The tragedy of Natalia Nagovitsyna on Pobeda Peak (7439 m) in Kyrgyzstan. Details of the incident and video from 2025
On August 12, 2025, climber Natalia Nagovitsina fell while descending from a steep pre-summit ridge and broke her leg near the summit of Pobeda Peak. This incident led to a…
A detailed film about the ascent to the most dangerous and difficult seven-thousander in the world – Pobeda Peak (Kyrgyzstan)
Pobeda Peak (7439 m) is the northernmost seven-thousander in the world, the highest point of the Tien Shan and Kyrgyzstan. Pobeda Peak is one of the five seven-thousanders in the…
The highest mountains in the world: eight-thousanders, their summits and climbing routes
Eight-thousanders are peaks that rise above sea level by more than 8000 m. There are 14 main peaks above 8000, climbing which is an honorable and difficult task in the…
Pakistan. All routes to climb the world’s second highest eight-thousander – K2 (8611 m)
The second highest mountain in the world is K2 (Chogori), the name of which is not associated with such a large and interesting history as Everest. Chogori was discovered by…
Nepal to abolish paid permits for climbing 97 peaks
Nepal will waive climbing fees for 97 Himalayan peaks for the next two years to encourage tourism to remote and less prosperous areas of the country.
Unsealed food on a camping trip can cost you your life or ruin your tent
Therefore, do not store poorly packaged food in the tent! Or better yet, place it in a hermetically sealed bag/box a few meters away from the tent. Read this article…
“Polar Thigh” – Antarctica’s mysterious disease
In recent years, Instagram has been filled with “gory” photos showing what travelers have had to endure in Antarctica. The victims are often, although not always, women. What is this…
Everest climbing closed until 2026
The Sagarmatha/Everest Pollution Control Committee (SPCC) does a great job of controlling the amount of trash that climbers leave on the mountain, especially at high camps. While there is still…
Using Artificial Intelligence, a Mountaineer Who Disappeared in 2024 Was Found in the Alps
At the end of July, the Italian National Alpine and Speleological Rescue Corps (CNSAS) used drones and artificial intelligence to find the body of Nicola Ivaldo. The climber went missing…
Another failed expedition in Karakoram: high-altitude mosquitoes and warming prevented the ascent
Last month, Colin Haley from the United States, along with Americ Clouet and Damien Tomasi, traveled to Pakistan to attempt the 6,934-metre (22,500 ft) K7 in the Charakusa Valley.
Mudflow in Tyrnauza (video). Kabardino-Balkaria, Elbrus region
The authorities of the Elbrus district of Kabardino-Balkaria have announced the evacuation of the population in Tyrnyauz, where a powerful mudflow descended on August 7, the press service of the…
Mountain and hiking routes Zakopane (Polish Tatras)
If you have already visited all the sights of Zakopane or came only for the mountains, here are some suggestions for popular routes in the High and Western Tatras.
New route “L’oro dello Yukon” to the summit of the Cirque des Unclimbes in Canada
Italian climbers Davide Bacci, Enrico Bittelli, Dario Einard and Giacomo Meliffi have made the first ascent of the “L’oro dello Yukon” route on Middle Huey Spire in the Canadian Cirque…
British climber who first reached Everest summit in 1995 criticises cost of ascent now
The adventure and mountaineering industry has become a “total circus that costs too much,” according to a British climber who conquered Everest.
Classification of mountaineering routes in the mountains, on ice and mixed routes
The classification of mountaineering routes in the big mountains, adopted in the countries of the former USSR, is described in detail here: Mountaineering: routes, difficulty of sections, complexity categories.
New route on the south-east face of Hunza Peak (7300m) in Pakistan
Climbing in alpine style from 6 to 10 June 2025, Czech climbers Radoslav Groh and Zdeněk Hák made the first ascent of the untouched southeast face of Hunza Peak (7,300…
One of the outstanding climbers of the USSR and Crimea, Yuri Lishaev (Fantik), has passed away
On July 8, 2025, Yuri Mikhailovich Lishayev, nicknamed “Fantik” (born in 1955, Simferopol) passed away – Soviet, Ukrainian mountaineer, rock climber, speleologist, kayaker. Multiple champion and prize winner of the…
How to overcome fear of heights in the mountains and on rocks
Are you a mountain hiker looking to tackle steeper terrain but afraid of heights? Don’t panic – there are steps you can take to overcome your fear. It’s happened to…
History of Everest Exploration, Part 1 – Mountain Exploration (1849 – 1953)
Exploration of the Everest region and attempts to reach its summit began long before the first successful ascent, made on May 29, 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. For…
History of Everest Exploration, Part 2 – Big Expeditions, 1953 – 1980
After the first ascent of Everest in 1953, the period of its development began – the search for and passage of new routes. At that time, the so-called Himalayan style…