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UPDATE: 27 Mountaineers on a Training Climb Killed by Massive Avalanche in the Indian Himalaya
A large group of students and instructors from India's famed Nehru Institute of Mountaineering were descending after a training climb on Draupadi ka Danda (5,670m) when the avalanche struck them.
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Everest is Closed: Hiatus Will Help Environment but Hit a Million Livelihoods
Once again, as witnessed in 2015 when devastating earthquakes hit the region, no human being will summit the world’s highest peak this season. What is the cost of this environmental recovery?
Trans Himalaya 2019: Breathless in the Himalaya
In an unprecedented Himalayan snowfall, ultra-runner Peter Van Geit breaks out his ice axe to access undocumented passes in the High Himalayas.
Everest: Queues, Theft and Death on the Mountain Once Known as Chomolungma
Everest does not exist as it did a century ago. We have changed the way it is perceived, and should take responsibility for its numerous and consistent casualties.
The Dream of Everest: Four Arab Women Challenge Social Expectations
Pushing back against social norms, some with family resistance, some with support, these women from Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Oman are proving that social expectations do not count for anything.
Jess Roskelley, David Lama and Hansjörg Auer: How the World Reacted.
On Friday, the world was forced to come to terms with the passing of three climbing pioneers. Perhaps the biggest loss to the outdoor community in decades, respects were paid from around the world.
Tom Ballard and Daniele Nardi: Bodies Found on Nanga Parbat Confirmed to be Missing Climbers
The bodies of the British and Italian climbers were found more than a week after their last contact from the ninth highest mountain in the world.
Rescue efforts on Nanga Parbat: Will History Repeat Itself in Search for Nardi and Ballard?
It’s been more than a week since Daniele Nardi and Tom Ballard were last in touch with the outside world, from 6,300 metres on Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest mountain in the world.
