Two-Year-Old Boy Believed to Be Youngest Person to Reach Everest Base Camp A journey many people spend months training for has just been accomplished by a two-year-old toddler after his parents decided to take him on a whim. Carter Dallas, from Glasgow, Scotland, reached the 17,598-foot-high Everest base camp on October 25, 2023. Related: The Forced Relocation of Everest Base Camp – SnowBrains Dallas is two years younger than the previous youngest […] Industry News Luke Guilford | January 31, 2024 1 Comment
Himalaya 500: A Project to Ski 500 Lines in the Planet’s Highest Mountain Range Flamingos, pelicans, and crocodiles thrive in the intricate network of marshes and mangrove forests at the mouth of the Indus River. As the fourth largest river in Asia, its muddy silt-rich water has traveled a long way from its headwaters in the Himalaya roughly 2,000 miles away. Tracing the Indus backward from its mouth, the river flows from the Arabian Sea […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | September 18, 2023 1 Comment
Norwegian Mountaineer Kristin Harila Only One 8,000+ Peak Away From Breaking World Record Kristin Harila is unstoppable — the Norwegian mountaineer conquered the 13th 8,000+ peak on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Harila and Tenjin Lama Sherpa successfully summited Broad Peak on the border of Pakistan and China, which reaches a peak elevation of 8,051m (26,414ft). The team had summited Gasherbrum I, Nepal, as recently as Tuesday, July 18, 2023. The Norwegian mountaineer set out […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | July 23, 2023 2 Comments
Kristin Harila Conquers 12th 8,000+ Peak — Only 2 Left For New Record Kristin Harila and Tenjin Lama Sherpa have successfully summitted Gasherbrum I, located on the border between Pakistan and China, on Tuesday, July 18, 2023. This is the 12th mountain the two have climbed together in Kristin’s 2023 bid to beat her own record, as well as Nimsdai’s record. The Norwegian mountaineer had set out in May this year with the goal […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | July 21, 2023 0 Comments
U.S. Marine, Amputee, and Mountaineer Kirstie Ennis Turns Around 200 Meters From Everest Summit Kristie Ennis has scaled six of the ‘Seven Summits,’ the highest peak on each continent. Most recently, the experienced mountaineer decided to turn around just 200 meters (650 feet) from the summit of Mount Everest, Nepal, due to injury. We wish her the best and hope she can make another attempt later. This was not the first time Kristie was […] Climbing Brian K | June 16, 2023 1 Comment
German Mountaineer Dies While Attempting Ski Descent of World’s Third-Highest Mountain in Nepal Luis Stitzinger, a world-renowned German mountaineer, was found dead last week on Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas. The climber had planned to ski from the summit of Kanchenjunga with no supplemental oxygen. Last Wednesday at around 6 p.m. Luis began his ascent to the summit from a camp at 24,934 ft. The climber reached the peak of Kanchenjunga the next day […] Climbing Kiley Chrisman | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Super Human Feat As Sherpa Saves Hiker From Certain Death on Mount Everest, Nepal Gelje Sherpa was pushing for the summit with his Chinese hiking group for Seven Summit Treks on Friday, May 19, 2023. On the Balcony area at Mount Everest, Nepal, the seasoned hiker encountered a man in trouble. The experienced Sherpa guide knew immediately that the man was facing certain death unless somebody helped him. So Gelje decided to cancel the […] Climbing CragBrains | May 29, 2023 0 Comments
Kenton Cool Breaks His Own Record for Most Everest Summits by a Foreigner May 17th, 2023 — Reaching the peak of Mount Everest even once is an accomplishment of a lifetime, yet on May 17th, 2023 Kenton Cool summited the mountain for his 17th time — breaking his own record for most summits by a person born outside of Nepal. This time was a little different, he tells us in an interview with […] Industry News Tate Sundberg | May 23, 2023 0 Comments