In a stunning display of courage and precision, American mountaineer and professional skier Jim Morrison has made the first-ever ski descent of Mount Everest’s North Face, carving his way down the fabled Hornbein Couloir, a line so steep and direct that it had eluded every skier for six decades.
A severe operational failure by Summit Air and ticketing travel agent have plunged a group of international tourists from the remote Dolpo region into a high-risk emergency transit situation, forcing the group to risk violating local transport laws and potentially missing their international flights home.
A record-holding Sherpa climber from Makalu of Sankhuwasabha district scaled Carstensz Pyramid on the island of New Guinea this morning as he aims to complete all seven summits.
Born in 1975 in the shadow of Mount Makalu, one of the world’s highest and most formidable peaks, Pasang Sherpa grew up in a remote village of Sankhuwasabha district with dreams as vast as the mountains surrounding him.
The 14 Peaks Expedition team has successfully reached the summit of Carstensz Pyramid (4,884m) — the highest mountain in Oceania — at 7:40 a.m. local time on Wednesday.
Veteran alpinist Sophie Lavaud has successfully summited Annapurna IV (7,525 m) as part of her “Honoring the Pioneers” project, a tribute marking the 75th anniversary of the first French Annapurna Expedition of 1950.