Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /18/ – Week in Review.

A big storm sent down most climbers early in the week except for Denis Urubko who incredibly bagged the summit of Cho Oyu via a new line on the SE face in alpine style.  Huge summit pushes are underway again however, with most climbers – including on Everest – gunning for a May 18-19 weather [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up : Go Time On Everest and Beyond.

Update: I was just finishing up this story when the reports began to trickle in of a massive avalanche on the South Side of Everest, that swept down into the Khumbu Ice Fall. Apparently it was a big one, and there has been at fatality. Two climbers were caught up in the slide, one survived, [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up /16/ – Week in Review.

Celebrations and terror both took place on Manaslu last week. Closing April 2009; high Himalayas have already claimed the lives of three mountaineers. There was triumph at the North Pole, with both full length teams, one unsupported and one guided/supported, breaking a number of records. ExWeb ran an interview with Simone Moro, Henk de Velde [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up: Manaslu Summits Tomorrow?

It’s been another busy couple of days in the Himalaya, where things continue to progress on mountains all over the region.  Probably the biggest news out of the Himalaya is that it looks like the summit of Manaslu could well be a busy place tomorrow, with potentially 20 people topping out. ExWeb is reporting that [...]

Himalaya 2009 climbing season, Karakoram and Himalaya wrap-up: Acclimatization and Camp Building.

All across the Himalaya a similar process is now getting underway, as the teams begin focusing on the all important process of building their high camps, and in the process, their own acclimatization as well. Everest BC On Everest, the route through the Icefall was established several days back, and teams have wasted no time [...]