Climbing Everest without Sherpa accompaniment may be banned
The cost of Everest climbing permits will increase by 36% from early autumn 2025, but this news does not come as a surprise, as it was reported earlier. The real…
Kanchenjunga’s New “Eight-Thousanders”: what made them famous
Nepal’s Department of Tourism recently added four minor peaks of Kanchenjunga and two sub-peaks of Lhotse to the list of peaks over 8,000 meters. Interesting history of climbing the sub-peaks…
An international team of climbers has established a new extreme route on Mount Cuerno Norte in Chile
A team of climbers: Nicolas Navarrete from Ecuador, Sebastián Pelletti from Australia and Hernan Rodriguez Salas from Chile announced the discovery of a new route to the summit of Mount…
What are the new 8-thousanders famous for: Kanchenjunga subpeaks
Nepal’s Department of Tourism recently added four minor summits of Kangchenjunga and two sub-summits of Lhotse to its list of peaks over 8,000 metres. The history of climbing the sub-summits…
Nepal approves six more peaks of 8,000 meters or more
Nepal’s Department of Tourism is set to add six more secondary peaks, Kanchenjunga and Lhotse, to the country’s list of eight-thousanders. The department has already listed six “new” eight-thousanders on…