The Amount of Garbage Littered on K2 is Obscene K2 has been popular this climbing season. That may be an understatement as a record number of climbers have been attempting to summit the mountain. To put it in perspective, last month there was a record 145 climbers who summited in just one day. That is double the amount that usually summits in an entire season. Before this year, only […] Industry News Brent Thomas | August 29, 2022 2 Comments
[VIDEO] Stunning Rare Drone Footage of Mount Everest [arve url="https://youtu.be/Zz9oI3B6v4c"] CragBrains | August 26, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
The Top 10 Biggest Mountains in the Milky Way If you have ever considered climbing Mount Everest, which has a peak elevation of nearly 30,000 feet, then you may as well have Rheasilvia on your bucket list as well. Mountains are some of the most beautiful features here on Planet Earth, but other parts of the Milky Way galaxy also have some notable peaks. These are the tallest peaks known to […] Brains Jesse | July 27, 2022 0 Comments
[VIDEO] This Is What It Looks Like From the Top of 29,032-Foot Mount Everest [arve url="https://youtu.be/99ryMHWuhtM"] CragBrains | May 31, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Illinois Teenager Becomes Youngest American Woman to Summit Mount Everest Lucy Westlake, 18, has become the youngest American woman to successfully summit Mount Everest. She reached the summit early on Thursday, 12th May 2022. “The expedition took 26 days, but every single step was worth it. Looking up at the summit from Camp 4 the day before our summit push, it truly looked impossible, but that night at 9 pm we […] Climbing CragBrains | May 16, 2022 0 Comments
First All-Black Expedition Summited Everest Yesterday The Full Circle expedition made history yesterday becoming the first all black climbing team to summit the highest mountain on earth. Seven members of the group reached the summit of Everest yesterday morning, confirmed the Himalayan Times. “The Full Circle Everest team led by Philip Henderson from California has made history as the first all-black team to stand atop the summit, […] Climbing CragBrains | May 13, 2022 0 Comments
US Based Female Sherpa Summits Everest For Record-Breaking 10th Time A Nepali Sherpa set a new record for the most Everest summits by a woman when she reached the top of the world for the tenth time on Thursday. Lakpa Sherpa, 48, took advantage of favorable weather to reach the 29,032-foot summit early in the morning to break her own record. The climb had been financed via a crowdfunding campaign. Sherpa, […] Climbing CragBrains | May 13, 2022 0 Comments
2 Climbers Have Died Trying to Summit Mount Everest This Climbing Season A Russian climber died on Mount Everest on Saturday, the second fatality this season on the world’s highest peak. Related: Mount Everest is Visible From Kathmandu, Nepal for First Time in Living Memory Pavel Kostrikin, 55, died after falling ill while acclimatizing below the summit at Camp 1 at 17,585 feet (5,360 meters). He fell ill at Camp 2 at 20,997 […] Climbing CragBrains | May 9, 2022 0 Comments