Of the 514 people who summited Annapurna I by the end of 2024, only six did so in winter. Twenty-three expeditions have tried to ascend Annapurna I in the coldest season, including 19 without bottled ...

Most climbers on Annapurna are now descending to Base Camp, some roped to their Sherpa guides. At least six of them were airlifted from Camp 3. But hope has faded for the two Nepalese, Rima Sherpa and ...

'The Will to Climb: Obsession and Commitment and the Quest to Climb Annapurna — the World's Deadliest Peak' (Crown Publishers), by Ed Viesturs with David Roberts Hard work, danger — even the ...

KATMANDU, Nepal ” One of the United States’ most accomplished climbers is coming down from the death zone. After Ed Viesturs last week became the first American to climb the world’s tallest 14 peaks ” ...

Three Nepalese climbers recently rescued a fallen climber near Camp 3 on Annapurna, the 10th highest mountain in the world. Vadium Druelle of France fell into a crevasse on the icy mountain while ...

A Malaysian climber stranded in the open for two nights on one of the world's most treacherous mountains was rescued in Nepal Thursday, expedition organisers said. Climbing experts said it was a ...

The Nepal Himalaya has seen a spurt in expeditions this spring, largely because of the backlog of the past years, and possibly because of the global publicity generated by the ‘traffic jam’ ...

LOOK UP: A fore-shortened view of Lhotse's imposing South Face from the summit of Island Peak. Photo: EDWARD MORGAN Last spring, I climbed a couple of easy 6,000ers in Nepal with Howard Lister. When ...