Of the 514 people who have summited I, only six have done so in winter. This is the story of those six, and of the many ...

Annapurna has played a major part in the advancement of Himalayan climbing: for a start it was the first 8,000m peak to be summited. In 1970 two routes marked the beginning of a new era of Himalayan ...

Annapurna has played a major part in the advancement of Himalayan climbing: for a start it was the first 8,000m peak to be summited. In 1970 two routes marked the beginning of a new era of Himalayan ...

Two avalanches cascaded down Annapurna hitting an Italian mountaineer and five Sherpas, which ended their winter expedition.

Annapurna, South Face by Tomaz Humar "I climbed a new route in pure alpine style without knowing that a team climbed this wall in 1988 not far from my new route. I climbed the route in just 2 days (up ...

And that he's fast, supersonic. Just as his recent climb up the South Face of Annapurna. 28 hours from Advanced Base Camp to the summit and back again, to make the first ascent of the direct line ...

fixed the route to Camp 4. Climbers Sarah Abdovais and Mattia Conte recently arrived at Camp 2. The monsoon winds have blown much of the snow from Annapurna’s icy faces, making climbing ...

Everest, Manaslu, Makalu and Annapurna. Winter Ascents of Himalayan peaks present an additional set of challenges and dangers than the more traditional climbing seasons – namely, colder than ...