The Psychology of Summiting Everest
Being the first is important for many Everest aspirants, but unless you come from South Sudan, it is very hard to be the first of a nation. So what’s left?
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Hon Hon Hon! French Gang Twirl Their Moustaches While Climbing Nuptse South Face
French alpinists Ben Guigonnet, Fred Degoulet and Hélias Millerioux call themselves Le Gang des Moustaches. United by their facial hair, they have climbed all over the world together, and this past October completed their most notable ascent yet: a new route up Nuptse's ominous South Face.
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Himalayan Database Soon to be Available Online for Free
Miss Elizabeth Hawley started recording information about ascents in the Himalayas in 1963. Today her records are the most complete history of Himalayan climbing that exist, and starting in November, they will be available online completely free for the first time.
Ever wonder how many Polish climbers have summited Everest?
Interview with Vanessa O’Brien, First American Woman to Climb K2
A 52-year old former banker summited the world’s second highest peak in late July, with a commercial Nepalese expedition to the Savage Mountain.
Over 295 days in 2012 and 2013, Vanessa O'Brien climbed the highest peak on each continent, completing the feat known as the Seven Summits
No Barriers Can Stop Blind Kayaker and Climber Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to climb Everest and to complete the Seven Summits. In his new book, he tells the story of trading mountains for rivers as he set out on a quest to become the first blind person to kayak the Grand Canyon. But if the
Göttler and Barmasse Blitz Shishapangma’s South Face
Light and fast was the name of the game in the Himalayas this season. Killian Jornet blazed up Everest—twice—but an ascent that received less acclaim was similarly impressive: In mid-May David Göttler and Hervé Barmasse virtually sprinted up the Southwest Face of Shishapangma in just 13 hours.
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Jornet Climbs Everest Twice in One Week
For most, climbing Everest once would be the achievement of a lifetime. This past week Spanish ultrarunner Kilian Jornet summited Everest twice, after solo, speed ascents without the use of supplemental oxygen or fixed ropes. Now that’s an accomplishment.
Jornet made his first summit of the mountain on May