Annapurna does not rely on extreme altitude alone to kill. Avalanches, collapsing ice, and sudden weather changes strike ...

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 ...

Expeditions to the Himalayas have begun as spring welcomes more accommodating weather to climb the world’s highest peaks. The weather window has just opened as the jet stream makes its annual northern ...

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 ...

Nepal’s Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja has performed an extraordinary and unprecedented feat of climbing all the world’s 14 th highest mountains within a seven month period by scaling his last peak, Mt ...

In a bid to become the first American to reach the summit of all the planet's 26,250-foot peaks, Bainbridge Island climber Ed Viesturs yesterday began his attempt to reach the top of Annapurna in ...