at least two expeditions reached Shishapangma T...
Spring 2013 | Lhotse | Summit Push and Weather Game Sunday, May 12, 2013 Lhotse (8516m) is the fourth highest peak in the world and is connected to Everest via South Col. (‘Lhotse’ is a Tibetan word that means ...
Spring 2013 | Manaslu, Cho Oyu | Difficult Conditions on Manaslu, Going Strong on Cho Oyu Saturday, May 11, 2013 During spring climbing season Everest remains the epicenter of attention. Hundreds of climbers share regular updates using the improved int...
Everest 2013 | First SUMMITs from South (and North?) Friday, May 10, 2013 Summits have been reported from Everest South side, while Tibetan guides must also have reached the top from North. Adrian Ballinger o...
Spring 2013 | Kangchejunga | Acclimatization, Higher Camps and More Teams Tuesday, May 07, 2013 Continuing from previous update on Kanchenjunga, when most of the teams had just reached BC and were starting the acclimatization process....