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

Had Humar perhaps climbed the 1988 line ascended by Polish mountaineers ... Humar climbed the righthand side of the Annapurna South Face to reach the East Summit at 8047m, spending two bivvies and two ...

The Japan Gunma Winter Annapurna I Expedition, led by Kuniaki Yagihara, was a big team that included 15 Japanese and eight climbing sherpas. They attempted the Bonington route on the South Face ...

The line, which in adverse conditions becomes an obvious ... Steck's sheer talent, professionalism and punishing training regime have just taken high altitude climbing to a new level. Annapurna has ...

And now, after his attempts in both 2007 and 2008 , Ueli Steck has completed this great and visionary line. He did so alone ... up the South Face of Annapurna... above all the "rhythm" and the style ...

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 ...

The team previously acclimatized on Ama Dablam (22,349 feet) before traveling to Annapurna base camp ahead of the official winter climbing season, which began on the winter solstice on Dec. 21.

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The line, which in adverse conditions becomes an obvious ... Steck's sheer talent, professionalism and punishing training regime have just taken high altitude climbing to a new level. Annapurna has ...