As climbers start arriving for the Himalayan spring season, the Eiger witnesses a significant female ascent.
La Sportiva Nepal Cube GTX
Will Harris takes a look at the latest version of La Sportiva’s popular winter and alpine workhorse, the Nepal…
Disabled climbers ban on Everest overturned
Nepal’s Supreme Court has ordered the government not to impliment a new ban that would have prevented double amputees and visually impaired persons from climbing mountains over 6,500m, including Everest.
Everest 2017 rescue from South Summit
Short documentary showing the rescue of Pakistani climber Abdul Jabbar Bhatti and Sonam Sherpa from the South Summit if Everest by Jangbu Sherpa’s team.
Nepal has record number of tourists in 2017
Tourism in Nepal is on the rise, a relief for those impacted by the fall in tourism after the 2015 earthquake…
The ‘world’s most expensive trek’ returns
The Great Himalaya Trail costs more than £20,000, takes five months to complete, goes on for 1,700km…
Parks to climb Everest for science
Richard Parks has announced his upcoming project to become the first person in history to collect a blood sample and muscle biopsy from the summit of Mount Everest, which he aims climb without using supplemental oxygen.
Featured Trek: Unclimbed Peak Expedition 2017
Imagine standing on a summit that no one has stood on before, looking out over the incredible mountains of the Himalayas! This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to climb an unclimbed peak in the remote region of Rolwaling, a truly ‘off the beaten track’ region of Nepal. This is one of the seven hidden valleys of the Himalaya, on the border with Tibet …