Nepal's Department of Tourism is determined to enlarge its list of 8,000m peaks by adding six secondary summits on ...

Nepal's Department of Tourism recently added six subpeaks to its 8,000m peaks’ list. We explore the climbing history of ...

San Francisco-based mountaineer Satish Gogineni became the first Indian to ski solo and unsupported from Hercules Inlet to ...

Introduction Nepal, home to eight of the arena’s 14 highest peaks, is a the accommodation of the glorified soul for trekkers ...

The list of globally recognised eight-thousanders in Nepal includes Everest (8,848.86 metres), Kanchenjunga (8,586 metres), Lhotse (8,516 metres), Makalu (8,463 metres), Cho Oyu (8,201 metres), ...

Often called the "Valley of Silence," the Western Cwm is a broad, flat, gently undulating glacial valley basin terminating at the foot of the Lhotse Face. The central section is cut by massive ...

Interview with British mountaineer Jon Griffith on expedition in Nepal where Sherpa Tenji will attempt the famous Everest - Lhotse traverse without supplementary oxygen. Griffith is coordinating the ...

At the end of December a Japanese expedition led by Osamu Tanabe managed to climb the south Fasce of Lhotse (8516m) in winter, but turned back 40m short of the summit. Many expeditions are in the ...

The expansive western flank of Lhotse is called the Lhotse Face and is an unavoidable part of the traditional southeast route up Everest. Camp III sits about halfway up this ascending wall of ...