Video: Shishapangma South Face Expedition in the Khumbu

This past spring climbing season, alpinists Hervé Barmasse and David Göttler traveled to Shishapangma to attempt a new route along its ...

Video: Suunto Celebrates Kilian's Double-Summit on Everest

By now, we're all well aware of Kilian Jornet's exploits in the Himalaya this spring. This video was put out by Suunto – one of...

Himalaya Spring 2017: Moro and Lunger End Kangchenjunga Skyline Expedition

One of the expeditions that I was most interested in following this season was Simone Moro and Tamara Lunger's attempt to traverse the...

Himalaya Spring 2017: More Summits But End of Season in Sight

It has been a long and very eventful spring season in the Himalaya, that much is certain. Over the past few month we've seen drama, in...

Himalaya Spring 2017: Kilian Jornet Summits Everest for Second Time in a Week

It is a long holiday weekend here in the States at the moment, so as a result I won't be posting a full round-up of stories today. That ...

Himalaya Spring 2017: Reports of Dead Climbers at Camp 4 Untrue

We have another story from Everest today that I felt was once again worth giving its own post to just to make sure that it wasn't buried...

Himalaya Spring 2017: Summit Pushes Continue with End of Season in Sight

The current – and probably final – weather window on Everest continues today with more teams heading to the summit. At this point, the numbe...

Himalaya Spring 2017: More Summits on Everest and Dhaulagiri, Near Miss on Shishapangma

The second big summit push is underway on Everest, and teams are now reaching the top with regularity as good weather has arrived once again...

Video: Kilian Jornet Tells Us Why Everest is So Different

While we're all still marveling over Kilian Jornet's latest accomplishment on Everest, and waiting to see what he does next, this ...

Gear Closet: Kora Holocene Yak Wool Vest Review

Over the years, the vest has gone in and out of style on a number of occasions. Currently, it is enjoying a comeback, serving as a mid-layer...

Himalaya Spring 2017: So What's The Story with the Hillary Step?

There has obviously been a lot of interest over the past week or so on the current status of the Hillary Step on the South Side of Everest. ...

Himalaya Spring 2017: New Round of Summit Pushes Begin, Illegal Traverse, 4 More Deaths on Everest

As expected, yesterday was a windy one on the summit of Mt. Everest, but conditions should improve today, allowing another round of climbers...

Video: SalomonTV Takes Us on a Dream Trip to Nepal

If you could go on a dream trip, where would it be? For trail runner Tyler Courville, it would be a visit to Nepal to go running with Nation...

Himalaya Spring 2017: Kilian Preparing For Another Go at Everest?

Once again, I know we've been posting a lot of news from the Himalaya lately, and already have one article about ongoing expeditions the...

Himalaya Spring 2017: More Summits on Everest as Others Line Up For Second Weather Window

More updates from Everest today as the seemingly never-ending summit window continued to stretch out for a third day yesterday. And while wi...

Video: High Winds on Everest

Over the past week or two, we've been reporting on high winds on Mt. Everest, which have dictated when summit pushes can begin or must s...

Himalaya Spring 2017: Kilian Jornet Summits Everest without Oxygen and in Alpine Style

There has been a lot of news coming out of the Himalaya this past weekend, and it'll likely take a few days to get caught up on everythi...

Himalaya Spring 2017: Weekend Brings Numerous Summits, 4 Deaths on Everest

As expected, it was an incredibly busy weekend on both sides of Mt. Everest. Weather forecasts had called for calming winds on top of the wo...

Video: Climbing the Hillary Step on Everest

Yesterday we learned that the Hillary Step on the South Side of Everest is gone from the mountain. This iconic point was often a source of b...

Himalaya Spring 2017: High Winds on Everest Turning Early Summit Bids Back

All week long we've been closely watching the evolving situation and weather on Everest with the expectation that teams would launch the...